The Legend (Johnny Cash box set)

The Legend
Box set by Johnny Cash
Released	August 2, 2005
Recorded	April 2, 1956 - November 2004
Genre	Country, rock, folk, gospel
Length	5:05:24
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Johnny Cash chronology
Life (2004) The Legend (2005) The Legend of Johnny Cash (2005)

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The Legend is a box set by country singer Johnny Cash, (his 91st overall release) released in 2005 (see 2005 in music) on Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings. It is one of the few multi-disc sets that contain songs recorded throughout Cash's entire career, from 1955 to 2003. Over four CDs, most of Cash's biggest hits are covered, in addition to numerous traditional compositions Cash recorded versions of, and several collaborations with other known artists, including Rosanne Cash, U2 and Bob Dylan. In keeping with Cash's persona as the Man in Black, the data surface of the discs is black. In 2006, the set won the Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.It was certified Gold on January 11, 2006 by the RIAA.^[1]

Track listing

Disc 1 - Win, Place and Show: The Hits

The first disc includes many of Cash's biggest hits, as well as his more well-known material from the 1970s and 1980s. A few tracks appear however for the first time on CD.

1. "I Walk the Line" – 2:45
2. "There You Go" – 2:17
3. "Home of the Blues" – 2:40
4. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" – 2:12
5. "Guess Things Happen That Way" – 1:50
6. "The Ways of a Woman in Love" – 2:16
7. "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" – 3:03
8. "Ring of Fire" – 2:37
9. "The Matador" – 2:46
10. "Understand Your Man" – 2:43
11. "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" – 4:09
12. "Orange Blossom Special" – 3:07
13. "The One on the Right is on the Left" – 2:48
14. "Rosanna's Going Wild" – 1:59
15. "Folsom Prison Blues" – 2:45
16. "Daddy Sang Bass" – 2:21
17. "A Boy Named Sue" – 3:46
18. "What Is Truth" – 2:38
19. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" – 4:07
20. "Flesh and Blood" – 2:37
21. "Man in Black" – 2:52
22. "A Thing Called Love" – 2:33
23. "Kate" – 2:17
24. "Oney" – 3:05
25. "Any Old Wind That Blows" – 2:46
26. "One Piece at a Time" – 4:01
27. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" – 3:46

Disc 2 - Old Favorites and New

The second disc was compiled in a similar fashion to the first, also including some of Cash's early hits, like "Hey Porter" and "Cry! Cry! Cry!", the first single he released for Sun Records. It also contains several previously unreleased tracks, a selection of his later work and a number of songs from At Folsom Prison.

1. "Hey Porter" – 2:14
2. "Cry! Cry! Cry!" – 2:25
3. "Luther Played the Boogie" – 2:03
4. "Get Rhythm" – 2:14
5. "Give My Love to Rose" – 2:45
6. "I Was There When It Happened" – 2:16
7. "Big River" – 2:32
8. "I Still Miss Someone" – 2:36
9. "Pickin' Time" – 1:58
10. "The Man on the Hill" – 2:09
11. "Five Feet High and Rising" – 1:47
12. "Tennessee Flat Top Box" – 2:59
13. "I Got Stripes" – 2:04
14. "Troublesome Waters" – 3:51
15. "The Long Black Veil" – 3:07
16. "Dark as a Dungeon" – 2:28
17. "The Wall" – 2:12
18. "25 Minutes to Go" – 3:12
19. "Cocaine Blues" – 2:51
20. "Doin' My Time" – 4:13
21. "I Will Rock and Roll with You" – 2:51
22. "Without Love" – 2:30
23. "The Big Light" – 2:41
24. "Highway Patrolman" – 5:21
25. "I'm Never Gonna Roam Again" – 2:34
26. "When I'm Gray" – 3:33
27. "Forever Young" – 6:16

Disc 3 - The Great American Songbook

The third disc is made up primarily of traditional American compositions that have been recorded by many artists.

