2006 compilation album by Johnny Cash
Personal File |
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Compilation album by Johnny Cash |
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Released | May 23, 2006 |
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Recorded | July 11, 1973 – December 1982 at Columbia Studio |
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 2:18:05 |
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Label | Legacy/Columbia |
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Johnny Cash chronology |
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16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash (2006) | Personal File (2006) | American V: A Hundred Highways (2006) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | link |
PopMatters | link |
Music Box | link |
Rolling Stone | link |
Slant | [1] |
The Guardian | [2] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [3] |
Personal File is the 92nd album by American music icon Johnny Cash. The two CD set was released posthumously on May 23, 2006, by Legacy Recordings. Personal File contains 49 unreleased tracks on two CDs recorded between 1973 and 1982. Given that all tracks on the album were previously unreleased, Personal File is considered both a posthumous album and a compilation.[by whom?] Recovered from a vault of material housed at the House of Cash studios, Personal File includes "Tin Pan Alley hits, traditional folk and gospel tunes, new originals and favorite covers" [4] – by Carter Family, Louvin Brothers, Johnny Horton, John Prine, Rodney Crowell, and Carlene Carter. The album was compiled and produced by Gregg Geller with liner notes by Greil Marcus. On most of the tracks, Cash performs alone, accompanying himself on guitar, and on many tracks Cash prefaces the song with remarks about its history and what it means to him.
In 2007, Legacy released a sequel, More Songs from Johnny's Personal File, featuring additional private recordings. The first album was reissued in 2011 by Legacy under the revised title Bootleg Vol. 1: Personal File, which was followed by three more volumes of unreleased or rare recordings. (As of 2015, however, More Songs from Johnny's Personal File has yet to be reissued under this brand.)
Track listing
Disc twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Seal It in My Heart and Mind" | Cash | 1:51 |
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2. | "Wildwood in the Pines" | R. Crowell | 2:41 |
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3. | "Who at My Door Is Standing" | M.B.C. Slade/A.B. Everett | 2:31 |
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4. | "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" | A. Pollard/G. Stebbins | 3:43 |
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5. | "Lights of Magdala" | L. Murray | 2:26 |
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6. | "If Jesus Ever Loved a Woman" | Unknown | 2:39 |
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7. | "The Lily of the Valley" | C.W. Fry/W.S. Hays | 1:45 |
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8. | "Have a Drink of Water" | Unknown | 3:36 |
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9. | "The Way Worn Traveler" | A.P. Carter | 2:03 |
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10. | "Look Unto the East" | Cash | 2:12 |
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11. | "Matthew 24 (Is Knocking at the Door)" | Cash/June Carter Cash | 1:57 |
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12. | "The House Is Falling Down" | Unknown | 2:51 |
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13. | "One of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down and Talk to Paul" | Cash | 3:20 |
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14. | "What on Earth (Will You Do for Heaven's Sake)" | Cash | 2:44 |
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15. | "My Children Walk in Truth" | Cash | 2:50 |
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16. | "No Earthly Good" | Cash | 1:51 |
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17. | "Sanctified" | Cash | 2:33 |
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18. | "Lord, Lord, Lord" | Unknown | 2:20 |
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19. | "What Is Man" | Cash | 2:24 |
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20. | "Over the Next Hill (We'll Be Home)" | Cash | 2:55 |
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21. | "A Half a Mile a Day" | Cash | 4:25 |
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22. | "Farther Along" | Traditional | 2:57 |
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23. | "Life's Railway to Heaven" | M.E. Abbey/C.D. Tillman | 2:14 |
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24. | "In the Sweet By-and-By" | S.F. Bennett/J.P. Webster | 2:50 |
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Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar, Producer
Additional personnel
- Vic Anesini – Mastering
- Charlie Bragg – Engineer
- John Carter Cash – Executive Producer
- Gregg Geller – Producer, Compilation
- John Jackson – Project Director
- Greil Marcus – Liner Notes
- Jim Marshall – Photography, Cover Photo
- Randall Martin – Art Direction, Design
- Rosa Menkes – Producer
- Lou Robin – Executive Producer
Reviews
- "Johnny Cash Treasure Chest on the Way" - CMT
- "Johnny Cash's Vault Opens" - Rolling Stone
- "Johnny Cash Gets Personal" - Spin
References
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Johnny Cash – Personal File" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Johnny Cash – Personal File" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Johnny Cash – Personal File" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Johnny Cash – Personal File". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Johnny Cash". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Johnny Cash – Personal File". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Johnny Cash – Personal File". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Johnny Cash – Personal File". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Johnny Cash – Personal File". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2006 (in German). zobbel.de. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
External links
- Johnny Cash's Official Website
- Record Label
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Studio albums | 2000–2020s | - American III: Solitary Man
- American IV: The Man Comes Around
- American V: A Hundred Highways
- American VI: Ain't No Grave
- Out Among the Stars
- Songwriter
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Live albums | |
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Soundtracks | - I Walk the Line
- Little Fauss and Big Halsy
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Compilations | |
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Songs | |
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Television | |
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Biographies | |
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Tribute albums | - The Sound Behind Johnny Cash
- Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
- Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Fade to Black: Memories of Johnny
- All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
- Johnny Cash Remixed
- We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
- Forever Words
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Associated acts | |
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Family | |
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Historical sites | |
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Category |
Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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