Johnny Cash "American IV: The Man Comes Around" (2002)

American IV: The Man Comes Around
release date: Nov. 5, 2002
format: cd
[album rate: 4 / 5]
producer: Rick Rubin, John Carter Cash
label: American Recordings / Universal - nationality: USA

Track highlights: 1. "The Man Comes Around" - 2. "Hurt" - 5. "I Hung My Head" (5 / 5)

Studio album by Johnny Cash and the 4th in his late but great series of 'American' albums series starting off with American Recordings from 1994, followed by Unchained (1996), American III: Solitary Man (2000). All albums are characterized by the most basic sound or stripped down style show-casing the naked Cash - his voice and guitar with none or minimal additional instrumentation and all with producer Rick Rubin.

2002 Favourite releases: 1. The Streets Original Pirate Material - 2. Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights - 3. Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash & June Carter "If I Were a Carpenter" (1969) (single)

If I Were a Carpenter, 7'' single

release date: Dec. 1969

format: vinyl (1970 reissue)

[single rate: 4 / 5] [3,82]

producer: Bob Johnston

label: CBS - nationality: USA

Tracklis: A) "If I Were a Carpenter" (4 / 5) (live) - - B) " 'Cause I Love You"

Single by Johnny Cash & June Carter taken from the album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash (Dec. 1969).

The single was part of my parents' record collection, and I got this with a bunch of other singles and lps at some point in the mid to late 1970s.

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This post is part of MyMusicJourney, which enlists key releases that have shaped my musical taste when growing up and until age 14. Most of these releases come from my parents' and / or my older brother's collection.