''Silver'' is the 25th anniversary studio album by American

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singer

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 ...

and his 62nd album overall, released on

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in 1979. It peaked at #28 on the ''

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'' albums chart. " (Ghost) Riders in the Sky" peaked at #2 on the singles chart; the two other singles, "

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" and " I'll Say It's True" (with

George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...

on background vocals), had reached #66 and #42, respectively. Recordings of "

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" had previously appeared on ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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 Marshall Garnett Grant (May 5, 1928 – August 7, 2011) was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became kno ...

, longtime Cash collaborator in Tennessee Two. He departed from Cash's band the following year. ''Silver'' was re-released in 2002 through

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, with remakes of two early Cash songs, "

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" and "

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," as bonus tracks; both are duets with George Jones.

Track listing

Personnel

* Johnny Cash - vocals, acoustic guitar *

- bass *

W.S. Holland W. S. "Fluke" Holland (April 22, 1935 – September 23, 2020) was an American drummer who played with Carl Perkins, and later for Johnny Cash in the bands The Tennessee Three, The Great Eighties Eight, and The Johnny Cash Show Band. Holland ...

- drums *

Bob Wootton Robert "Bob" Wootton (March 4, 1942 – April 9, 2017) was an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist Luther Perkins died in a house fire. He remained Cash's guitarist for n ...

- electric guitar * Jack Routh, Jerry Hensley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...

- acoustic guitar * Brian Ahern - acoustic guitar, Earthwood bass, 6-string bass, percussion * Earl Ball, Charles Cochran - piano * Jack Hale, Bob Lewin - trumpet *

Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, ma ...

- fiddle * Bob Johnson - mandocello * Mark Morris - percussion * Alisa Jones - Hammer dulcimer *

, Jack Wesley Routh,

June Carter Cash June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior ...

Helen Carter Helen Myrl Carter Jones (September 12, 1927 – June 2, 1998) was an American country music singer. The eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter, she performed with her mother and her younger sisters, June Carter and Anita Carter, as a member of ''T ...

Anita Carter Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999) was an American singer who played upright bass, guitar, and autoharp. She performed with her sisters, Helen and June, and her mother, Maybelle, initially under the name The Carter Sisters an ...

, Jan Howard - backing vocals

Production

*Original recording produced by: Brian Ahern *Recorded at Jack Clement Recording Studio and Enactroc Studios *Engineers:

Billy Sherrill Billy Norris Sherrill (November 5, 1936 – August 4, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Gle ...

& 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 Norman Seeff (born March 5, 1939, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a photographer and filmmaker. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative ...

(from original LP) *Packaging Manager: John Christiana

Charts

Album - ''Billboard'' (United States) Singles - ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

External links

Luma Electronic entry on ''Silver''

Silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

Albums produced by Brian Ahern (producer)

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