The Johnny Cash Children's Album

by Johnny Cash

Overview

Anybody that's only familiar with Johnny Cash the outlaw or the brooding mythic figure of his latter-day albums will find the very idea of a Johnny Cash children's album improbable, or at the very least amusing. Truth is, Cash always showed a fondness for novelty tunes and silly songs, dating all the way back to his Sun sides (and this is not even counting the unintentional silliness of his corny Americana records), so it was not a stretch for Cash to do a children's album -- particularly in 1975, when he was coming off a stretch of hosting a TV variety show and about to enter a mid-career decline. It was an opportune time to kick out a good children's album, which Children's Album is, a sweet, good-natured collection of novelties, ditties, and the occasional standard. Musically, this isn't miles away from Cash's usual territory, but it's much lighter and mellower than even his poppiest work of the '60s and '70s, which only makes sense: he is singing for kids, after all. But what makes this Children's Album click is that Cash is never singing down to his audience, he's singing straight to them, just like he sings to any other audience. This lack of condescension makes up for the occasionally spotty material, as it gives the album heart and makes it an album that feels like a Johnny Cash album in addition to a kids album. In that sense, it's a good "my first Johnny Cash LP" -- it provides a good introduction to the Man in Black for little ones. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/2019
Label:	Music On Cd
UPC:	8718627230039
Rank:	124171

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Cash   Primary Artist,Guitar
June Carter Cash   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jerry Shook   Guitar
Bill Pursell   Piano
Larry Gatlin   Guitar
Bob Wootton   Guitar (Electric)
Ray Edenton   Guitar
Red Lane   Guitar
Larry McCoy   Piano
Marshall Grant   Bass
Larry Butler   Piano
Carl Perkins   Guitar (Electric)
Jerry Whitehurst   Piano
W.S. Holland   Drums
David Jones   Guitar
William A. "Bill" Walker   Piano
Rosey Nix   Vocals (Background)
William Don Favorite   Drums

Technical Credits

Gregg Geller   Reissue Producer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
John Carter Cash   Liner Notes
Johnny Cash   Composer,Producer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Billy Mize   Composer
Jeremy Holiday   A&R
Charlie Bragg   Producer
Jeffrey Moss   Composer
John Jackson   Project Director
Jerry Moss   Composer
Red Foley   Composer
Larry Butler   Producer
June Carter Cash   Duet,Composer
Ron Kellum   Design
Howard Fritzon   Art Direction
Triana DOrazio   Project Manager
B.J. Reed   Composer
Stacey Boyle   A&R
Al Clayton   Photography