Description
Johnny Cash – Silver / Columbia Audio CD 2002 / COL5094132
UPC 5099750941324
Product Details:
Silver is the 62nd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1979. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard albums chart. "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" peaked at #2 on the singles chart; the two other singles, "Bull Rider" and "I'll Say It's True", reached #66 and #42, respectively. Recordings of "Cocaine Blues" had previously appeared on At Folsom Prison and Now, There Was a Song!, under the title "Transfusion Blues" on the latter. The album was produced by Brian Ahern, who controversially introduced digital elements into the songs to the disapproval of some listeners. This is the last album that Marshall Grant, the original Tennessee Two bass player, played on. He departed from Cash's band the following year.
Silver was re-released in 2002 through Legacy Recordings, with remakes of two early Cash songs, "I Still Miss Someone" and "I Got Stripes," as bonus tracks; both are duets with George Jones.
Tracklist:
| 1 | –Johnny Cash | The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
Written-By – J. Ritchie |
3:17 |
| 2 | –Johnny Cash | Lonesome To The Bone
Written-By – J. Cash |
2:40 |
| 3 | –Johnny Cash | Bull Rider
Acoustic Guitar – Jack Routh, Banjo – Ricky Skaggs, Written-By – R. Crowell |
3:12 |
| 4 | –Johnny Cash With George Jones (2) | I'll Say It's True
Written-By – J. Cash |
2:48 |
| 5 | –Johnny Cash | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
Banjo [Lute] – Bob Johnson (8), Vocals – Jan Howard, The Carter Family, Written-By – S. Jones* |
3:49 |
| 6 | –Johnny Cash | Cocaine Blues
Guitar [Twelve String] – Ricky Skaggs, Written-By – T.J. Arnall |
3:21 |
| 7 | –Johnny Cash | Muddy Waters
Written-By – P. Rosenthal |
3:29 |
| 8 | –Johnny Cash | West Canterbury Subdivision Blues
Written-By – J. Clement |
3:48 |
| 9 | –Johnny Cash | Lately I Been Leanin' Toward The Blues
Written-By – B.J. Shaver |
2:37 |
| 10 | –Johnny Cash | I'm Gonna Sit On The Porch And Pick On My Old Guitar
Banjo [Lute] – Jerry Hensley, Written-By – J. Cash |
3:04 |
| 11 |
–Johnny Cash With George Jones (2) | I Still Miss Someone
Written-By – J. Cash, R. Cash Jr. |
2:52 |
| 12 | –Johnny Cash With George Jones (2) | I Got Stripes
Written-By – C. Williams, J. Cash |
2:16 |
More Details:
- Acoustic Guitar – Brian Ahern (tracks: 1, 7), Jack Clement (tracks: 6, 7)
- Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
- Artwork [Packing Manager] – John Christina
- Design – Randall Martin
- Drums – W.S. Holland
- Dulcimer – Alisa Jones (tracks: 5, 10)
- Electric Bass – Marshall Grant
- Electric Guitar – Bob Wootton
- Engineer – Billy Sherrill, Donivan Cowart, Harold Lee
- Engineer, Producer [Original Recordings] – Brian Ahern
- Fiddle – Ricky Skaggs (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- French Horn – Bob Lewin (tracks: 1, 5, 10), Jack Hale (tracks: 1, 5, 10)
- Guitar – Jack Routh (tracks: 1, 3 to 12), Jerry Hensley
- Guitar, Vocals – Johnny Cash
- Mandocello – Bob Johnson (8) (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 9)
- Mastered By – Seth Foster
- Mixed By – Chris Theis (tracks: 11, 12)
- Percussion – Mark Morris (3) (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8 to 12)
- Photography By – Sony Music Archives, Urve Kuusik
- Photography By [Spine Sheet From Original Lp] – Norman Seeff
- Piano – Charlie Cochran* (tracks: 3, 6), Earl Ball
- Reissue Producer – Al Quaglieri
- Rhythm Guitar – Jack Clement (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8 to 12)
- Trumpet – Bob Lewin (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8 to 10), Jack Hale (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8 to 10), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 5, 10)
- Vocals – George Jones (2) (tracks: 4, 11, 12)
About the Artist:
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His genre-spanning songs and sound embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Born in Arkansas to poor cotton farmers, Cash rose to fame in the prominent country music scene in Memphis, Tennessee, after four years in the United States Air Force. Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark, all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash," followed by his signature song "Folsom Prison Blues".
Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. His signature songs include "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson" (followed by many further duets after their wedding); and railroad songs including "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special", and "Rock Island Line". During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late-20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden and "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode.
