The Essential Sun Singles

~ Release by Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Cry! Cry! Cry!
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (in 1955-05)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (in 1955-05)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (in 1955-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1955) and Sun Record Company (in 1955)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Cry! Cry! Cry! (in 1955-05)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
3.652:29
2So Doggone Lonesome
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
So Doggone Lonesome (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:38
3Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
4.352:50
4I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
4.152:47
5Get Rhythm
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
42:16
6There You Go
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-05-08)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-05-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-05-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-08)
recording of:
There You Go (on 1956-05-08)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
32:18
7Train of Love
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-05-08)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-05-08)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-05-08)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-08)
recording of:
Train of Love (on 1956-05-08)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
42:25
8Next in Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-04-04)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-04-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-04-04)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-04-04)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Lee Holt (on 1957-11-22), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-11-22), Nita Smith (on 1957-11-22) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-04, on 1957-11-22)
recording of:
Next in Line (from 1957-04-04 until 1957-11-22)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
32:49
9Don't Make Me Go
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-04-04)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-04-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-04-04)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-04-04)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-04)
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Go (on 1957-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
32:30
10Home of the Blues
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-07-01)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-07-01)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-07-01)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-08-01), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-08-01), Lee Holt (on 1957-08-01), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-08-01), Nita Smith (on 1957-08-01) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-08-01)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-01, on 1957-08-01)
recording of:
Home of the Blues (from 1957-07-01 until 1957-08-01)
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
32:41
11Give My Love to Rose
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-07-01)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Give My Love to Rose (on 1957-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher) and Carlin Music
2:46
12Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:11
13Ballad of a Teenage Queen
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
background vocals:
Bill Abbott (barbershop lead vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Don Carter (barbershop baritone vocalist) (on 1957-11-22), Lee Holt (on 1957-11-22), Cyd Mosteller (on 1957-11-22), Nita Smith (on 1957-11-22) and Asa Wilkerson (on 1957-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12, on 1957-11-22)
samples from:
The Fabulous Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
recording of:
Ballad of a Teenage Queen (from 1957-11-12 until 1957-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
4.52:13
14Big River
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-12)
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-11-12)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-11-12)
guitar:
Jack Clement (on 1957-11-12)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-11-12)
performer:
The Tennessee Two
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Record Company (in 1957) and Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recording of:
Big River (on 1957-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
3.252:32
15Guess Things Happen That Way
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-04-09)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-04-09)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1958-04-09)
background vocals:
Bill Busby (in 1958-05), George Evans (barbershop tenor vocalist) (in 1958-05), Dave LaBonte (in 1958-05) and Wally Singleton (in 1958-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09, in 1958-05)
cover recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way (from 1958-04-09 until 1958-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
3.81:51
16Come in Stranger
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-04-09)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-04-09)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1958-04-09)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-09)
recording of:
Come in Stranger (on 1958-04-09)
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
1:43
17The Ways of a Woman in Love
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-07-10)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-07-10)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-07-10)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1958-07-10)
vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-10)
cover recording of:
Ways of a Woman in Love (from 1958-07-10 until 1958)
writer:
Bill Justis and Charlie Rich (US country singer)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
2:16
18You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
producer:
Jack Clement
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1958-05-15)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-05-15)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-05-15)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1958-05-15)
vocals:
Gene Lowery Singers (on 1958-07-09)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-05-15, on 1958-07-09)
recording of:
You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven (from 1958-05-15 until 1958-07-09)
lyricist:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
writer:
Jim Atkins (US country musician), John R. Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
version of:
It’s a Little More Like Heaven
42:41
19It's Just About Time
recording of:
It’s Just About Time
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
2:10
20Luther Played the Boogie
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Luther Played the Boogie (on 1955-07-30)
writer:
Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Hoyt Johnson
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd.
4.52:05
21Thanks a Lot
cover recording of:
Thanks a Lot (made popular by Johnny Cash: “You’re tellin’ everyone in town that I don’t treat you right / You even say I stay away and don’t come home at night”)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Rich (US country singer)
42:39
22Katy Too
recording of:
Katy Too
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Jack Clement
1:58
23Goodbye Little Darlin'
recording of:
Goodbye Little Darlin’, Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Johnny Marvin
publisher:
Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-03-15) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (company that specialized in library and production music) (on 1940-05-07)
2:15
24Straight A's in Love
recording of:
Straight ‘A’s in Love
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
2:16
25Mean Eyed Cat
recording of:
Mean Eyed Cat
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Knox Music Ltd. and Knox Music, Inc.
2:29