America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song

Johnny Cash

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America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is the culmination of all of Johnny Cash's Americana albums: an attempt to tell the entire history of America over the course of a 40-minute album. Of course, America's history is a bit too convoluted to be adequately told with one album, but there's no denying there's a certain kitsch value in hearing songs like "Come Take a Trip on My Airship" and "The Gettysburg Address." Cash doesn't just sing the history, he tells it with narratives that tie the tracks together. On the whole, the album doesn't amount to much more than a curiosity, but it is an entertaining -- if campy -- one. Just don't expect to learn anything from America.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Opening Dialogue Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:23	Amazon
2	Paul Revere Glenn Tubb	Johnny Cash	02:17	Amazon
3	Begin West Movement Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:26	Amazon
4	The Road to Kaintuck June Carter Cash	Johnny Cash	01:21	Amazon
5	To the Shining Mountains Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:48	Amazon
6	The Battle of New Orleans Jimmie Driftwood	Johnny Cash	02:21	Amazon
7	Southwestward Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:37	Amazon
8	Remember the Alamo Jane Bowers	Johnny Cash	02:26	Amazon
9	Opening the West Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:56	Amazon
10	Lorena Charlie Williams	Johnny Cash	01:50	Amazon
11	The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln	Johnny Cash	02:38	Amazon
12	The West Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:57	Amazon
13	Big Foot Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	03:02	Amazon
14	Like a Young Colt Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:38	Amazon
15	Mr. Garfield Ramblin' Jack Elliott	Johnny Cash	03:53	Amazon
16	A Proud Land Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:24	Amazon
17	The Big Battle Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	03:05	Amazon
18	On Wheels and Wings Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:30	Amazon
19	Come Take a Trip in My Airship Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	01:05	Amazon
20	Reaching for the Stars Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	00:42	Amazon
21	These Are My People Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:38	Amazon