I Walk the Line (1964 album)
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I Walk the Line is the eighteenth album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1964. The album is a ploy by Columbia to record successful songs from Cash's Sun Records period as part of the Columbia catalogue. Half of its tracks were new performances by Cash, two of which, "Bad News" and "Understand Your Man," would go on to become top ten singles on the Country & Western chart.
"I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Give My Love to Rose," "Hey Porter," "Wreck of the Old '97," and "Big River" are new recordings of songs that had been released as either album tracks or singles on Sun prior to Cash signing with Columbia. "I Still Miss Someone" is a new version of a song that had appeared on Cash's first Columbia LP, The Fabulous Johnny Cash.
This album published in US as LP record in 1964, and was out of print for many years. It was reissued as CD in 2007.
Track listing
- "I Walk the Line" (Cash)
- "Bad News" (John D. Loudermilk)
- "Folsom Prison Blues" (Cash)
- "Give My Love to Rose" (Cash)
- "Hey Porter" (Cash)
- "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash)
- "Understand Your Man" (Cash)
- "Wreck of the Old '97" (Cash, Bob Johnson, Norman Blake)
- "Still in Town" (Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran)
- "Big River" (Cash)
- "Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye" (Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin)
- "Troublesome Waters" (Maybelle Carter, Dixie Dean)
Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
- Luther Perkins - Lead Guitar
- Norman Blake - Acoustic Guitar/Dobro
- Bob Johnson, Jack Clement - Rhythm Guitar
- Marshall Grant - Bass
- W.S. Holland - Drums
- Bill Pursell - Piano
- Don Helms - Steel
- Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
- Rufus Long - Flute
- The Carter Family - Background Vocals
Additional Personnel
- Produced by: Don Law and Frank Jones
- Cover Photo by: Lee Friedlander
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1964 | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1964 | Pop Albums | 53 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1964 | "Understand Your Man" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1964 | "Understand Your Man" | Pop Singles | 35 |
| 1964 | "Bad News" | Country Singles | 8 |
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