1960 studio album by Johnny Cash
Ride This Train |
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Studio album by Johnny Cash |
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Released | August 1, 1960 |
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Recorded | December 14, 1959 – February 16, 1960 |
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Genre | - Country
- folk
- Western
- talking blues
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Length | 32:20 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Johnny Cash chronology |
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Singles from Ride This Train |
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- "Going to Memphis"
Released: September 19, 1960 |
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Ride This Train is the sixth album by American country singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was originally released on August 1, 1960 and was re-issued on March 19, 2002, containing four additional bonus tracks.
It is considered Cash's first concept album. The album is billed as a "travelogue", with Cash providing spoken narration before each song to give context, in several cases playing historical characters, such as John Wesley Hardin, and describing different destinations around the United States visited by train. The songs themselves are not generally railroad-themed.
The success of this LP inspired his first label, Sun, to release the compilation LP All Aboard the Blue Train, which consisted of previously released "train"-inspired songs, including his hit "Folsom Prison Blues".
Ride This Train was included on the Bear Family box set Come Along and Ride This Train.
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Loading Coal" | Merle Travis | 4:58 |
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2. | "Slow Rider" | Johnny Cash | 4:12 |
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3. | "Lumberjack" | Leon Payne | 3:02 |
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4. | "Dorraine of Ponchartrain" | Cash | 4:47 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Going to Memphis" | Hollie Dew, Alan Lomax; arranged (new words and music) by Johnny Cash | 4:26 |
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6. | "When Papa Played the Dobro" | Cash | 2:55 |
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7. | "Boss Jack" | Tex Ritter | 3:50 |
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8. | "Old Doc Brown" | Red Foley | 4:10 |
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Bonus tracksNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "The Fable of Willie Brown" | Cash | 1:57 |
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10. | "Second Honeymoon" | Autry Inman | 1:57 |
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11. | "Ballad of the Harp Weaver" | Thelma Moore, Edna Millay | 3:50 |
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12. | "Smiling Bill McCall" | Cash | 2:06 |
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Total length: | 42:10 |
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Personnel
- Johnny Cash - vocals, rhythm guitar
- The Tennessee Two
- Additional musicians
- Technical
- Don Law - Original Recording Producer
- Al Quaglieri - Reissue Producer
- Seth Foster - Mastering
- Mark Wilder - Mastering, Mixing
- Stacey Boyle - Tape Research
- Matt Kelly - Tape Research
- Kay Smith - Tape Research
- Arthur Levy - Liner Notes
- Darren Salmieri - A&R
- Steven Berkowitz - A&R
- Patti Matheny - A&R
- Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
- Alan Lomax - Adaptation, Arranger
- Randall Martin - Design
- Don Hunstein - Photography
- Nick Shaffran - Series Consultant
- Dick Miller - CD Art Adaptation
References
- ^ Ride This Train at AllMusic
- ^ "Johnny Cash: Ride This Train, PopMatters". 15 June 2002.
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Studio albums | 2000–2020s | - American III: Solitary Man
- American IV: The Man Comes Around
- American V: A Hundred Highways
- American VI: Ain't No Grave
- Out Among the Stars
- Songwriter
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Live albums | |
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Soundtracks | - I Walk the Line
- Little Fauss and Big Halsy
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Compilations | |
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Songs | |
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Television | |
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Biographies | |
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Tribute albums | - The Sound Behind Johnny Cash
- Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
- Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Fade to Black: Memories of Johnny
- All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Johnny Cash Remixed
- We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
- Forever Words
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Associated acts | |
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Family | |
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Historical sites | |
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Category |
Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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