Songwriter

Description

Cash recorded an album’s worth of unreleased, self-penned songs in 1993 ahead of him signing with American Records. In early 1993, the legendary Johnny Cash found himself between contracts in his then nearly 40-year career and recorded an album’s worth of songwriting demos at LSI Studios in Nashville of songs he’d written over many years. Some thirty years later, John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, rediscovered the songs and stripped them back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar. Along with co-producer David ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, the two invited a handpicked group of musicians that played with Johnny, including guitarist Marty Stuart and the late bassist Dave Roe, along with drummer Pete Abbott and several others, to the Cash Cabin, a hallowed space in Hendersonville, Tenn. where Johnny would write, record and relax, to breathe new life into the tracks, taking the sound back to the roots and heart of the songs.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Hello Out There – Johnny Cash
2. Spotlight – Johnny Cash
3. Drive On – Johnny Cash
4. I Love You Tonite – Johnny Cash
5. Have You Ever Been to Little Rock? – Johnny Cash
6. Well Alright – Johnny Cash
7. She Sang Sweet Baby James – Johnny Cash
8. Poor Valley Girl – Johnny Cash
9. Soldier Boy – Johnny Cash
10. Sing It Pretty Sure – Johnny Cash
11. Like a Soldier – Johnny Cash
Disc 2
1. I Walk the Line (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
2. The Night Hank Williams Came to Town (With Waylon Jennings) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
3. Sixteen Tons (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
4. Long Black Veil (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
5. Cry, Cry, Cry (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
6. Guess Things Happen That Way (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
7. Get Rhythm (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
8. Ring of Fire (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
9. Folsom Prison Blues (1988 Version) (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
10. Cat’s in the Cradle (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
11. Hey Porter (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash
12. Wanted Man (Bonus Track) – Johnny Cash