Recordings by Johnny Cash

Album:: Personal File
Label: Columbia Legacy 
Year: 2006
Producer: John Carter Cash, Lou Robin, and Rosa Menkes 
Comment:  Tapes were found in the back of an old closet during the closing of the House of Cash. These tapes turned into an unreleased treasure call, Personal File." The album was recorded during the peak of Cash's career and is as if you and John were sitting down to swap songs and stories.  

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 Track Listing (Click to hear sample)

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Letter Edged In Black, The
2. There's A Mother Always waiting At Home
3. Engineer's Dying Child, The
4. My Mother Was A Lady
5. Winding Stream, The
6. Far Away Places
7. Galway Bay
8. When I Stop Dreaming
9. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
10. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
11. Missouri Waltz
12. Louisiana Man
13. Paradise
14. I Don't Believe You Wanted To Leave
15. Jim, I Wore A Tie Today
16. Saginaw, Michigan
17. When It's Springtime In Alaska ( It's Forty Below)
18. Girl In Saskatoon
19. Cremation Of Sam McGee, The
20. Tiger Whitehead
21. It's All Over
22. Fast Song, A
23. Virgie
24. I Wanted So
25. It Takes One To Know Me
DISC 2:
1. Seal It In My Heart And Mind
2. Wildwood In The Pines
3. Who At My Door Is Standing
4. Have Thine Own Way Lord
5. Lights Of Magdala
6. If Jesus Ever Loved A Woman
7. Lily Of The Valley, The
8. Have A Drink Of Water
9. Way Worn Traveler, The
10. Look Unto The East
11. Matthew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door)
12. House Is Falling Down, The
13. One Of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down And Talk To Paul
14. What On Earth (Will You Do For Heavan's Sake)
15. My Children Walk In Truth
16. No Earthly Good
17. Sanctified
18. Lord, Lord, Lord
19. What Is Man
20. Over The Next Hill (We'll Be Home)
21. Half A Mile A Day, A
22. Farther Along
23. Life's RailwayTo Heaven
24. In The Sweet Bye And Bye

 

 

 

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Liner Notes

 

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Personnel

  • Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar, Producer

Additional personnel

  • Vic Anesini – Mastering
  • Charlie Bragg – Engineer
  • John Carter Cash – Executive Producer
  • Gregg Geller – Producer, Compilation
  • John Jackson – Project Director
  • Greil Marcus – Liner Notes
  • Jim Marshall – Photography, Cover Photo
  • Randall Martin – Art Direction, Design
  • Rosa Menkes – Producer
  • Lou Robin – Executive Producer
 

 

Recorded:
July 11, 1973 – December 1982 Recorded at The House of Cash, Hendersonville, Tennessee 

 

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Released less than three years after Johnny Cash's passing in 2003, Legacy's two-disc PERSONAL FILE collection presents a wealth of previously unreleased material. Although the country legend recorded some of these 49 songs (including "Tiger Whitehead" and "No Earthly Good") on other occasions, the sessions here primarily showcase the Man in Black playing for his own satisfaction in the House of Cash studio, accompanied only by his acoustic guitar. While the spare tunes clearly point to Cash's lauded 1990s comeback, they were cut between '73 and '82, a time when his musical career was on the wane, but he was still well known for his television appearances and evangelical work.

With no record company pressure to cater to the prevailing sound of the time, Cash sounds completely assured and at ease on these bare-bones tracks, whether covering the Louvin Brothers ("When I Stop Dreaming"), taking on traditional tunes ("Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes"), or offering up rare originals ("It's All Over," "I Wanted So"), his bold, unmistakable baritone voice always at the fore. Though this intimate set is primarily geared toward devoted Cash fans, the performances on PERSONAL FILE, which often include spoken introductions, are so charming that those less familiar with the Man in Black will also find much to enjoy.

 

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Lyrics

Disc one

  1. "The Letter Edged in Black" (H. Navada) – 2:39
  2. "There's a Mother Always Waiting at Home" (J. Thornton) – 4:21
  3. "The Engineer's Dying Child" (H. Neil/G. Davis) – 2:07
  4. "My Mother Was a Lady" (E. Marks) – 3:36
  5. "The Winding Stream" (A.P. Carter) – 2:37
  6. "Far Away Places" (A. Kramer/J. Whitney) – 2:23
  7. "Galway Bay" (Dr. A. Colahan) – 1:45
  8. "When I Stop Dreaming" (C. Louvin/I. Louvin) – 3:11
  9. "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (Ben Jonson/Traditional) – 3:32
  10. "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" (T.P. Westendorf) – 2:28
  11. "Missouri Waltz" (J.R. Shannon/F.K. Logan-Eppel) – 2:00
  12. "Louisiana Man" (D. Kershaw/B. Deaton) – 3:28
  13. "Paradise" (J. Prine) – 3:03
  14. "I Don't Believe You Wanted to Leave" (J. Tubb) – 2:56
  15. "Jim, I Wore a Tie Today" (C. Walker) – 2:47
  16. "Saginaw, Michigan" (B. Anderson/D. Wayne) – 2:29
  17. "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)" (J. Horton/T. Franks) – 2:16
  18. "Girl in Saskatoon" (J. Horton) – 2:17
  19. "The Cremation of Sam McGee" (A poem by Robert W. Service) – 5:33
  20. "Tiger Whitehead" (Cash/N. Winston) – 4:44
  21. "It's All Over" (Cash) – 2:49
  22. "A Fast Song" (Cash) – 2:32
  23. "Virgie" (Cash) – 2:57
  24. "I Wanted So" (Cash) – 2:41
  25. "It Takes One to Know Me" (C. Carter) – 3:14

Disc two

  1. "Seal It in My Heart and Mind" (Cash) – 1:51
  2. "Wildwood in the Pines" (R. Crowell) – 2:41
  3. "Who at My Door Is Standing" (M.B.C. Slade/A.B. Everett) – 2:31
  4. "Have Thine Own Way Lord" (A. Pollard/G. Stebbins) – 3:43
  5. "Lights of Magdala" (L. Murray) – 2:26
  6. "If Jesus Ever Loved a Woman" (Unknown) – 2:39
  7. "The Lily of the Valley" (C.W. Fry/W.S. Hays) – 1:45
  8. "Have a Drink of Water" (Unknown) – 3:36
  9. "The Way Worn Traveler" (A.P. Carter) – 2:03
  10. "Look Unto the East" (Cash) – 2:12
  11. "Matthew 24 (Is Knocking at the Door)" (Cash/June Carter Cash) – 1:57
  12. "The House Is Falling Down" (Unknown) – 2:51
  13. "One of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down and Talk to Paul" (Cash) – 3:20
  14. "What on Earth (Will You Do for Heaven's Sake)" (Cash) – 2:44
  15. "My Children Walk in the Truth" (Cash) – 2:50
  16. "No Earthly Good" (Cash) – 1:51
  17. "Sanctified" (Cash) – 2:33
  18. "Lord, Lord, Lord" (Unknown) – 2:20
  19. "What Is Man" (Cash) – 2:24
  20. "Over the Next Hill (We'll Be Home)" (Cash) – 2:55
  21. "A Half a Mile a Day" (Cash) – 4:25
  22. "Farther Along" (Traditional) – 2:57
  23. "Life's Railway to Heaven" (M.E. Abbey/C.D. Tillman) – 2:14
  24. "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" (S.F. Bennett/J.P. Webster) – 2:50

 

 

 

 

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