Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
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Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar is the debut album of country singer Johnny Cash, released on October 11, 1957. The album contained four of his hit singles: "I Walk the Line," "Cry! Cry! Cry!," "So Doggone Lonesome," and "Folsom Prison Blues." It was re-issued on July 23, 2002) as an expanded edition, under the label Varese Vintage, containing five bonus tracks, three being alternate versions of tracks already present on the original LP.
This was the first LP ever issued on Sam Phillips' Sun Records label.
Track listing
- "Rock Island Line" (Lead Belly) – 2:11
- "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" (Jimmie Davis, Hank Williams) – 2:25
- "Country Boy" (Cash) – 1:49
- "If the Good Lord's Willing" (Jerry Reed) – 1:44
- "Cry! Cry! Cry!" (Cash) – 2:29
- "Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)" (Stuart Hamblen) – 2:01
- "So Doggone Lonesome" (Cash) – 2:39
- "I Was There When It Happened" (Jimmie Davis, Fern Jones) – 2:17
- "I Walk the Line" (Cash) – 2:46
- "Wreck of the Old 97" (Trad. (prob. Charles Noell); arr. Cash) – 1:48
- "Folsom Prison Blues" (Cash) – 2:51
- "Doin' My Time" (Jimmie Skinner) – 2:40
Bonus tracks
- "Hey Porter!" (Cash) – 2:14
- "Get Rhythm" (Cash) – 2:15
- "I Was There When It Happened" (Unreleased Alternate Version) (Davis, Jones) – 2:18
- "Folsom Prison Blues" (Unreleased Alternate Version) (Cash) – 2:34
- "I Walk the Line" (Unreleased Alternate Version) (Cash) – 2:40
Note that on the Varese CD reissue, "Country Boy" is not the original "full band" version from the LP, but rather an acoustic version with just Cash and his guitar which is the demo version.
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Main Performer, Vocals
- Luther Perkins - Electric Guitar
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- Sam Phillips - Producer
- Cary E. Mansfield - Reissue Producer
- Bill Dahl - Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
- Dan Hersch - Digital Remastering
- Bill Pitzonka - Art Direction
Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1955 | "Cry Cry Cry" | Country Singles | 14 |
| 1956 | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Pop Singles | 17 |
| 1956 | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Country Singles | 3 |
| 1955 | "So Doggone Lonesome" | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1956 | "I Walk the Line" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1956 | "I Walk the Line" | Pop Singles | 17 |
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