''Greatest!'' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

. It was released on October 19, 1959, by

Sun Records Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee in February 1952. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny ...

after Cash had left the label and signed with

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

. The album is made of songs Cash recorded for Sun prior to leaving the label. The album was re-issued in 2003 by

Varèse Sarabande Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, owned by Concord Music Group and distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums, as well as newer r ...

with four additional tracks, two of them being alternate versions of songs already on the album. The tracks on ''Greatest!'' were recorded between July 1955 and July 1958. Six out of the twelve songs became singles, with "

Get Rhythm "Get Rhythm" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Johnny Cash. It was originally released as the B-side to the single release "I Walk the Line" in 1956 on Sun 241. It was re-released with overdubbed "live" eff ...

" topping the Country charts and becoming the most successful one.

Track listing

Charts

Singles - ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

1959 albums Johnny Cash albums Sun Records albums Albums produced by Sam Phillips Varèse Sarabande albums Albums recorded at Sun Studio Albums produced by Jack Clement {{1950s-country-album-stub