Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous

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Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous is the second album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was originally released on 13 November 1958, but later re-issued in 2003, under the label Varèse Sarabande, with four different versions of tracks already present on the original LP as a bonus. The complete contents of the album are also incorporated into an extended version of the previous collection With His Hot and Blue Guitar included in the 2012 box set Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ballad of a Teenage Queen"Jack Clement2:13
2."There You Go"Johnny Cash2:19
3."I Walk the Line"Cash2:46
4."Don't Make Me Go"Cash2:31
5."Guess Things Happen That Way"Clement1:52
6."Train of Love"Cash2:24
7."The Ways of a Woman in Love"Bill Justis, Charlie Rich2:16
8."Next in Line"Cash2:49
9."You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven"Jim Atkins, Cash, Hoyt Johnson2:42
10."I Can't Help It"Hank Williams1:49
11."Home of the Blues"Cash, Glen Douglas, Vic McAlpin2:41
12."Big River"Cash2:35
Total length:28:57
Re-issue Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Don't Make Me Go"Cash2:30
14."The Ways of a Woman in Love"Justis, Rich2:28
15."Ballad of a Teenage Queen"Clement2:15
16."Guess Things Happen That Way"Clement1:58
Total length:38:08

Personnel

  • Johnny Cash — Main Performer, Vocals and Guitar
  • Luther Perkins - Guitar
  • Marshall Grant - Bass
  • Sam Phillips - Producer
  • Jack Clement - Producer
  • Cary E. Mansfield — Reissue Producer
  • Bill Dahl — Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
  • Dan Hersch — Digital Remastering
  • Bill Pitzonka — Reissue Art Director

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1956 "There You Go" Country Singles 1
1957 "Don't Make Me Go" Country Singles 9
1957 "Home of the Blues" Country Singles 3
1957 "Home of the Blues" Pop Singles 88
1957 "Next in Line" Country Singles 9
1957 "Next in Line" Pop Singles 99
1957 "Train of Love" Country Singles 7
1958 "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" Country Singles 1
1958 "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" Pop Singles 14
1958 "Big River" Country Singles 4
1958 "Big River" Pop Singles 14
1958 "Guess Things Happen That Way" Country Singles 1
1958 "Guess Things Happen That Way" Pop Singles 11
1958 "The Ways of a Woman in Love" Country Singles 2
1958 "The Ways of a Woman in Love" Pop Singles 24
1958 "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" Country Singles 5
1958 "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven" Pop Singles 24

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