Platinum & Gold Collection

by Johnny Cash

Overview

One of the most interesting things about Johnny Cash's much heralded "comeback" as a recording artist at the close of his career was the degree to which his musical approach remained the same as it had always been. He ended things as he began, with a populist fusion of folk, country, and gospel done up in an unhurried, plain-spoken eloquence. That he covered songs written by young alternative rockers in his autumn years doesn't change the fact that they became vintage Johnny Cash as soon as he stepped to the microphone. This collection, drawn from Cash's earliest singles from the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, finds all his influences intact from the very beginning. While more comprehensive compilations of the Sun years are available, budget-conscious listeners will find that this brief anthology has an uncanny cohesiveness. Cash recorded hundreds of albums. It all starts with these songs. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2004
Label:	Bmg Heritage
UPC:	0828765771726
Rank:	178987

Tracks

1. I Walk the Line
2. Cry! Cry! Cry!
3. Folsom Prison Blues
4. Get Rhythm
5. There You Go
6. Home of the Blues
7. Big River
8. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
9. Guess Things Happen That Way
10. Luther Played the Boogie
11. Hey, Porter!
12. Thanks a Lot

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Cash   Primary Artist
John Hudson   Director
Jeremy Holiday   Director

Technical Credits

Mathieu Bitton   Design,Art Direction
Jayme Pieruzzi   Mastering
Scott Schinder   Liner Notes
Johnny Cash   Composer
Lillie McAlpine   Composer
Rob Santos   Producer
Joel Whitburn   Research
Charlie Rich   Composer
Gretchen Brennison   Producer
Jack Clement   Composer
Michael Ochs   Photography
Glenn Douglas Tubb   Composer