1. "Wreck of the Old 97" – 1:47
2. "Rock Island Line" – 2:11
3. "Goodnight Irene" – 2:40
4. "Goodbye, Little Darlin'" – 2:15
5. "Born to Lose" – 2:10
6. "Walking the Blues" – 2:13
7. "Frankie's Man, Johnny" – 2:17
8. "Delia's Gone" – 3:02 (with alternate lyrics)
9. "In the Jailhouse Now" – 2:23
10. "Waiting for a Train" – 2:07
11. "Casey Jones" – 3:02
12. "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" – 8:26
13. "I've Been Working on the Railroad" – 3:26
14. "Sweet Betsy from Pike" – 3:18
15. "The Streets of Laredo" – 3:40
16. "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" – 2:28
17. "Down in the Valley" – 3:11
18. "Wabash Cannonball" – 2:40
19. "The Great Speckled Bird" – 2:08
20. "Wildwood Flower" – 2:12
21. "Cotton Fields" – 2:34
22. "Pick a Bale o'Cotton" – 1:58
23. "Old Shep" – 2:23
24. "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" – 2:48
25. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – 2:39
26. "Time Changes Everything" – 1:48

Disc 4 - Family and Friends

The fourth disc includes collaborations with Cash's family members and well-known country musicians.

1. "Keep on the Sunny Side" (with the Carter Family)– 2:16
2. "Diamonds in the Rough" (with Mother Maybelle Carter)– 3:10
3. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (The Carter Family) – 2:48
4. "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)" (with The Carter Family) – 3:56
5. "Another Man Done Gone" (with Anita Carter) – 2:36
6. "Pick the Wildwood Flower" (with Mother Maybelle Carter) – 2:59
7. "Jackson" (with June Carter) – 2:46
8. "If I Were a Carpenter" (with June Carter) – 3:00
9. "Girl from the North Country" (with Bob Dylan) – 3:42
10. "One More Ride" (with Marty Stuart) – 3:27
11. "You Can't Beat Jesus Christ" (with Billy Joe Shaver) – 3:39
12. "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" (with Waylon Jennings) – 3:17
13. "We Oughta Be Ashamed" (with Elvis Costello) – 2:45
14. "Crazy Old Soldier" (with Ray Charles) – 3:34
15. "Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" (with Tommy Cash) – 2:48
16. "Who's Gene Autry?" (with John Carter Cash) – 3:51
17. "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" (with Waylon Jennings) – 3:24
18. "I Walk the Line (Revisited)" (with Rodney Crowell) – 3:51
19. "Highwayman" (with The Highwaymen, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings)– 3:03
20. "The Wanderer" (with U2)– 4:43
21. "September When It Comes" (with Rosanne Cash) – 3:39
22. "Tears in the Holston River" (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) – 3:41
23. "Far Side Banks of Jordan" (with June Carter) – 2:42
24. "It Takes One to Know Me" (with June Carter) – 3:36

Limited edition

A limited edition of the boxset features a bonus CD of a 1955 radio performance, a bonus DVD of a March 12, 1980 CBS television special, and a 57-page lyric book.

