The Man in Black 1959–1962
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| The Man in Black 1959–1962 | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1959–1962 | |||
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| Length | Seven hours | |||
| Label | Bear Family Records BCD 15562 EH | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
The Man in Black 1959–1962 is the third box set released by Bear Family Records. It contains 5 CDs of Johnny Cash's music. The first four discs include many well-known and rare songs, as well as some outtakes. Disc 5 is completely outtakes of seven songs.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snow in His Hair" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 2. | "I Saw a Man" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 3. | "Lead Me Gently Home" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 4. | "Are All the Children In" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 5. | "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 6. | "I Call Him" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 7. | "Old Account" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 8. | "He'll Be a Friend" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 9. | "These Things Shall Pass" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 10. | "It Could Be You (Instead of Him)" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 11. | "God Will" | Hymns by Johnny Cash | |
| 12. | "Great Speckled Bird" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 13. | "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)?" | Single A-side | |
| 14. | "He'll Understand and Say Well Done" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 15. | "God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 16. | "When I've Learned Enough to Die" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 17. | "I Got Shoes" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 18. | "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 19. | "If We Never Meet Again" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 20. | "When I Take My Vacation in Heaven" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 21. | "When He Reached Down His Hand for Me" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 22. | "Taller than Trees" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 23. | "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 24. | "My God is Real" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 25. | "These Hands" | Hymns from the Heart | |
| 26. | "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)?" | Previously unreleased | |
| 27. | "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" | "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)?" B-side | |
| 28. | "A Day in the Grand Canyon" | The Lure of the Grand Canyon |
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Remember You" | "The Little Drummer Boy" B-side | |
| 2. | "I Got Stripes" | Single A-side | |
| 3. | "You Dreamer You" | "Frankie's Man Johnny" B-side | |
| 4. | "Five Feet High and Rising" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 5. | "The Rebel – Johnny Yuma" | "The Rebel – Johnny Yuma" EP | |
| 6. | "Lorena" | "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" EP | |
| 7. | "Second Honeymoon" | Single A-side | |
| 8. | "Fable of Willie Brown" | The Unissued Johnny Cash | |
| 9. | "Smiling Bill McCall" | "Seasons of My Heart" B-side | |
| 10. | "Johnny Yuma Theme" | ||
| 11. | "Man on the Hill" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 12. | "Hank and Joe and Me" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 13. | "Caretaker" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 14. | "Clementine" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 15. | "I Want to Go Home" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 16. | "Old Apache Squaw" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 17. | "Don't Step on Mother's Roses" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 18. | "My Grandfather's Clock" | Songs of Our Soil | |
| 19. | "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 20. | "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 21. | "I Will Miss You When You Go" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 22. | "I Feel Better All Over" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 23. | "Bandana" (The Tennessee Two & Friend) | Single A-side | |
| 24. | "Wabash Blues" (The Tennessee Two & Friend) | "Bandana" B-side | |
| 25. | "Viel zu spät (I Got Stripes)" | The Unissued Johnny Cash | |
| 26. | "Wo ist zu Hause, Mama (Five Feet High and Rising)" | The Unissued Johnny Cash | |
| 27. | "Heartbeat" (vocal: Roy Rivers) | Previously unreleased | |
| 28. | "Hello Again" (vocal: Roy Rivers) | Previously unreleased |
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tall Man" | "Tennessee Flat Top Box" B-side | |
| 2. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | "Locomotive Man" B-side | |
| 3. | "Locomotive Man" | Single A-side | |
| 4. | "The Losing Kind" | Previously unreleased | |
| 5. | "Five Minutes to Live" | Previously unreleased | |
| 6. | "Forty Shades of Green" | "The Rebel – Johnny Yuma" B-side | |
