The World of Johnny Cash
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The World of Johnny Cash is a compilation album
released by country
singer Johnny Cash
on Columbia Records
in 1970 (see 1970 in music
). It contains some of Cash's minor hits, as well as several songs that were never released as singles. The album reached No. 2 on the Country charts. It was certified Gold on 1/23/1971 by the R.I.A.A.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in 1970 (see 1970 in music
1970 in music
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). It contains some of Cash's minor hits, as well as several songs that were never released as singles. The album reached No. 2 on the Country charts. It was certified Gold on 1/23/1971 by the R.I.A.A.
Track listing
- "I Still Miss SomeoneI Still Miss Someone"I Still Miss Someone" is the title of a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer Johnny Cash. He first recorded it in 1958 as the b-side to "Don't Take Your Guns to Town".-History:...
" (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash) - "Pickin' Time" (Cash)
- "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" (Bob WillsBob WillsJames Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
, Lee Ross) - "I Want to Go Home" (Cash)
- "I Feel Better All Over" (Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, Leon Smith) - "I'm So Lonesome I Could CryI'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife Audrey Sheppard...
" (Hank Williams) - "Suppertime" (Ira P. StanphillIra StanphillIra Forest Stanphill was a well-known American gospel songwriter of the mid-twentieth century. Stanphill was born in Belleview, New Mexico....
) - "In Them Old Cottonfields Back HomeCotton Fields"Cotton Fields" is a song written by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly who made the first recording of the song in 1940.-Early versions:...
" (LeadbellyLeadbellyHuddie William Ledbetter was an iconic American folk and blues musician, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced....
) - "Delia's Gone" (Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops)
- "One More Ride" (Bob NolanBob NolanBob Nolan was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and composer of numerous Country music and Western music songs, including the standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." He is generally regarded as one of the...
) - "Accidentally on Purpose" (George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
, Darrell Edwards) - "In the Jailhouse NowIn the Jailhouse Now"In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...
" (Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers (country singer)James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
) - "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" (Cecil Null)
- "Casey Jones" (T. Lawrence Seibert, Eddie Newton)
- "Frankie's Man Johnny" (Cash)
- "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" (Johnny Cash, June Carter CashJune Carter CashValerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
) - "When Papa Played the Dobro" (Cash)
- "BustedBustedBusted were an English pop band consisting of members James Bourne and Matt Willis and previously Charlie Simpson who left the band in 2005. Busted split up in January 2005 after Simpson decided to leave to join his own band Fightstar. During their run, they released two studio albums, a...
" (Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
) - "Sing It Pretty, Sue" (Cash)
- "Waiting for a Train" (Rodgers)
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Country Albums | 2 |
| 1970 | Pop Albums | 54 |