Sings the Ballads of the True West (remastered)

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Matrix / Runout: DIDP-099691 3 + ++ ++++++++

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-31 19:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hawatha’s Vision
recording of:
Hiawatha’s Vision
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:25
2The Road to Kaintuck
recording of:
The Road to Kaintuck
composer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Helen Carter (country singer)
2:43
3The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part 1
2:53
4Narration
1:15
5The Ballad of Boot Hill
recording of:
The Ballad of Boot Hill
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
2:33
6I Ride an Old Paint
2:57
7Narration
0:31
8Hardin Wouldn’t Run
recording of:
Hardin Wouldn’t Run
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:47
9Narration
0:50
10Mister Garfield
3:46
11The Streets of Laredo
cover recording of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650)
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
3:40
12Narration
0:24
13Johnny Reb
cover recording of:
Johnny Reb
lyricist and composer:
Merle Kilgore
2:27
14A Letter From Home
recording of:
A Letter From Home
writer:
Mother Maybelle Carter and Lorene Donnelly Dean
2:33
15Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
2:26
16Mean as Hell
recording of:
Mean as Hell
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
3:07
17Sam Hall
cover recording of:
Sam Hall
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
3:16
1825 Minutes to Go
recording of:
25 Minutes to Go
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
3:12
19The Blizzard
cover recording of:
The Blizzard
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
3:52
20Narration
0:39
21Sweet Betsy From Pike
cover recording of:
Sweet Betsy from Pike
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:17
22Green Grow the Lilacs
cover recording of:
Green Grow the Lilacs
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:46
23Narration
1:00
24Stampede
cover recording of:
Stampede
lyricist and composer:
Peter La Farge
3:01
25The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part II
2:29
26Reflections
recording of:
Reflections
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:46