| 7. | "The Big Battle" | Single A-side | |
| 8. | "Blues for Two" (The Tennessee Two & Friend) | Single A-side | |
| 9. | "Jeri and Nina's Melody" (The Tennessee Two & Friend) | "Blues for Two" B-side | |
| 10. | "Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 11. | "Just One More" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 12. | "Seasons of My Heart" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 13. | "Honky Tonk Girl" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 14. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 15. | "Time Changes Everything" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 16. | "I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall)" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 17. | "Transfusion Blues" | Now, There Was a Song! | |
| 18. | "Lovin' Locomotive Man" | Previously unreleased | |
| 19. | "Five Minutes to Live" | Previously unreleased | |
| 20. | "Mr. Lonesome" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 21. | "Forty Shades of Green" | Previously unreleased | |
| 22. | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Previously unreleased | |
| 23. | "I Walk the Line" | Previously unreleased | |
| 24. | "Hey Porter" | Previously unreleased | |
| 25. | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | Previously unreleased | |
| 26. | "There's a Mother Always Waiting" | Previously unreleased | |
| 27. | "The Losing Kind" | The Unissued Johnny Cash |
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tennessee Flat Top Box" | Single A-side | |
| 2. | "Sing It Pretty, Sue" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 3. | "Little at a Time" | "In the Jailhouse Now" B-side | |
| 4. | "So Do I" | The Unissued Johnny Cash | |
| 5. | "Bonanza" | Single A-side | |
| 6. | "Shamrock Doesn't Grow in California" | The Unissued Johnny Cash | |
| 7. | "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 8. | "Delia's Gone" | Previously unreleased | |
| 9. | "Lost on the Desert" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 10. | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 11. | "Accidentally on Purpose" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 12. | "You Remembered Me" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 13. | "In the Jailhouse Now" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 14. | "Let Me Down Easy" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 15. | "In Them Cottonfields Back Home" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 16. | "You Won't Have Far to Go" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 17. | "Delia's Gone" | The Sound of Johnny Cash | |
| 18. | "No One Will Ever Know" | Happiness Is You | |
| 19. | "Danger Zone" | The Unissued Johnny Cash | |
| 20. | "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" | Previously unreleased | |
| 21. | "Send a Picture of Mother" | "Busted" B-side | |
| 22. | "Hardin Wouldn't Run" | Previously unreleased | |
| 23. | "Sing It Pretty, Sue" | Previously unreleased | |
| 24. | "Blue Bandana" (The Tennessee Two & Friend) | Previously unreleased | |
| 25. | "So Doggone Lonesome" (The Tennessee Two & Friend) | Previously unreleased | |
| 26. | "Johnny Reb" | Previously unreleased | |
| 27. | "Delia's Gone" | Previously unreleased | |
| 28. | "I Walk The Line" (take 6, slow) | Previously unreleased | |
| 29. | "I Walk the Line" (take 9, fast) | Previously unreleased |
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 2. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 3. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 4. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 5. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 6. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 7. | "Girl in Saskatoon" | Previously unreleased | |
| 8. | "Empty Chair" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 9. | "Empty Chair" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 10. | "Empty Chair" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 11. | "Relief Is Just a Swallow Away" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 12. | "Relief Is Just a Swallow Away" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 13. | "Relief Is Just a Swallow Away" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 14. | "Relief Is Just a Swallow Away" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 15. | "Relief Is Just a Swallow Away" (vocal: Roy Cash) | Previously unreleased | |
| 16. | "Riot in Cell Block #9" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased | |
| 17. | "Riot in Cell Block #9" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased | |
| 18. | "Riot in Cell Block #9" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased | |
| 19. | "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased | |
| 20. | "Rocket 69" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased | |
| 21. | "Rocket 69" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased | |
| 22. | "Blueberry Hill" (vocal: Ray Liberto, Jr.) | Previously unreleased |
Credits
[edit]- Mastered by – Duncan Cowell
- Producer – Don Law, Jack Clement
- Reissue producer – Colin Escott, Richard Weize
