Roads Less Travelled: Sun Recordings

Johnny Cash

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Roads Less Travelled: Sun Recordings Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Varese's Roads Less Travelled contains 18 hard-to-find Sun recordings from Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, songs that were either not released or weren't issued as A-sides or languished as album tracks. This is actually a bit of a godsend, since Cash and the Tennessee Two were at their peak at Sun and it's a little difficult to dig deep into their catalog for lost treasures, unless you're willing to delve into Bear Family's overly exhaustive Man in Black set. This culls the very best elements of that set, and while there's no revelations, there are plenty of small gems to enjoy and it's easily the best choice for serious listeners (who are not completists) after they've absorbed the very best of his Sun material.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	New Mexico Johnny Johnson / Leon Lambson	Johnny Cash	02:07	Amazon
2	Goodnight Irene Lead Belly / John A. Lomax	Johnny Cash	02:41	Amazon
3	I Couldn't Keep from Crying Marty Robbins	Johnny Cash	02:01	Amazon
4	Belshazzar Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:25	Amazon
5	Don't Make Me Go Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:52	Amazon
6	Blue Train Billy Smith	Johnny Cash	02:03	Amazon
7	The Ways of a Woman in Love Johnny Cash / Bill Justis / Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	02:26	Amazon
8	Doin' My Time Jimmie Skinner	Johnny Cash	02:38	Amazon
9	Leave That Junk Alone Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	01:28	Amazon
10	My Treasure Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:31	Amazon
11	My Two Timin' Woman Clarence Snow / Hank Snow	Johnny Cash	01:56	Amazon
12	I Love You Because Leon Payne	Johnny Cash	02:26	Amazon
13	I Was There When It Happened Jimmie Davis / Fern Jones	Johnny Cash	02:17	Amazon
14	Born to Lose Frankie Brown / Ted Daffan	Johnny Cash	02:10	Amazon
15	If the Good Lord's Willing Jerry Reed	Johnny Cash	01:42	Amazon
16	Always Alone Ted Daffan	Johnny Cash	01:50	Amazon
17	Wreck of the Old '97 Norman Blake / Johnny Cash / Bob Johnson	Johnny Cash	01:46	Amazon
18	Wide Open Road Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:38	Amazon