Johnny Cash At San Quentin

 

Columbia CS-9827


Released   Original: June 4, 1969

                   Reissue: 2000

                   Reissue: 2006 (Legacy Edition)

Recorded  Live at San Quentin State Prison, February 24, 1969

Genre        Country

Length       Reissue: 59:06

Label         Columbia Records

Producer   Bob Johnston

                   Bob Irwin (Reissue)



This is the recording Johnny Cash did live, performing for the inmates at San Quentin State Prison. The original LP did not feature the whole concert, rather just 10 songs. While the reissued cd included 18 songs.


In 2006, the Legacy Edition was released. This edition of the album is a 3-disc box, wich includes the whole concert, plus a DVD containing the documentary produced by Granada TV in 1969.


The track listing will be divided into three (the three releases):


Track listing (Original LP):


  1. 1.Wanted Man (Bob Dylan) -

  2. 2.Wreck Of The Old 97 (Norman Blake, Johnny Cash, Bob Johnson) -

  3. 3.I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash) -

  4. 4.Darlin' Companion (John Sebastian) -

  5. 5.Starkville City Jail (Johnny Cash) -

  6. 6.San Quentin (Johnny Cash) -

  7. 7.San Quentin (Johnny Cash) -

  8. 8.A Boy Named Sue (Shel Silverstein) -

  9. 9.(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (Thomas A. Dorsey) -

  10. 10.Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) -



Track listing (Reissued CD):


  1. 1.Big River (Johnny Cash) - 1:56

  2. 2.I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash Jr.) - 1:52

  3. 3.Wreck Of The Old 97 (Norman Blake, Johnny Cash, Bob Johnson) - 2:05

  4. 4.I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash) - 3:29

  5. 5.Darlin' Companion (John Sebastian) - 3:21

  6. 6.I Don't Know Where I'm Bound (T. Cuttie) - 2:24

  7. 7.Starkville City Jail (Johnny Cash) - 6:15

  8. 8.San Quentin (Johnny Cash) - 4:07

  9. 9.San Quentin (Johnny Cash) - 3:13

  10. 10.Wanted Man (Bob Dylan) - 3:24

  11. 11.A Boy Named Sue (Shel Silverstein) - 3:59

  12. 12.(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (Thomas A. Dorsey) - 2:30

  13. 13.Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) - 4:24

  14. 14.Ring Of Fire (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) - 2:07

  15. 15.He Turned The Water Into Wine (Johnny Cash) - 4:01

  16. 16.Daddy Sang Bass (Carl Perkins) - 2:43

  17. 17.The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago (L.R. Dalton) - 2:16

  18. 18.Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)/ I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash)/ Ring Of Fire(June Carter, Merle Kilgore)/ The Rebel Johnny Yuma (R. Markowitz, A. Fenady) - 5:08





Track listing (Legacy Edition):


DISC 1:


  1. 1.Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) - 3:52

  2. 2.The Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall - 3:27

  3. 3.The Carter Family - The Last Thing On My Mind (Tom Paxton) - 3:34

  4. 4.The Carter Family - June Carter Cash Talks To The Audience - 2:41

  5. 5.The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower (Maud Irving, Joseph Philbrick Webster) - 3:49

  6. 6.Johnny Cash - Big River (Johnny Cash) - 1:43

  7. 7.Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash) - 1:50

  8. 8.Johnny Cash - Wreck Of The Old 97 (Norman Blake, Johnny Cash, Bob Johnson) - 3:24

  9. 9.Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash) - 2:28

  10. 10.Johnny Cash - Medley: The Long Black Veil (Danny Dill)/ Give My Love To Rose (Johnny Cash) - 4:06

  11. 11.Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) - 3:00

  12. 12.Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special (Ervin T. Rouse) - 3:03

  13. 13.Johnny Cash, June Carter and Carl Perkins - Jackson (Jerry Lieber, Billy Edd Wheeler) - 3:23

  14. 14.Johnny Cash, June Carter and Carl Perkins - Darlin' Companion (John Sebastian) - 2:24

  15. 15.The Carter Family and Carl Perkins - Break My Mind - 2:56

  16. 16.Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins - I Don't Know Where I'm Bound (T. Cuttie) - 5:14

  17. 17.Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins - Starkville City Jail (Johnny Cash) - 3:32


Disc 2:


  1. 1.Johnny Cash - San Quentin (Johnny Cash) - 4:09

  2. 2.Johnny Cash - San Quentin (Johnny Cash) - 3:13

  3. 3.Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (Bob Dylan) - 3:29

  4. 4.Carl Perkins - Restless (Carl Perkins) - 3:54

  5. 5.Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins - A Boy Named Sue (Shel Silverstein) - 3:45

  6. 6.Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins - Blistered - 1:46

  7. 7.Johnny Cash, The Carter Family and Carl Perkins - (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (Thomas A. Dorsey) - 3:14

  8. 8.Carl Perkins - The Outside Looking In - 3:00

  9. 9.The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins - Less Of Me - 2:45

  10. 10.Johnny Cash, The Carter Family and Carl Perkins - Ring Of Fire (Juner Carter, Merle Kilgore) - 2:07

  11. 11.Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins - He Turned The Water Into Wine - 4:01

  12. 12.Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins - Daddy Sang Bass (Carl Perkins) - 2:43

  13. 13.Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins - The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago (L. R. Dalton) - 2:16

  14. 14.Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins - Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)/ I Walked The Line (Johnny Cash)/ Ring Of Fire (June Carter, Merle Kilgore)/ Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)/ The Rebel: Johnny Yuma (Johnny Cash)/ Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) - 5:08


DISC 3:


The Last disc on this album is a DVD. It contains the original 1969 documentary that was produced by the british company Granada TV. It tells the story of Johnny Cash's concert within the walls of the maximum security prison.


The Dvd also features some footage of the actual concert, amongst other songs is "A Boy Named Sue".


Also on this last disc, multiple interviews with inmates and prison guards, talking about their experiences.


Running time: Approximately 60 minutes.




Personell:


  1. •Johnny Cash - Guitar, Vocals

  2. •June Carter Cash - Vocals

  3. •Bob Wooton - Electric Guitar

  4. •Marshall Grant - Bass

  5. •W.S. Holland - Drums

  6. •Carl Perkins - Electric Guitar

  7. •The Carter Family - Backing Vocals

  8. •The Statler Brothers - Backing Vocals



Charts


Year    Single                                              Chart                    Position

1969:   A Boy Named Sue                           Country Singles          1

1969:   A Boy Named Sue                           Pop Singles                2



The album also made the billboards:


Year    Chart                    Position

1969:   Country Albums           1

1969:   Pop Albums                 1



 
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