Now Here’s Johnny Cash

 

Sun LP-1255


Released   Original: October 21, 1961

                   Re-issued: July 29, 2003

Recorded  In Sun Studios, Memphis from December 1954 through July 1958

Genre        Country

Length       Original: 27:13

                   Re-issued: 38:39

Label         Sun Records

Producer   Sam Phillips and Jack Clement


Track listing:


  1. 1.Sugartime (Odis Echols, Sam Phillips) - 1:48

  2. 2.Down The Street To 301 (Jack Clement) - 2:06

  3. 3.Life Goes On (Johnny Cash, Jack Clement) - 2:02

  4. 4.Port Of Lonely Hearts (Johnny Cash) - 2:36

  5. 5.Cry Cry Cry (Johnny Cash) - 2:29

  6. 6.My Treasure (Johnny Cash) - 1:16

  7. 7.Oh, Lonesome Me (Don Gibson) - 2:30

  8. 8.Home Of The Blues (Johnny Cash, Glen Douglas, Vic McAlpin) - 2:43

  9. 9.So Doggone Lonesome (Johnny Cash) - 2:37

  10. 10.You’re The Nearest Thing To Heaven (Jim Atkins, Johnny Cash, Hoyt Johnson) - 2:40

  11. 11.The Story Of A Broken Heart (Sam Phillips) - 2:11

  12. 12.Hey Porter (Johnny Cash) - 2:15


The LP was re-issued on July 17, 2003 with five bonus tracks:


  1. 1.I Couldn’t Keep From Crying (Marty Robbins) - 2:03

  2. 2.Sugartime (Odis Echols, Sam Phillips) - 1:47

  3. 3.My Treasure (Johnny Cash) - 2:19

  4. 4.Oh, Lonesome Me (Don Gibson) - 2:31

  5. 5.Home Of The Blues (Johnny Cash, Glen Douglas, Vic McAlpin) - 2:46


The re-issue was released by a small label called Varese Sarabande. The five bonus tracks consist of four original record songs in different versions and one other song.



The LP wasn’t excactly full of superhits, but some made it up the billboards.


Year    Single                                     Chart                    Position

1960:   Down The Street To 301        Pop Singles              85

1960:   Oh Lonesome Me                   Country Singles       13

1960:   Oh Lonesome Me                   Pop Singles              93



Personell:


  1. Johnny Cash - Guitar, Vocals

  2. Luther Perkins - Electric Guitar

  3. Marshall Grant - Bass

  4. Al Casey - Guitar

  5. Sam Phillips - Producer

  6. Jack Clement - Producer

  7. Cary E. Mansfield - Re-issue producer

  8. Bill Dahl - Liner Notes, re-issue producer

  9. Dan Hersch - Digital Remastering

  10. Bill Pitzonka - Art Direction


 
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