The Very Best of Johnny Cash

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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	Stream
1	Cry! Cry! Cry! Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:27	Amazon
2	So Doggone Lonesome Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:35	Amazon
3	Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:49	Amazon
4	I Walk the Line Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:44	Amazon
5	Get Rhythm Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:14	Amazon
6	There You Go Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:17	Amazon
7	Train of Love Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:23	Amazon
8	Next in Line Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:45	Amazon
9	Don't Make Me Go Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:29	Amazon
10	Home of the Blues Johnny Cash / Glen Douglas / Vic McAlpin	Johnny Cash	02:39	Amazon
11	Give My Love to Rose Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:41	Amazon
12	Ballad of a Teenage Queen Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	02:12	Amazon
13	Big River Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:32	Amazon
14	Guess Things Happen That Way Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	01:50	Amazon
15	Come in Stranger Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	01:42	Amazon
16	The Ways of a Woman in Love Bill Justis / Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	02:16	Amazon
17	You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven James "Jimmy" Atkins / Johnny Cash / Hoyt Johnson	Johnny Cash	02:40	Amazon
18	It's Just About Time Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	02:07	Amazon
19	Luther Played the Boogie Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:05	Amazon
20	Thanks a Lot Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	02:38	Amazon
21	Katy Too Johnny Cash / Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	01:59	Amazon
22	Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye Gene Autry / Johnny Marvin	Johnny Cash	02:14	Amazon
23	I Love You Because Leon Payne	Johnny Cash	02:26	Amazon
24	Straight A's in Love Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:16	Amazon
25	Mean Eyed Cat Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:28	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Oh, Lonesome Me Don Gibson	Johnny Cash	02:29	Amazon
2	Rock Island Line Lead Belly	Johnny Cash	02:11	Amazon
3	Two Timin' Woman Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	01:57	Amazon
4	Wide Open Road Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:25	Amazon
5	Hey Porter Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:13	Amazon
6	Wreck of the Old '97 Norman Blake / Johnny Cash / Bob Johnson	Johnny Cash	01:48	Amazon
7	Belshazzar Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	02:25	Amazon
8	Country Boy Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	01:52	Amazon
9	Doin' My Time Jimmie Skinner	Johnny Cash	02:37	Amazon
10	If the Good Lord's Willing Jerry Reed	Johnny Cash	01:44	Amazon
11	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Jimmie Davis / Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	02:25	Amazon
12	Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You) Stuart Hamblen	Johnny Cash	02:00	Amazon
13	I Was There When It Happened Jimmie Davis / Fern Jones	Johnny Cash	02:16	Amazon
14	Born to Lose Frankie Brown / Ted Daffan	Johnny Cash	02:10	Amazon
15	Life Goes On Johnny Cash / Jack Clement	Johnny Cash	01:59	Amazon
16	Blue Train Billy Smith	Johnny Cash	02:02	Amazon
17	Goodnight Irene Lead Belly / John A. Lomax	Johnny Cash	02:41	Amazon
18	Fool's Hall of Fame Jerry Freeman / Danny Wolfe	Johnny Cash	02:24	Amazon
19	I Forgot to Remember to Forget Charlie Feathers / Stan Kesler	Johnny Cash	01:54	Amazon
20	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	01:46	Amazon
21	Always Alone Ted Daffan	Johnny Cash	01:50	Amazon
22	I Could Never Be Ashamed of You Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	02:13	Amazon
23	The Story of a Broken Heart Sam Phillips	Johnny Cash	02:11	Amazon
24	You Win Again Hank Williams	Johnny Cash	02:17	Amazon
25	I Thought You'd Like to Know Charlie Rich	Johnny Cash	02:21	Amazon