Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams

Sings Hank Williams is compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was released on September 5, 1960, by Sun Records after Cash had left the label and signed with Columbia Records. The album is made up of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label. The album was re-issued in 2003 by Varèse Sarabande with five bonus tracks, two of them being alternate recordings of songs already available on the album.

Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
Compilation album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1960
RecordedJuly 30, 1955 - May 15, 1958
Genre
Length27:59
LanguageEnglish
LabelSun
Producer
Johnny Cash chronology
Ride This Train
(1960)		 Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
(1960)		 Now Here's Johnny Cash
(1961)
Singles from Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
  1. "Straight A's in Love"
    Released: December 31, 1959
  2. "Mean-Eyed Cat"
    Released: October 25, 1960
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Only the first four of the twelve tracks on the album were written by Williams, with most of the others being written by Cash. (Additional songs composed by Williams are included in the 2003 reissue.) About half of the songs on the album had previously been issued on LP by Sun. Making their album debut are the tracks "Straight A's in Love", "Come In Stranger", "Give My Love to Rose", "Mean-Eyed Cat" and "I Love You Because".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johnny Cash, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"Hank Williams1:45
2."You Win Again"Williams2:18
3."Hey, Good Lookin'"Williams1:41
4."I Could Never Be Ashamed of You"Williams2:14
5."Next in Line" 2:48
6."Straight A's in Love" 2:15
7."Folsom Prison Blues" 2:49
8."Give My Love to Rose" 2:45
9."I Walk the Line" 2:46
10."I Love You Because"Leon Payne2:26
11."Come In Stranger" 1:42
12."Mean Eyed Cat" 2:30
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Cold, Cold Heart"Williams2:22
14."(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"Williams, Jimmie Davis2:26
15."Come In Stranger" (Early Version) 2:01
16."Wide Open Road" (Solo Demo Version) 1:49
17."I Love You Because" (with the Gene Lowery Singers)Leon Payne2:26
Total length:36:41

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1959 "Straight A's in Love" Country Singles 16
1959 "Straight A's in Love" Pop Singles 84
1959 "I Love You Because" Country Singles 20
1960 "Give My Love to Rose" Country Singles 13
1960 "Come In Stranger" Country Singles 6
1960 "Come In Stranger" Pop Singles 66
1960 "Mean Eyed Cat" Country Singles 30

References
  1. allmusic


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