Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
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| Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous | ||||
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| Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||||
| Released | November 13, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | April 2, 1956 – July 10, 1958 | |||
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| Length | Original: 28:57 Re-issue: 38:08 |
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| Label | Sun | |||
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| Singles from Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous is the second album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was originally released on 13 November 1958, but later re-issued in 2003, under the label Varèse Sarabande, with four different versions of tracks already present on the original LP as a bonus. The complete contents of the album are also incorporated into an extended version of the previous collection With His Hot and Blue Guitar included in the 2012 box set Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Jack Clement | 2:13 |
| 2. | "There You Go" | Johnny Cash | 2:19 |
| 3. | "I Walk the Line" | Cash | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Don't Make Me Go" | Cash | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Clement | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Train of Love" | Cash | 2:24 |
| 7. | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Bill Justis, Charlie Rich | 2:16 |
| 8. | "Next in Line" | Cash | 2:49 |
| 9. | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Jim Atkins, Cash, Hoyt Johnson | 2:42 |
| 10. | "I Can't Help It" | Hank Williams | 1:49 |
| 11. | "Home of the Blues" | Cash, Glen Douglas, Vic McAlpin | 2:41 |
| 12. | "Big River" | Cash | 2:35 |
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Total length:
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28:57 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Don't Make Me Go" | 2:30 |
| 14. | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | 2:28 |
| 15. | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | 2:15 |
| 16. | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | 1:58 |
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Total length:
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38:08 | |
Personnel
- Johnny Cash — Main Performer, Vocals and Guitar
- Luther Perkins - Guitar
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- Sam Phillips - Producer
- Jack Clement - Producer
- Cary E. Mansfield — Reissue Producer
- Bill Dahl — Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
- Dan Hersch — Digital Remastering
- Bill Pitzonka — Reissue Art Director
Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1956 | "There You Go" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1957 | "Don't Make Me Go" | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1957 | "Home of the Blues" | Country Singles | 3 |
| 1957 | "Home of the Blues" | Pop Singles | 88 |
| 1957 | "Next in Line" | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1957 | "Next in Line" | Pop Singles | 99 |
| 1957 | "Train of Love" | Country Singles | 7 |
| 1958 | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1958 | "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1958 | "Big River" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1958 | "Big River" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1958 | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1958 | "Guess Things Happen That Way" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1958 | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1958 | "The Ways of a Woman in Love" | Pop Singles | 24 |
| 1958 | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Country Singles | 5 |
| 1958 | "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" | Pop Singles | 24 |
