The Man in Black: 1954-1958

Original Release Date:  September 1990

Track Listing

• 1. Wide Open Road
• 2. You're My Baby
• 3. My Treasure
• 4. My Treasure
• 5. Hey Porter
• 6. Folsom Prison Blues
• 7. Wide Open Road
• 8. My Two Timin' Woman
• 9. Hey Porter
• 10. Cry Cry Cry
• 11. Wide Open Road
• 12. Port of Lonley Hearts
• 13. I Couldn't Keep from Crying
• 14. New Mexico
• 15. Folsom Prison Blues
• 16. So Doggone Lonesome
• 17. Mean Eyed Cat
• 18. Luther Played the Boogie
• 19. Rock and Roll Ruby
• 20. I Walk the Line
• 21. Brakeman's Blues [Incomplete Take]
• 22. Get Rhythm
• 23. Get Rhythm
• 24. I Walk the Line
• 25. Train of Love
• 26. Train of Love
• 27. There You Go
• 28. One More Ride [Incomplete Take]
• 29. I Love You Because
• 30. Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye
• 31. I Love You Because
• 32. Straight A's in Love
• 33. Don't Make Me Go
• 34. Next in Line
• 35. Don't Make Me Go
• 36. Don't Make Me Go
• 37. Home of the Blues [Undubbed Master]
• 38. Give My Love to Rose
• 39. Give My Love to Rose
• 40. Home of the Blues [Overdubbed Master]
• 41. Rock Island Line
• 42. Wreck of the Old '97
• 43. Belshazzar
• 44. Country Boy
• 45. Leave That Junk Alone
• 46. Doin' My Time
• 47. Country Boy
• 48. If the Good Lord's Willing
• 49. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
• 50. I Was There When It Happened
• 51. Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)
• 52. I Was There When It Happened
• 53. Big River
• 54. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
• 55. Goodnight Irene
• 56. Big River
• 57. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
• 58. Come in Stranger
• 59. Guess Things Happen That Way [Undubbed Master]
• 60. Come in Stranger
• 61. Oh, Lonesome Me [Undubbed Master]
• 62. Guess Things Happen That Way
• 63. Oh, Lonesome Me [Overdubbed Master]
• 64. Sugartime
• 65. Born to Lose [Undubbed Master]
• 66. You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
• 67. Born to Lose
• 68. Sugartime [Overdubbed Master]
• 69. The Story of a Broken Heart
• 70. Always Alone [Incomplete Take]
• 71. Always Alone
• 72. False Starts to Story of a Broken Heart
• 73. The Story of a Broken Heart
• 74. You Tell Me
• 75. Life Goes On
• 76. You Win Again
• 77. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
• 78. Hey, Good Lookin'
• 79. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
• 80. Cold, Cold Heart
• 81. Blue Train
• 82. Katy Too
• 83. The Ways of a Woman in Love
• 84. Fool's Hall of Fame
• 85. The Ways of a Woman in Love
• 86. Thanks a Lot
• 87. It's Just About Time
• 88. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
• 89. I Just Thought You'd Like to Know
• 90. It's Just About Time
• 91. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
• 92. Down the Street to 301
• 93. Oh, What a Dream
• 94. I'll Remember You
• 95. Drink to Me
• 96. What Do I Care
• 97. Suppertime
• 98. It Was Jesus
• 99. Oh, What a Dream
• 100. I'll Remember You
• 101. Mama's Baby
• 102. The Troubadour
• 103. Run Softly, Blue River
• 104. All over Again
• 105. That's All Over
• 106. Frankie's Man Johnny
• 107. Fool's Hall of Fame
• 108. Walking the Blues
• 109. Lead Me Father
• 110. That's Enough
• 111. I Still Miss Someone
• 112. One More Ride
• 113. Pickin' Time
• 114. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
• 115. I'd Rather Die Young
• 116. Shepherd of My Heart
• 117. Cold Shoulder
• 118. Lead Me Father
• 119. Lead Me Father
• 120. Lead Me Father
• 121. Lead Me Father
• 122. That's Enough
• 123. That's Enough
• 124. I Still Miss Someone
• 125. I Still Miss Someone
• 126. I Still Miss Someone
• 127. I Still Miss Someone
• 128. One More Ride
• 129. One More Ride
• 130. One More Ride
• 131. Pickin' Time
• 132. Pickin' Time
• 133. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
• 134. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
• 135. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
• 136. I'd Rather Die Young
• 137. Shepherd of My Heart
• 138. Cold Shoulder

Credits

• Norman Blake: Composer
• Johnny Cash: Guitar, Percussion, Composer, Vocals, Liner Notes
• Jimmie Davis: Composer
• Charlie Rich: Piano
• Jimmie Rodgers: Composer
• Hank Snow: Composer
• Jerry Lee Lewis: Piano
• Billy Vaughn: Composer
• Bob Johnson: Composer
• Billy Smith: Composer
• Jim Glaser: Composer
• Don Helms: Guitar (Steel)
• Cindy Walker: Composer
• Jenny Carson: Composer
• Don Carter: Vocals
• Jack Clement: Guitar, Composer, Producer
• Colin Escott: Producer, Discography
• Marshall Grant: Bass, Vocals
• Buddy Harman: Drums
• Bob Jones: Mastering
• Don Law: Producer
• Luther Perkins: Guitar, Vocals
• Billy Lee Riley: Guitar
• Harry Beasley Smith: Composer
• J.M. Van Eaton: Drums
• Hank Williams: Composer
• Randy Wood: Composer
• Malcolm Yelvington: Vocals
• Marvin Hughes: Piano
• Sid Manker: Guitar
• Asa Wilkerson: Vocals
• Sam Phillips: Composer, Producer
• Morris Palmer: Drums
• Lee Holt: Vocals
• Jimmy Wilson: Piano
• Hoffmann Nienburg: Artwork
• R.A. Andreas: Photography, Illustrations
• Richard Weize: Producer, Discography
• Cyd Mosteller: Vocals
• Bill Abbott: Vocals
• James "Jimmy" Atkins: Composer
• Danny Wolfe: Composer
• Jerry Freeman: Composer
• Dan Bass: Photography, Illustrations
• Sara Bruce: Vocals
• A.W. "Red" Kernodle: Pedal Steel
• Jimmy Smith: Piano
• Nita Smith: Vocals
• Hoyt Johnson: Composer
• Leon Lambson: Composer
• Johnny Johnson: Composer
• Fern Jones: Composer