Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
Sings Hank Williams is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was released on September 5, 1960, by Sun Records after Cash had left the label and signed with Columbia Records. Despite the title, the album does not exclusively cover Hank Williams material, but is also made up of songs that Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label. The album was re-issued in 2003 by Varèse Sarabande with five bonus tracks, two of them being alternate recordings of songs already available on the album.
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| Released | September 5, 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 30, 1955 - May 15, 1958 | |||
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| Length | 27:59 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sun | |||
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| Singles from Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Only the first four of the twelve tracks on the album were written by Williams, with most of the others being written by Cash. (Additional songs composed by Williams are included in the 2003 reissue.) About half of the songs on the album had previously been issued on LP by Sun. Making their album debut are the tracks "Straight A's in Love", "Come In Stranger", "Give My Love to Rose", "Mean-Eyed Cat" and "I Love You Because".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Johnny Cash, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" | Hank Williams | 1:45 |
| 2. | "You Win Again" | Williams | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Hey, Good Lookin'" | Williams | 1:41 |
| 4. | "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" | Williams | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Next in Line" | 2:48 | |
| 6. | "Straight A's in Love" | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Folsom Prison Blues" | 2:49 | |
| 8. | "Give My Love to Rose" | 2:45 | |
| 9. | "I Walk the Line" | 2:46 | |
| 10. | "I Love You Because" | Leon Payne | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Come In Stranger" | 1:42 | |
| 12. | "Mean Eyed Cat" | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Cold, Cold Heart" | Williams | 2:22 |
| 14. | "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" | Williams, Jimmie Davis | 2:26 |
| 15. | "Come In Stranger" (Early Version) | 2:01 | |
| 16. | "Wide Open Road" (Solo Demo Version) | 1:49 | |
| 17. | "I Love You Because" (with the Gene Lowery Singers) | Leon Payne | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 36:41 | ||
Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1959 | "Straight A's in Love" | Country Singles | 16 |
| 1959 | "Straight A's in Love" | Pop Singles | 84 |
| 1959 | "I Love You Because" | Country Singles | 20 |
| 1960 | "Give My Love to Rose" | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1960 | "Come In Stranger" | Country Singles | 6 |
| 1960 | "Come In Stranger" | Pop Singles | 66 |
| 1960 | "Mean Eyed Cat" | Country Singles | 30 |
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