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Producer, Arranger, Adaptation
• Cindy Cash, June Carter Cash, Rosanne Cash, Anita Carter, Ray Charles, Kris Kristofferson - Vocals
• Carlene Carter - Vocals, Background Vocals
• Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Billy Joe Shaver - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Willie Nelson - Vocals, Guitar
• Waylon Jennings - Vocals, Guitar, Producer
• Maybelle Carter - Vocals, Autoharp, Acoustic Guitar
• Rodney Crowell - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Producer
• Bill Abbott, Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Ed Bruce, Sara Bruce, The Carter Family, Don Carter, Tommy Cash, Laura Cash, Donivan Cowart, The Confederates, The Evangel Temple Choir, Lee Holt, Jan Howard, The Jordanaires, Lynn Langham, The Gene Lowery Singers, Cyd Mosteller, Louis Dean Nunley, Judy Rodman, Nita Smith, Wendy Suits, Hershel Wigginton, Asa Wilkerson, Malcolm Yelvington - Background Vocals
• John Carter Cash - Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Producer, Executive Producer
• Luther Perkins - The guitar solosit picker
• Marshall Grant - Background Vocals, Bass
• The Edge - Background Vocals, Synthesizer, Producer
• Bob Carter - Harmony Vocals, Accordion
• Jeff Hanna - Harmony Vocals, National Steel Guitar
• Jimmy Ibbotson - Harmony Vocals, Mandolin
• James Burton, Helen Carter, J.R. Cobb, Ray Edenton, Jerry Hensley, Red Lane, Roy Nichols, Jerry Shook, Pete Wade, Doc Watson, Merle Watson, Johnny Western - Guitar
• Billy Sanford - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
• Randy Scruggs - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Producer
• Norman Blake - Guitar, Dobro
• Tim Goodman - Guitar, Banjo
• Bob Johnson - Guitar, Banjo, Lute, Mandocello
• Jack Clement - Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Producer
• Marty Stuart - Guitar, Mandolin, Producer
• Brian Ahern - Guitar, Tambourine, Producer
• Chips Moman, Jack Routh - Guitar, Producer
• Pete Drake, Don Helms, Ralph Mooney - Steel Guitar
• Dale Sellers - Acoustic Guitar
• Martin Belmont, Pete Bordonali, Carl Perkins, Jerry Reed, Billy Lee Riley, Stewart Smith, Bob Wootton, Reggie Young - Electric Guitar
• Dave Edmunds - Electric Guitar, Producer
• Robby Turner - Dobro, Steel Guitar
• David Mansfield - Mandocello
• John McEuen - Mandolin
• Gordon Terry - Fiddle
• Hal Blaine, Ritchie Albright, Gene Chrisman, Owen Hale, Buddy Harman, W.S. Holland, Greg Morrow, Pete Thomas, J.M. Van Eaton - Drums
• Kenny Malone, Shawn Pelton - Percussion, Drums
• Farrell Morris, Richard Morris - Percussion
• Chuck Turner - Percussion, Engineer
• Joe "Public" Allen, Floyd Chance, T. Michael Coleman, Roy Goin, Byron House, Mike Leech, Nick Lowe, Gary Lunn, Gordon Payne, Michael Rhodes, Jerry Sheff, Henry Strzelecki, Jimmy Tittle - Bass
• John Leventhal - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
• Chuck Cochran, Floyd Cramer, Marvin Hughes, Larry McCoy, Bill Pursell, Clifford Robertson, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Wilson - Piano
• Clayton Ivey - Piano, Organ
• Earl Ball - Piano, Producer
• Benmont Tench - Electric Piano
• Paul Davis, Bobby Emmons, Glen D. Hardin, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood - Keyboards
• Larry Butler - Keyboards, Producer
• Joe Babcock, Bobby Thompson - Banjo
• Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica
• Larry Farrell - Trombone
• Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
• Jack Hale, Bob Lewin - Trumpet, Horn, French Horn
• Jay Patten - Horn
• Tony Kladeck - Flugelhorn
• Rufus Long - Flute
• Charlie McCoy, Danny Petraitis - Harmonica
• Terry McMillan - Harmonica, Percussion
• Shane Keister - Synthesizer
• Brian Eno - Synthesizer, Producer

Additional personnel

• Charlie Bragg, Don Davis, Bob Johnston, Frank Jones, Don Law, Sam Phillips, Billy Sherrill - Producers
• Flood - Producer, Loops
• Gregg Geller - Producer, Liner Notes, Compilation
• Lou Robin - Executive Producer
• J.J. Blair - Engineer
• Vic Anesini - Mastering
• Ian Cuttler - Art Direction, Design
• David Santana - Graphic Design
• Marc Burckhardt - Illustrations
• Sabeen Ahmad, Elizabeth Reilly - Photo Research
• Gisela Delgado, Jerri Meyer - Package Production
• Abe Vélez - Packaging Manager
• Steven Berkowitz - A&R
• Stacey Boyle - A&R
• Patti Matheny - A&R
• Mark "Speedy" Gonzalez, Mark Petaccia - Production Assistants
• John R. "Ricky" Jackson - Project Director
• John A. Lomax - Adaptation, Collection
• Patrick Carr - Liner Notes

