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2005 compilation album by Johnny Cash
The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc
compilation album of American musician and singer
Johnny Cash 's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash's
American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at
Sun and
Columbia , as well as one track recorded for
Island Records .[
citation needed ] It was released on October 25, 2005, on the Island/American/Columbia/Legacy record labels and tied to the release of the Cash biopic
Walk the Line . In the wake of that film's success its sales made the compilation an overwhelming success. The album was certified Gold on December 7, 2005, Platinum on December 14, 2005, and 2× Platinum on May 19, 2006, by the RIAA. As of November 2017, the album has sold 3,866,300 copies in the United States.
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A UK version entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a different track listing.
Track listing
Alternate UK track listing
A version released in the
UK entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of
U2 's "
One " and
Depeche Mode 's "
Personal Jesus ", included in their place.
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Personnel
Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, production
Additional personnel
Rick Rubin, Steven Berkowitz, Charlie Bragg, Gregg Geller, Bob Johnston, Frank Jones, Don Law, Andy McKaie, Chips Moman – production
Gavin Lurssen, Dana Smart – remastering
Adam Abrams – production coordination
Tom Jermann/t42design – design
David Gahr,
Don Hunstein , Les Leverett, Jim Marshall, Alan Messer – photography
Ryan Null – photo coordination
Adam Starr – product manager
Rich Kienzle – liner notes. * Compilation produced by Rick Rubin. * Engineered by David Ferguson
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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External links
Studio albums
Live albums Soundtracks Compilations Songs Television Biographies Tribute albums Associated acts Family Historical sites