Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash
1964 compilation album by Johnny Cash
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Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. The record was released in 1964 by Sun Records after Cash had left the label and signed with Columbia Records. The album is made up of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label: The album was re-issued in 2003 with 5 bonus tracks. These tracks are alternate or incomplete takes of songs that were already on the album.
ReleasedNovember 23 1964
Recorded1955–1958
Genres
LengthNormal:: 27:06
Bonus: 41:13
Bonus: 41:13
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| Released | November 23 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1955–1958 | |||
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| Length | Normal:: 27:06 Bonus: 41:13 | |||
| Label | Sun | |||
| Producer | Sam Phillips | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Always Alone" | Ted Daffan | 1:52 |
| 2. | "Country Boy" | Johnny Cash | 1:53 |
| 3. | "Goodnight Irene" | Lead Belly, John A Lomax | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Wide Open Road" | Cash | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Thanks a Lot" | Charlie Rich | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Big River" | Cash | 2:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Belshazzar" | Cash | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Born to Lose" | Frankie Brown, Daffan | 2:12 |
| 9. | "New Mexico" | Johnny Johnson, Leon Lambson | 2:06 |
| 10. | "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" | Charlie Feathers, Stan Kesler | 1:55 |
| 11. | "Two Timin' Woman" | Cash, Ron Hacker | 1:58 |
| 12. | "Story of a Broken Heart" | Sam Phillips | 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Wide Open Road" (Undubbed Master) | Cash | 2:30 |
| 14. | "Big River" (Alternate Take) | Cash | 3:16 |
| 15. | "Born to Lose" (Undubbed Master) | Brown, Daffan | 2:09 |
| 16. | "Story of a Broken Heart" (Alternate Take) | Phillips | 2:33 |
| 17. | "Get Rhythm" (Alternate Take) | Cash | 2:15 |
| 18. | "One More Ride" (Incomplete Take) | Bob Nolan | 1:24 |
| Total length: | 41:13 | ||
