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2006 studio album by Johnny Cash
American V: A Hundred Highways is a posthumously released studio album by
Johnny Cash . It was released on July 4, 2006, by
American Recordings . As the title implies, it is the fifth entry in Cash's
American series . Like its predecessors, the album is produced by
Rick Rubin . It was Cash's first No. 1 album in 37 years.
[10] It was certified Gold on August 18, 2006, by the
RIAA .
Background
As with the other albums in the American series, the album includes covers and originals. The originals on this album are "I Came to Believe" and "Like the 309", the latter of which was the last song Cash wrote before his death in 2003.
[11] Recorded on August 21, 2003, "Like the 309" was the next-to-last song Cash ever recorded; the last being "
Engine One-Forty-Three " which was produced by
John Carter Cash and released on the 2004 compilation album
The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family .
[12] The album takes its name from a lyric on the track "Love's Been Good to Me" by
Rod McKuen .
Previous recordings
Three songs on the album are updated versions of songs previously recorded by Cash.
"
Help Me " was previously recorded by Cash for his 1973 album "
The Gospel Road ".
"I Came to Believe" was previously recorded by Cash in the 1980s during the recording sessions that would ultimately result in the posthumous 2014 release
Out Among the Stars .
"I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1962 album
The Sound of Johnny Cash .
Chart performance
American V: A Hundred Highways peaked at No. 1 on the US
Billboard 200 with 88,000 copies sold in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was Cash's first No. 1 album since 1969's
Johnny Cash at San Quentin .
Track listing
Personnel
Cash engineer
David "Fergie" Ferguson (assisted by Jimmy Tittle) and Rubin oversaw the completion of the recordings. Other musicians on the album include keyboardist
Benmont Tench and guitarists
Mike Campbell , Smoky Hormel,
Matt Sweeney and
Jonny Polonsky .
Production and technical staff
Martyn Atkins – photography
Christine Cano – art direction, design
John Carter Cash – executive producer
Lindsay Chase – production coordination
Greg Fidelman – mixing
Paul Figueroa – mixing assistant
Dan Leffler – mixing assistant
Vlado Meller – mastering
Rick Rubin – producer, liner notes
Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant
Jimmy Tittle – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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ISBN
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GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 20, 2020 .
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External links
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