Chart performance

References

Johnny Cash
Studio albums	With His Hot and Blue Guitar Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous The Fabulous Johnny Cash Greatest! Songs of Our Soil Sings Hank Williams Now, There Was a Song! Now Here's Johnny Cash The Sound of Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Orange Blossom Special Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Old Golden Throat More of Old Golden Throat Hello, I'm Johnny Cash The World of Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love International Superstar Any Old Wind That Blows Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me John R. Cash Look at Them Beans One Piece at a Time The Last Gunfighter Ballad I Would Like to See You Again Gone Girl Silver Rockabilly Blues The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Rainbow Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series Water from the Wells of Home Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life American Recordings Unchained American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around Personal File American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars
Concept albums	Ride This Train Blood, Sweat and Tears Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Sings the Ballads of the True West From Sea to Shining Sea America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song The Johnny Cash Children's Album The Rambler
Gospel albums	Hymns by Johnny Cash Hymns from the Heart The Holy Land The Gospel Road (film soundtrack) Sings Precious Memories A Believer Sings the Truth Believe in Him Return to the Promised Land (video soundtrack) My Mother's Hymn Book
Christmas albums	The Christmas Spirit The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Classic Christmas Johnny Cash Country Christmas
Collaborations	The Lure of the Grand Canyon Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter Johnny Cash and His Woman The Legend of Jesse James The Survivors Live Highwayman Class of '55 Heroes Highwayman 2 The Road Goes on Forever VH1 Storytellers
Live albums	At Folsom Prison At San Quentin The Johnny Cash Show På Österåker Strawberry Cake Koncert v Praze (In Prague–Live) At Madison Square Garden A Concert Behind Prison Walls
Non-Gospel Soundtracks	I Walk the Line Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Heart of Cash Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Sunday Morning Coming Down Five Feet High and Rising Destination Victoria Station Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Unissued Johnny Cash Johnny & June Tall Man Encore Biggest Hits The Man in Black 1954–1958 The Man in Black 1959–1962 Come Along and Ride This Train The Essential Johnny Cash (1992) Wanted Man The Man in Black 1963–1969 The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Love, God, Murder The Essential Johnny Cash (2002) Unearthed The Legend The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: Patriot 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II The Complete Columbia Album Collection
Songs	"25 Minutes to Go" "Seasons of My Heart" "Any Old Wind That Blows" "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" "Big River" "Blistered" "A Boy Named Sue" "Busted" "Cat's in the Cradle" "Cocaine Blues" "Cry! Cry! Cry!" "Daddy Sang Bass" "Dark as a Dungeon" "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" "Engine 143" "Flesh and Blood" "The Folk Singer" "Folsom Prison Blues" "Forty Shades of Green" "Get Rhythm" "Goodnight, Irene" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Greystone Chapel" "Guess Things Happen That Way" "Hey, Porter" "Home of the Blues" "Hurt" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "I Love You Because" "I Still Miss Someone" "I Walk the Line" "If I Had a Hammer" "If I Were a Carpenter" "In My Life" "In the Jailhouse Now" "It Ain't Me Babe" "Jackson" "Kate" "The Man Comes Around" "Man in Black" "The Matador" "Oh Lonesome Me" "One Piece at a Time" "Oney" "Orange Blossom Special" "The One on the Right Is on the Left" "Remember the Alamo" "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" "Ring of Fire" "Rock Island Line" "So Doggone Lonesome" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" "A Thing Called Love" "Understand Your Man" "What Is Truth" "What'd I Say"
Television	The Johnny Cash Show
Family	June Carter Cash John Carter Cash Rosanne Cash Carlene Carter Vivian Liberto Tommy Cash Carter Family
Related	Albums discography Singles discography Sun Records discography The Highwaymen Carter Family Fold Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words Cash: The Autobiography Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music Walk the Line We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash Ring of Fire (2013 film) Ring of Fire (musical) My Father and the Man in Black Dyess, Arkansas The Sound Behind Johnny Cash
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