The Legend of Johnny Cash

The Legend of Johnny Cash
Compilation album by Johnny Cash
Released October 25, 2005
Recorded 1955 – 2003
Genre
Length 64:58
Label
Johnny Cash chronology
The Legend
(2005)
The Legend of Johnny Cash
(2005)
June Carter and Johnny Cash: Duets
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc compilation album of American musician and singer Johnny Cash's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash’s American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at Sun and Columbia, as well as one track recorded for Island Records. It was released on October 25, 2005 on the Island/American/Columbia/Legacy record labels and tied to the release of the Cash biopic Walk the Line. In the wake of that film's success its sales made the compilation an overwhelming success. The album was certified Gold on 12/7/2005, Platinum on 12/14/2005 and 2x Platinum on 5/19/2006 by the RIAA. As of October 2016, the album has sold 3,526,800 copies in the United States.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry! Cry! Cry!"  Johnny Cash2:24
2."Hey, Porter"  Johnny Cash2:13
3."Folsom Prison Blues"  Johnny Cash2:49
4."I Walk the Line"  Johnny Cash2:45
5."Get Rhythm"  Johnny Cash2:14
6."Big River"  Johnny Cash2:32
7."Guess Things Happen That Way"  Jack Clement1:51
8."Ring of Fire"  June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore2:37
9."Jackson"  Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler2:46
10."A Boy Named Sue" (live)Shel Silverstein3:46
11."Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"  Kris Kristofferson4:07
12."Man in Black"  Johnny Cash2:52
13."One Piece at a Time"  Wayne Kemp4:02
14."Highwayman" (with Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings/Kris Kristofferson)Jimmy Webb3:03
15."The Wanderer"  Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr.4:45
16."Delia's Gone"  Cash, Silbersdorf, Toops2:19
17."Rusty Cage"  Chris Cornell2:49
18."I've Been Everywhere"  Geoff Mack3:16
19."Give My Love to Rose"  Johnny Cash3:27
20."The Man Comes Around" (early take)Johnny Cash3:50
21."Hurt"  Trent Reznor3:38

Alternate track listing

A version released in the UK entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of U2's "One" and Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", included in their place.

UK Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ring of Fire" (1963)June Carter Cash, Merle KilgoreDon Law, Frank Jones2:36
2."I Walk the Line" (1956)Johnny CashSam Phillips2:46
3."Jackson" (1967)Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry LeiberDon Law, Frank Jones2:46
4."Folsom Prison Blues" (1956)Johnny CashSam Phillips2:51
5."A Boy Named Sue (live)" (1969)Shel SilversteinRob Johnston3:46
6."Big River" (1958)Johnny CashJack Clement2:31
7."Get Rhythm" (1956)Johnny CashSam Phillips2:13
8."Cry! Cry! Cry!" (1955)Johnny CashSam Phillips2:24
9."Hey Porter" (1955)Johnny CashSam Phillips2:14
10."A Thing Called Love" (1972)Jerry R HubbardLarry Butler2:32
11."Guess Things Happen That Way" (1958)Jack ClementJack Clement1:52
12."San Quentin (live)" (1969)Johnny CashRob Johnston3:07
13."Man in Black" (1971)Johnny CashJohnny Cash2:53
14."Highwayman" (1985)Jimmy WebbChips Moman3:03
15."The Wanderer - U2 starring Johnny Cash" (1993)Bono-U2Flood, Brian Eno, The Edge4:44
16."I've Been Everywhere" (1996)Geoff MackRick Rubin3:17
17."Rusty Cage" (1996)Chris CornellRick Rubin2:50
18."Personal Jesus" (2002)Martin Lee GoreRick Rubin3:19
19."Give My Love to Rose" (2002)Johnny CashRick Rubin3:28
20."One" (2000)Bono-U2Rick Rubin3:52
21."Hurt" (2002)Trent ReznorRick Rubin3:39

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts and certifications

Album charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Country Albums[3] 2
US Billboard 200[3] 5
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 10
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 10
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[6] 31
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[7] 55
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 5
Danish Albums Chart[9] 4
Dutch Albums Chart[10] 21
French Compilations Chart[11] 9
German Albums Chart[12] 15
Irish Albums Chart[13] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[15] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[16] 12
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 21
UK Albums Chart[18] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 5× Platinum 75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] 2× Platinum 3,526,800[2]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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