Silver (Johnny Cash album)

Silver is the 25th anniversary studio album by American country singer Johnny Cash[1] and his 62nd album overall, released on Columbia Records in 1979. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard albums chart. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" peaked at #2 on the singles chart; the two other singles, "Bull Rider" and "I'll Say It's True" (with George Jones on background vocals), had reached #66 and #42, respectively. Recordings of "Cocaine Blues" had previously appeared on At Folsom Prison and Now, There Was a Song!, under the title "Transfusion Blues" on the latter. The album was produced by Brian Ahern, who controversially introduced digital elements into the songs to the disapproval of some listeners. This is the last album that featured bassist Marshall Grant, longtime Cash collaborator in Tennessee Two. He departed from Cash's band the following year.

Silver
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedAugust 13, 1979
RecordedFebruary 14, 1979 - May 23, 1979
Genre
Length32:05
LabelColumbia
ProducerBrian Ahern
Johnny Cash chronology
Tall Man
(1979)		 Silver
(1979)		 A Believer Sings the Truth
(1979)
Singles from Silver
  1. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
    Released: April 1979
  2. "Cocaine Blues" / "I'll Say It's True"
    Released: September 1979
  3. "Bull Rider"
    Released: March 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Rolling Stone(favorable) link

Silver was re-released in 2002 through Legacy Recordings, with remakes of two early Cash songs, "I Still Miss Someone" and "I Got Stripes," as bonus tracks; both are duets with George Jones.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore"Jean Ritchie3:17
2."Lonesome to the Bone"Cash2:40
3."Bull Rider"Rodney Crowell3:12
4."I'll Say It's True" (with George Jones)Cash2:48
5."(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"Stan Jones3:49
6."Cocaine Blues"T. J. "Red" Arnall3:21
7."Muddy Waters"Phil Rosenthal3:29
8."West Canterbury Subdivision Blues"Jack Clement3:48
9."Lately I Been Leanin' Toward the Blues"Billy Joe Shaver2:37
10."I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar"Cash3:04
Bonus tracks on 2002 re-issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Still Miss Someone" (with George Jones)J. Cash, Roy Cash2:52
12."I Got Stripes" (with George Jones)Cash, Charlie Williams2:16

Personnel

Production
  • Original recording produced by: Brian Ahern
  • Recorded at Jack Clement Recording Studio and Enactroc Studios
  • Engineers: Billy Sherrill & Harold Lee, Brian Ahern and Donivan Cowart
  • Produced for reissue by: Al Quaglieri
  • Mastered by: Seth Roster at Sony Music Studios, New York
  • Tracks 11 and 12 Mixed by: Chris Theis at Sony Music Studios, New York
  • Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
  • Project Designer: John Jackson
  • A&R Coordinator: Darren Salmieri
  • Art Direction: Howard Fritzson
  • Design: Randall Martin
  • Photography: Urve Kuusik/Sony Music Archives, spine sheet: Norman Seeff (from original LP)
  • Packaging Manager: John Christiana

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1979 Country Albums 28

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" Country Singles 2
1979 "I'll Say It's Her" Country Singles 42
1980 "Bull Rider" Country Singles 66

References
  1. Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1. February "Bull Rider"/"Lonesome to the Bone" (Columbia 1-11237) released.



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