''The Legend of Johnny Cash'' is a single-disc

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of American musician and 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 ...

's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash's American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at

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. It was released on October 25, 2005, on the Island/American/Columbia/Legacy record labels and tied to the release of the Cash biopic ''

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''. In the wake of that film's success its sales made the compilation an overwhelming success. The album was certified Gold on December 7, 2005, Platinum on December 14, 2005, and 2× Platinum on May 19, 2006, by the RIAA. As of November 2017, the album has sold 3,866,300 copies in the United States. A UK version entitled ''Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash'' has a different track listing.

Track listing

Alternate UK track listing

A version released in the UK entitled ''Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash'' has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of U2's " One" and

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Personnel

* Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, production

Additional personnel

* Rick Rubin, Steven Berkowitz, Charlie Bragg, Gregg Geller, Bob Johnston, Frank Jones, Don Law, Andy McKaie, Chips Moman – production * Gavin Lurssen, Dana Smart – remastering * Adam Abrams – production coordination * Tom Jermann/t42design – design * David Gahr,

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, Les Leverett, Jim Marshall, Alan Messer – photography * Ryan Null – photo coordination * Adam Starr – product manager * Rich Kienzle – liner notes. * Compilation produced by Rick Rubin. * Engineered by David Ferguson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Johnny Cash’s official website
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