Columbia CS-8730

Released   Original: February, 1963

Recorded  In Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville in June, 1962

                   In Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville in July, 1962

                   In Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville in August, 1962

Genre        Country

Length       Original: 29:33

Label         Columbia Records

Producer   Don Law, Frank Jones

This album openes with a song about John Henry, the famous steel-driving man, "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer". This openes for a LP made with the working man in mind. It's pretty much a collection of songs about different versions of the working man, and the album closes with the song "Roughneck", wich is a nickname for oildrillers.

The album contains also the single "Busted", wich appears in some other albums, including the live concert at Folsom Prison.

Track listing:

1. 1.The Legend of John Henry's Hammer (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash) - 8:24
   

2. 2.Tell Him I'm Gone (Johnny Cash) - 3:03
   

3. 3.Another Man Done Gone (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Tartt) - 2:35
   

4. 4.Busted (Harlan Howard) - 2:17
   

5. 5.Casey Jones (Johnny Cash) - 3:02
   

6. 6.Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis) - 3:15
   

7. 7.Chain Gang (Harlan Howard) - 2:40
   

8. 8.Waiting For a Train (Jimmie Rodgers) - 2:06
   

9. 9.Roughneck (Sheb Wooley) - 2:11
   

Personell:

1. •Johnny Cash - Guitar, Vocals
   

2. •The Carter Family - Backing Vocals
   

3. •Luther Perkins - Electric Guitar
   

4. •Bob Johnson - Guitar/Banjo
   

5. •Marshall Grant - Bass
   

6. •W.S. Holland - Drums
   

7. •Maybelle Carter - Autoharp
   

8. •Bill Purcell - Piano
   

9. •Don Law - Producer
   

10. •Frank Jones - Producer
    

11. •Vic Anesini - Mastering
    

12. •Frank Bez - Photography
    

Charts

The album reached an 80th position on the Pop Albums chart in 1963. "Busted" reached number 13 on the Country Singles chart in 1963.