''Now Here's Johnny Cash'' 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 singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

. It was released on June 26, 1961, by

Sun Records Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Jo ...

after Cash had left the label and signed with

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

. The album is made up 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 cast recording, original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums, as ...

, with five bonus tracks. In 2007 it was re-released with ''

Greatest! ''Greatest!'' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. It was released on October 19, 1959, by Sun Records after Cash had left the label and signed with Columbia Records. The album is made of songs Cash recorded for Sun p ...

'' on one CD.

Track listing

Personnel

*Johnny Cash - Vocals, Rhythm guitar *

Luther Perkins Luther Monroe Perkins, Jr. (January 8, 1928 – August 5, 1968) was an American country music guitarist and a member of the Tennessee Three, the backup band for singer Johnny Cash. Perkins was an iconic figure in what would become known as rockab ...

- Lead guitar *

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 k ...

- Bass * Al Casey - Guitar Additional personnel *

Sam Phillips Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American disc jockey, songwriter and record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, R ...

- Producer *

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, record producer, film producer and music executive. He was producer and engineer for Sam Phillips at Sun Records in its early days, discovering ...

- Producer *Cary E. Mansfield - Reissue Producer *Bill Dahl - Liner Notes, Reissue Producer *Dan Hersch - Digital Remastering *Bill Pitzonka - Art Direction, Design

Charts

Singles - ''Billboard'' (United States)

References

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