Columbia Records 1958-1986 [compilation]
Johnny Cash
℗ 1987 Columbia Records UNW 00634
Released in 1987, Columbia Records 1958-1986 is an excellent summary of his two and a half decades at the label, even if it is not perfect. First of all, the title is slightly misleading, because this compilation stops roughly around 1986 and the one new track, the opener "Oh, What a Dream," is really an outtake from the early '60s. Appropriately, the set favors music made in the late '50s and '60s, since that was Cash's artistic and commercial peak; out of the 20 songs, only four are from the '70s and only three date from the '80s. This isn't really lopsided, since this is his most popular music released on Columbia and, even though he made interesting records throughout his time there, it's also his best. There are some notable omissions — "Daddy Sang Bass" isn't here, along with "The Rebel — Johnny Yuma" and "Understand Your Man," not to mention a number of smaller hits — but it hits most of the big songs ("I Still Miss Someone," "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," "Ring of Fire," "Boy Named Sue," "Sunday Morning Coming Down"), and overall provides a good, concise overview of his greatest hits for Columbia. This collection has since gone out of print, and while it hasn't been replaced by an equivalent Columbia-only collection, nearly all the tracks here are on the 1992 box set The Essential Johnny Cash. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
- 1. Oh, What a Dream [02:04]
- 2. I Still Miss Someone [02:36]
- 3. Pickin' Time [01:59]
- 4. Don't Take Your Guns to Town [03:03]
- 5. Five Feet High and Rising [01:48]
- 6. Seasons of My Heart [02:29]
- 7. The Legend of John Henry's Hammer [08:27]
- 8. Ring of Fire [02:37]
- 9. The Ballad of Ira Hayes [04:08]
- 10. Orange Blossom Special [03:07]
- 11. Folsom Prison Blues [02:46]
- 12. San Quentin [03:02]
- 13. A Boy Named Sue [live] [03:45]
- 14. Sunday Morning Coming Down [04:10]
- 15. Man in Black [02:51]
- 16. One Piece at a Time [04:02]
- 17. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky [03:43]
- 18. Without Love [02:29]
- 19. The Baron [03:37]
- 20. Highway Patrolman [05:20]
Тексты:
Ring of Fire
Thunder, you're tempting me A feast of spice in the night is what I need Ooh I'm a-ready to roar And I'm a-ready for more Well I'm a-ready to burn like the light into the dawn Oh I gotta see the fire in me turning into ecstasy So stick around and settle down, enjoy the mystery A voice in the wilderness, there's somethin' in the air A hidden love, forbidden pleasure, suffer secret pain Thunder Are you ready, ready for thunder Feels like fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Ring of fire Heartless, so indiscreet You're stealing up from behind, a raging heat I'm staring into the sun I'm staring into a gun I'm stirring up a storm Turn it on and let it burn Oh I gotta see the fire in me Turning into ecstasy So stick around and settle down Enjoy the mystery A voice in the wilderness There's somethin' in the air A hidden love, forbidden pleasure, suffer secret pain Thunder Are you ready, ready for thunder Feels like fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Ring of fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Oh, feels like fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Ring of fire Thunder, you tempted me Ya cut me up, like a knife so tenderly Oh I gotta see the fire in me Burning up my ecstasy A hidden love, forbidden pleasure, suffer secretly Oh no Are you ready, ready for thunder Feels like fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Ring of fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Feels like fire Are you ready, ready for thunder Ring of fire