Johnny Cash

The Very Best of Johnny Cash

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AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger

Released in 1999, The Very Best of Johnny Cash compiles 50 of the Man in Black's greatest recordings for the legendary Sun label, including "Big River," "Hey Porter," "Cry Cry Cry," "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Get Rhythm," and "Guess Things Happen That Way." As far as budget-priced sets go, this no-frills two-disc anthology from the Charly label really delivers the goods.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Cry! Cry! Cry! Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:27
2	So Doggone Lonesome Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:35
3	Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:49
4	I Walk the Line Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:44
5	Get Rhythm Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:14
6	There You Go Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:17
7	Train of Love Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:23
8	Next in Line Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:45
9	Don't Make Me Go Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:29
10	Home of the Blues Johnny Cash / Glen Douglas / Vic McAlpin	Johnny Cash	2:39
11	Give My Love to Rose Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:41
12	Ballad of a Teenage Queen Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	2:12
13	Big River Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:32
14	Guess Things Happen That Way Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	1:50
15	Come in Stranger Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	1:42
16	The Ways of a Woman in Love Bill Justis / Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	2:16
17	You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven James "Jimmy" Atkins / Johnny Cash / Hoyt Johnson	Johnny Cash	2:40
18	It's Just About Time Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	2:07
19	Luther Played the Boogie Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:05
20	Thanks a Lot Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	2:38
21	Katy Too Johnny Cash / Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	1:59
22	Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye Gene Autry / Johnny Marvin	Johnny Cash	2:14
23	I Love You Because Leon Payne	Johnny Cash	2:26
24	Straight A's in Love Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:16
25	Mean Eyed Cat Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:28

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Oh, Lonesome Me Don Gibson	Johnny Cash	2:29
2	Rock Island Line Lead Belly	Johnny Cash	2:11
3	Two Timin' Woman Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	1:57
4	Wide Open Road Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:25
5	Hey Porter Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:13
6	Wreck of the Old '97 Norman Blake / Johnny Cash / Bob Johnson	Johnny Cash	1:48
7	Belshazzar Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	2:25
8	Country Boy Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	1:52
9	Doin' My Time Jimmie Skinner	Johnny Cash	2:37
10	If the Good Lord's Willing Jerry Reed	Johnny Cash	1:44
11	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Jimmie Davis / Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	2:25
12	Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You) Stuart Hamblen	Johnny Cash	2:00
13	I Was There When It Happened Jimmie Davis / Fern Jones	Johnny Cash	2:16
14	Born to Lose Frankie Brown / Ted Daffan	Johnny Cash	2:10
15	Life Goes On Johnny Cash / Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	1:59
16	Blue Train Billy Smith	Johnny Cash	2:02
17	Goodnight Irene Lead Belly / John A. Lomax	Johnny Cash	2:41
18	Fool's Hall of Fame Jerry Freeman / Danny Wolfe	Johnny Cash	2:24
19	I Forgot to Remember to Forget Charlie Feathers / Stan Kesler	Johnny Cash	1:54
20	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	1:46
21	Always Alone Ted Daffan	Johnny Cash	1:50
22	I Could Never Be Ashamed of You Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	2:13
23	The Story of a Broken Heart Sam Phillips	Johnny Cash	2:11
24	You Win Again Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	2:17
25	I Thought You'd Like to Know Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	2:21

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The Very Best of Johnny Cash

AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger

Track Listing - Disc 1

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