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American Recordings | 
| Artist: Johnny Cash
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 398
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 717707
UPC: 886971770728
EAN: 0886971770728
ASIN: B000WS4OZ2
Release Date: November 13, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Delia's Gone | | • | Let the Train Blow the Whistle | | • | Beast in Me | | • | Drive On | | • | Why Me Lord? | | • | Thirteen | | • | Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer) - Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash | | • | Bird on a Wire | | • | Tennessee Stud [Live] | | • | Down There by the Train | | • | Redemption | | • | Like a Soldier | | • | Man Who Couldn't Cry [Live] |
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Amazon.com essential recording
In 1994 Cash stunned the music world with this commanding collection of 13 solo acoustic performances that roll from gospel to cowboy to sarcastic folk. Minimalism had long been Cash's meal ticket, but this time around, producer Rick Rubin stripped it all away, recording the bulk of the record in Cash's cabin or his own living room (two cuts were captured live at the Viper Room in front of an emphatic audience). Cash offers five typically direct and vivid originals, but he also seizes control of songs by Kris Kristofferson, Nick Lowe, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Loudon Wainwright. Forty years after "Hey Porter," Cash delivers a pure, naked, and incredibly moving record that, dare we say, rivals the impact of his greatest achievements. --Marc Greilsamer
Album Description
Out of print in the U.S.! Johnny Cash had already recorded some of the most important Country albums in the history of the genre, yet, although he was still making quality music throughout the '80s, record sales and label support were the lowest he'd ever experienced in his entire career. By the early '90s, he was without a label for the first time in four decades. Longtime fan, label owner and producer Rick Rubin stepped in, asked Johnny to return to his roots and together, they re-created the legend of the Man In Black. Features Cash performing his own compositions as well as songs from Loudon Wainwright, Leonard Cohen, Nick Lowe, Tom Waits and Glenn Danzig. American Recordings earned Johnny a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. A stunning return to form. Warner.
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Icon September 13, 2009
Tbone (Mililani, HI)
There's not much else that needs to be said about this album. You have one of the great voices in American music, 13 good to excellent tracks, and all of this for just $7.98! This isn't really country music, so don't let Mr. Cash's association with country turn you off from this. This is great music. Get it.
A Great Series of Recordings August 28, 2009
JD (Rochester, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After hearing so many people gush about the Johnny Cash /Rick Rubin American series for several years, I finally got around to giving them a listen. I started with the first one "American Recordings". The first listen was a wow moment. A few weeks later I bought the next three "Unchained", "American III: Solitary Man" and American IV: The Man Comes Around". I had a long day of data entry to do so I ended up listening to these three CDs in one sitting on head phones. Amazingly I did not get bored with them and the time just flew by.
They did everything right on this series, from song selection to what seamed like the unerring production on every track. Be it Johnny with one guitar or a full band it seamed like no mistakes were made. Cash's voice was starting fade a bit on American IV but I found it to be an apt conclusion to his story in music. All four CDs are worth having and I will get American V some time soon.
This is a very fitting swansong for Cash.
buy this on vinyl July 30, 2008
Janice S. G. (Columbus, OH)
This superb album, constituting Johnny's amazing career comeback, sounds much better on vinyl than CD. The word that springs to mind is organic. Don't hesitate in buying it. I'm listening to it as I'm typing this out. It's superbly pressed, better than most "audiophile" releases. This is the way to listen to CASH.
Johnny Cash R.I.P.
johnny is value for your cash July 20, 2008
K. Brooks (bolton england uk)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
just dim the lights open a bottle of wine sit back and just listen, let the music take you over. this album is simply one of his best every track is great with 'the beast in me' being my personal favourite. fantastic value for money. i recommend the american recordings to all johnny cash fans and as an introduction to newcomers just to show you how good the man in black was.
But this CD! March 24, 2008
William Greenhalgh (Mechanicsville, VA United States)
This is an amazing collectino of songs and shows the reason why everyone loves Cash.
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