A1 Delia's Gone
Lyrics By – Johnny Cash 2:17
A2 Let The Train Blow The Whistle
Written-By – Johnny Cash 2:15
A3 The Beast In Me
Written-By – Nick Lowe 2:45
A4 Drive On
Written-By – Johnny Cash 2:23
A5 Why Me Lord
Written-By – Kris Kristofferson 2:21
A6 Thirteen
Written-By – Glenn Danzig 2:29
A7 Oh Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)
Arranged By, Adapted By – Johnny Cash
Written-By [A Cowboy's Prayer] – Roy Rogers (3), Tim Spencer 3:52
B1 Bird On A Wire
Written-By – Leonard Cohen 4:00
B2 Tennessee Stud
Written-By – Jimmy Driftwood 2:54
B3 Down There By The Train
Written-By – Tom Waits 5:35
B4 Redemption
Written-By – Johnny Cash 3:01
B5 Like A Soldier
Written-By – Johnny Cash 2:49
B6 The Man Who Couldn't Cry
Written-By – Loudon Wainwright III 4:59
In 1994, Johnny Cash stunned the music world with this commanding collection of 13 solo acoustic performances that roll from gospel to cowboy to sarcastic folk. Minimalism had long been Cash's meal ticket, but this time around, producer Rick Rubin stripped it all away, recording the bulk of the record in Cash's cabin or his own living room (two cuts were captured live at the Viper Room in front of an emphatic audience).
On American Recordings, Johnny Cash offers five typically direct and vivid originals, but he also seizes control of songs by Kris Kristofferson, Nick Lowe, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Loudon Wainwright. Decades after "Hey Porter," Cash delivers a pure, naked, and incredibly moving record that, dare we say, rivals the impact of his greatest achievements.