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  • Audio CD (12 Feb 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony Budget
  • ASIN: B0000277QT
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 82,013 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Ring of fire
2. Orange blossom special
3. Jackson (with June Carter)
4. Don't take your guns to town
5. I walk the line
6. Boy named Sue (Live)
7. Folsom Prison blues (Live)
8. Ghost riders in the sky
9. Daddy sang bass
10. One piece at a time
11. I'm so lonesome I could cry
12. Hey porter
13. It ain't me babe
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Amazon.co.uk Review

Every home should have a Johnny Cash compilation. Cash is a genuine titan of popular music, whose finest work should be as venerated as anything by Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, David Bowie or Brian Wilson, and this collection does as good a job of beginning to explain why as any. The virtue of Cash's music is its simplicity. His brutally reductive take on country, set to his distinctive boom-chicka-boom backbeat, directs all of the listener's attention to his supernaturally world-weary voice (even as a teenager, Cash sounded about a thousand years old). This collection is a judicious mix of covers (Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" among them) and original Cash standards. That the producers of this record have a genuine empathy with their subject is confirmed by their inclusion of a live version of the triumphantly nihilist "Folsom Prison Blues" (once identified by Ice-T, no less, as a progenitor of gangsta rap) taped at one of Cash's famous prison concerts . The cheers that greet the line "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" are the eeriest confirmation of credibility by an audience upon a performer ever recorded. --Andrew Mueller


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A Johnny Cash best-of is a dubious proposition, as the singer/songwriter has turned out so many aesthetically and commercially successful tunes over the years that one would need several volumes to really do justice to such a project. RINGOF FIRE does a fair job, though, spotlighting some of Cash's more spiritual and historical tunes in addition to his more mainstream country songs.
Naturally, things kick off with the title tune, which was actually composed by Cash's wife June, and is one of Cash's most memorable (and ominous) recordings. Cash the strong, silent loner is presented on the exquisitely crafted "I Still Miss Someone", a transcendent ballad of heartbreak and disaffection. The spiritual side is represented by "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)", and "Peace in the Valley", which are delivered with unparalleled conviction. Cash's avid interest in U.S. history is evidenced by tunes like "Remember The Alamo", where he showshis gift for bringing past events to life with vitality andstyle.

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not the real thing, 21 Sep 2007
By Fred (Oxford, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best Of (Audio CD)
Most, if not all, of the four reviews already on this page, and the Amazon review itself, are mislocated or confuse this album (Spectrum 554 383-2) with another similar one (notice how the reviewers refer to tracks that are not, in fact, in this listing!). This particular album is not the original recordings, but one of those studio remakes from decades later, probably 1998 so far as can be told from the cover notes. Johnny sounds tired (how many times must he have sung 'Ring of Fire' before he came to make this?).

Of course, you get digital quality with a remake, but I'd much rather have the raw and passionate originals. Caveat emptor.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Blue collar hero, 21 April 2006
By Greg Farefield-Rose (Hertfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This single CD contains the best of Johnny Cash prior to his resurgence in the late 90s in collaboration with producer Rick Rubin and is difficult to fault with regards to content. All of the absolutely essential classics are included such a I Walk The Line, Ring Of Fire and a duet of Jackson with his enduring soulmate and second wife June Carter.

Cash was one of the few artists who was successfully considered a "man of the people" throughout his career. Tellingly for such a blue-collar hero, his two most famous and critically acclaimed albums were recorded live in American prisons and this compilation features Folsom Prison Blues from the At Folsom Prison LP and the funny A Boy Name Sue from At San Quentin.

The Cash sound stays similar throughout this Best Of with Johnny's deep vocals and fast country-ish acoustic supported by sparing rock'n'roll influenced lead guitar licks, simple root note bass and tight snare-heavy drumming. Female backing vocals and other instruments, such as the brass on Ring Of Fire, are used on occasions to embellish the arrangements with the superb train-like harmonica on Orange Blossom Special being particularly well played and effective.

Having said all this, I'm not a particularly massive fan of Johnny Cash's music though it shows something of the almost universal esteem with which he's held that I have gone firmly on the defensive here. Nevertheless, it's still good to have one JC LP with all the classics and for this purposes, The Best Of Johnny Cash does a very good job indeed.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a beginner!, 26 Jan 2006
By Mr. Jd Ware "wolvie-ware" (London) - See all my reviews
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Having just seen the new Johnny Cash biopic, Walk The Line, and marvelled at Joaquin Phoenix's wonderful performances as the man in black, I just had to check out the real man's work.

And this was probably the best place for a beginner to start. It includes all his famous songs - Ring of Fire, Walk the Line - plus a couple I hadn't heard before - Sue - and also included my personal favourite, Jackson.

In fact, the only thing I wanted more of out of this best of collection, was more duets with June, as Jackson was the only one on this CD.

A live version of Fulsom prison blues is also very memorable. The Cd gives a very broad range of Cash's music, from early songs to the height of his career, and the only track that's sorely missed is Cry Cry Cry.

Still, essential listening, and a great foundation to start on Cash's other works.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Cash then you'll love this.
All of Johnny Cash's best songs (minus his cover of NIN's Hurt). A must-buy for the Cash-fanatic!
Published 2 months ago by J. Staniford

4.0 out of 5 stars Hits From The Man In Black.
This is a good solid collection of hits from Johnny Cash. It's obviously not all of them but a nice selection anyway. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thorny Bush

3.0 out of 5 stars Does whats asked of it
If you're like myself and have specific musical genre to call your own and prefer to have a plethora of different styles and sounds this is a great album to purchase. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. Clarke

1.0 out of 5 stars Rerecorded hell!
This is a re-record from 1998-ish. I own it - I was on holiday and in desperate need of some Johnny when I bought it. Unfortunately this is rubbish. Read more
Published 12 months ago by BPM Architect

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginner to Cash? Then start here...!
I'd say this is my fourth year as a serious fan of the big JC. This 'Best Of' here, being my first purchase. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2004 by Paul Browne

5.0 out of 5 stars Great American Classic
I love Cash he is the best.Every household must have one.Expessicaly Rig of Fire my all time favorie.I think kids who like rock should be introuduced to this great cd. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2001

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