Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash

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Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash is the sixteenth album in total by the singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1963 (see 1963 in music). This album collects tracks from singles and an EP released between 1959 and 1963, Cash's first years on the Columbia label, and marked the first release of these tracks in LP format, with the exception of "I Still Miss Someone," which had previously appeared on the 1958 album The Fabulous Johnny Cash. "Ring of Fire", one of Cash's most famous tracks, made its first LP appearance here. Ring of Fire was the first #1 album when Billboard debuted their Country Album Chart on Jan. 11, 1964. It was certified Gold on 2/11/1965 by the RIAA. It stands as the only Columbia "greatest hits" collection to be included in the Johnny Cash: The Complete Columbia Album Collection box set.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Released	Length
1.	"Ring of Fire" (Single A-Side)	June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore	April 1963	2:38
2.	"I'd Still Be There" ("Ring of Fire" B-Side)	Cash, Johnny Horton	April 1963	2:34
3.	"What Do I Care" ("All Over Again" B-Side)	Cash	September 1958	2:07
4.	"I Still Miss Someone" ("Don't Take Your Guns To Town" B-side)	Johnny Cash, Roy Cash	December 1958	2:35
5.	"Forty Shades of Green" ("The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" B-side)	Cash	April 1961	2:54
6.	"Were You There When They Crucified My Lord" ("Peace In The Valley" B-side)	Traditional, The Carter Family	October 1962	3:56
7.	"The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" (From Johnny Yuma EP)	Richard Markowitz, Andrew Fenady	1959	1:52
8.	"Bonanza" (Single A-side)	Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	August 1962	2:20
9.	"The Big Battle" (Single A-side)	Cash	February 1962	4:03
10.	"Remember the Alamo" (From Johnny Yuma EP)	Jane Bowers	1959	2:50
11.	"Tennessee Flat Top Box" (Single A-side)	Cash	September 1961	3:00
12.	"Peace In The Valley" (Single A-side)	Thomas A. Dorsey, The Carter Family	October 1962	2:47
Total length:				33:36

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
• Luther Perkins, Jack Clement, Norman Blake, Billy Strange, Johnny Western, Roy Nichols - Guitar
• Marshall Grant, Buddy Clark - Bass
• Buddy Harman, Morris Palmer, W. S. Holland, Irving Kluger, Michael Kazak - Drums
• Bill Pursell, Marvin Hughes, James Wilson - Piano
• Maybelle Carter - Autoharp
• Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - Trumpet
• Billy Latham - Banjo
• Bob Johnston - Lute
• Hubert Anderson - Vibraphone
• The Carter Family, The Jack Halloran Singers, The Anita Kerr Singers - background vocals

Additional personnel

• Produced By: Don Law and Frank Jones
• Reissue Producer: Bob Irwin
• Digitally Remastered for CD by: Vic Anesini, Sony Music Studios, NY
• Cover Photo: Frank Bez
• Liner Notes: Joe Goldberg

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1963	Country Albums	1
1963	Pop Albums	26

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1961	"The Rebel - Johnny Yuma"	Country Singles	24
1961	"Tennessee Flat Top Box"	Country Singles	11
1961	"Tennessee Flat Top Box"	Pop Singles	84
1962	"The Big Battle"	Country Singles	24
1962	"Bonanza"	Pop Singles	94
1963	"What Do I Care"	Country Singles	7
1963	"What Do I Care"	Pop Singles	52
1963	"Ring of Fire"	Country Singles	1
1963	"Ring of Fire"	Pop Singles	17

External links

• LP Discography entry on Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash