Album · 1965
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
Tracklist
1
Hiawatha’s Vision
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:25
2
The Road to Kentuck
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:42
3
The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part 1
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:53
4
Narration 1
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
1:15
5
The Ballad of Boot Hill
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:34
6
I Ride an Old Paint
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:56
7
Narration 2
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
0:31
8
Hardin Wouldn’t Run
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:48
9
Narration 3
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
0:50
10
Mister Garfield
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:46
11
The Streets of Laredo
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:40
12
Narration 4
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
0:24
13
Johnny Reb
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:27
14
A Letter From Home
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:34
15
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:27
16
Mean as Hell
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:08
17
Sam Hall
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:16
18
25 Minutes to Go
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:12
19
The Blizzard
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:52
20
Narration 5
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
0:40
21
Sweet Betsy From Pike
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
3:17
22
Green Grow the Lilacs
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:46
23
Narration 6
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
1:01
24
Stampede
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:58
25
The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Part 2
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:29
26
Reflections
Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West
2:43
In print
First pressed 1965, still pressed 2019 — 28 pressings across 6 countries.
Credits
Howard Fritzson
Art Direction
Darren Salmieri
Artists And Repertoire
Steve Berkowitz
Artists And Repertoire
Complete Color
Artwork
Jean Lusby
Artwork
Randall Martin
Design
Seth Foster
Engineer
Frederic Remington
Illustration
Bill Pursell
Instrument · harpsichord [uncredited]
Bob Johnson
Instrument · banjo [five-string]
Charlie McCoy
Instrument · harmonica
Jack Clement
Instrument · guitar [uncredited]
Jimmy Wilson (2)
Instrument · piano [uncredited]
Johnny Western
Instrument · guitar [uncredited]
Luther Perkins
Instrument · electric guitar
Marshall Grant
Instrument · bass
Michael Kazak
Instrument · drums [uncredited]
W.S. Holland
Instrument · drums
Johnny Cash
Liner Notes
Jonny Whiteside
Liner Notes
Tagayasu Shimada
Liner Notes
三浦久
Liner Notes
Steve Hoffman
Mastering · remastered by
Mark Wilder
Mix
Bettmann Archive
Photography
Frank Bez
Photography
Al Quaglieri
Producer · reissue producer
Don Law
Producer
Frank Jones
Producer
Anita Kerr Singers
Vocal · backing vocals [uncredited]
The Carter Family
Vocal · vocals
The Statler Brothers
Vocal · vocals
Mary Hadler
Writer
Peter La Farge
Writer
V.C. Gilbert
Writer
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