The Unissued Johnny Cash
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The Unissued Johnny Cash is a compilation album
by American
country
singer Johnny Cash
, released on Bear Family Records
in 1978 (see 1978 in music
). It is tailored to completist fans of Cash as it consists completely of rare or unreleased material from Cash's early Columbia days. The first four tracks, all recorded in August, 1958, are outtakes from The Fabulous Johnny Cash
, and also appear on the CD re-release of that album. Likewise, the outtake "The Fable of Willie Brown" appears on the re-release of Ride This Train
. The Carter Family
song "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" is an outtake from Blood Sweat and Tears
.
"Viel Zu Spät" and "Wo Ist Zu Hause, Mama" are re-recordings in German of hit songs by Cash. At the time "Don't Take Your Guns to Town
" and other country songs were seeing success in Germany, so Columbia had Cash record translations of "I Got Stripes" and "Five Feet High and Rising" for a single. This was probably the first time a country singer recorded a song in a foreign language, but would lead to further recordings of songs in German.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, released on Bear Family Records
Bear Family Records
Bear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.-History:...
in 1978 (see 1978 in music
1978 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....
). It is tailored to completist fans of Cash as it consists completely of rare or unreleased material from Cash's early Columbia days. The first four tracks, all recorded in August, 1958, are outtakes from The Fabulous Johnny Cash
The Fabulous Johnny Cash
The Fabulous Johnny Cash is the third album by country singer Johnny Cash. It was released in January 1959 by the Columbia label, after Cash's departure from Sun Records, and was re-issued in 2002 by Sony Music's Legacy imprint...
, and also appear on the CD re-release of that album. Likewise, the outtake "The Fable of Willie Brown" appears on the re-release of Ride This Train
Ride This Train
Ride This Train is the eighth album by country singer Johnny Cash. It was originally released in September 1960 , but later re-issued on March 19, 2002 with four bonus tracks...
. The Carter Family
Carter Family
The Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. They were the first vocal group to become country...
song "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" is an outtake from Blood Sweat and Tears
Blood, Sweat and Tears (album)
Blood, Sweat and Tears is the fifteenth album by singer Johnny Cash, released in 1963 . It is, in essence, a collection of songs about the American working man...
.
"Viel Zu Spät" and "Wo Ist Zu Hause, Mama" are re-recordings in German of hit songs by Cash. At the time "Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a 1958 single by Johnny Cash. The song tells the story of a young cowboy who, ignoring the titular advice from his mother, gets into a gunfight at a saloon and is killed. The single became his fifth release to reach the number one position on the country chart,...
" and other country songs were seeing success in Germany, so Columbia had Cash record translations of "I Got Stripes" and "Five Feet High and Rising" for a single. This was probably the first time a country singer recorded a song in a foreign language, but would lead to further recordings of songs in German.
Track listing
- "Mama's Baby" (Cash) Recorded August 8, 1958
- "Fool's Hall of Fame" (Jerry Freeman/Danny Wolfe) Recorded August 8, 1958
- "Walking the Blues" (Cash/Robert Lunn) Recorded August 13, 1958
- "Cold Shoulder" (Helene Hudgins) Recorded August 13, 1958
- "I Got Stripes (German version)" (Cash) Recorded October 25, 1959
- "Five Feet High and Rising (German version)" (Cash) Recorded October 25, 1959
- "The Fable of Willie Brown" (Cash) Recorded February 15, 1960
- "The Losing Kind" (Cash) Recorded May 9, 1960
- "So Do I" (Cash) Recorded July 19, 1961
- "Shamrock Doesn't Grow in California" (Cash) Recorded April 23, 1961
- "Danger Zone" (Cash) Recorded June 8, 1962
- "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" (A.P. CarterA. P. CarterAlvin Pleasant Delaney Carter , best known as A.P. Carter, was an American musician and founding member of The Carter Family, one of the most notable acts in the history of country music.-Life:...
) Recorded August 22, 1962