The Greatest: Country Classics

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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
As part of Columbia/Legacy's ongoing celebration of Johnny Cash's 80th Birthday in 2012, the label assembled a series of compilations under the rubric "The Greatest." This 14-track collection functions as a companion of sorts to his daughter Rosanne's 2009 album The List, which itself was based on a list of classic country songs Johnny assembled for his daughter back in 1973. Here, we have Johnny's versions of country standards, including such stalwarts as "Wildwood Flower," "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Delia's Gone," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Some may carp that the definition of "Country Classics" may not cover ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
As part of Columbia/Legacy's ongoing celebration of Johnny Cash's 80th Birthday in 2012, the label assembled a series of compilations under the rubric "The Greatest." This 14-track collection functions as a companion of sorts to his daughter Rosanne's 2009 album The List, which itself was based on a list of classic country songs Johnny assembled for his daughter back in 1973. Here, we have Johnny's versions of country standards, including such stalwarts as "Wildwood Flower," "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Delia's Gone," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Some may carp that the definition of "Country Classics" may not cover such songs as 1978's "The Gambler," which Cash cut just weeks before Kenny Rogers, but its inclusion goes a long way in illustrating what an adept interpreter Cash was. He had a way of shaping familiar songs to fit his style -- and when he dipped his toe into traditional honky tonk, as he does on the appropriately named "Honky Tonk Girl," he did so to his signature two-step beat -- without ever altering the songs beyond recognition, and this compilation goes a long way in showcasing this gift.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/31/2012
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • UPC: 886919033427
  • Catalog Number: 190334
  • Sales rank: 31,691

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Johnny Cash Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Johnny Cash Producer
Hank Thompson Composer
Brian Ahern Producer
Charlie Bragg Producer
A.P. Carter Composer
Frank Jones Producer
Don Law Producer
Chips Moman Producer
David McGee Liner Notes
Randall Martin Art Direction
Don Schlitz Composer
John Carter Cash Executive Producer
Traditional Composer
Lou Robin Executive Producer
Maria Triana Mastering
J.R. Cash Arranger, Adaptation
Larry Butler Producer
J. Driftwood Composer
J. Villard Composer
S. Jones Composer
M. Wilkin Composer
G. Autry Composer
J. Marvin Composer
H. Williams Composer
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