American VI: Ain't No Grave
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| Music album of Johnny Cash | ||||
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2010 |
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| Label (s) | American Recordings / Universal | |||
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CD |
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10 |
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running time |
32:21 |
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American VI: Ain't No Grave is the sixth and final music album in the American Recordings series by country singer Johnny Cash . The studio album , produced by Rick Rubin , was released posthumously on February 23, 2010 on American Recordings . The cover shows Cash as a small child.
The album reached number three on the pop and number two of the country album charts in the United States . In Germany it reached number three on the album charts.
Recordings
The recordings for the album were made in the same session as the previous album American V: A Hundred Highways . All songs were recorded between the death of his wife June in May until Cash's death in September 2003 when he was seriously ill, almost blind and in a wheelchair.
The songs are about pain, impermanence and redemption; Again, there are mostly cover versions, including songs by his friends Sheryl Crow and Kris Kristofferson and other country stars like Hank Snow and Porter Wagoner . The album is complemented by Cash's previously unpublished original composition I Corinthians 15:55 .
Track list
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Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold This Body Down) (Claude Ely) - 2:53
- Original recording by Ely, 1953.
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Redemption Day ( Sheryl Crow ) - 4:22
- Original recording by Crow, 1996.
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For the Good Times ( Kris Kristofferson ) - 3:22
- Original recording by Kristofferson, 1970.
- I Corinthians 15:55 ( Johnny Cash ) - 3:38
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Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound ( Tom Paxton ) - 3:26
- Original recording by Paxton, 1964.
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A Satisfied Mind (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) - 2:48
- Original photo by Porter Wagoner , 1955.
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I Don't Hurt Anymore (Don Robertson, Walter E. Rollins) - 2:45
- Original recording by Hank Snow , 1954.
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Cool Water ( Bob Nolan ) - 2:53
- Written by Nolan in 1936; best known recording of The Sons of the Pioneers , 1948.
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Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream (Ed McCurdy) - 3:14
- Original recording by McCurdy, 1950.
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Aloha Oe ( Liliʻuokalani ) - 3:00
- Written by Liliʻuokalani, 1877; Recorded by Elvis Presley , among others , in 1961.
reception
Daniel Straub from laut.de writes:
"The urgency and authenticity that he puts into the songs with his voice remain unique and show once again why the man is rightly recognized as one of the greatest singers in the history of pop."
Sophie Bischoff from motor.de says:
“Not least affected by his weakened physical condition, Cash's voice on the current album has lost strength, but not violence. The musician does not lose his breathtaking presence even in the face of his own death. The interpretation of the selected songs is not characterized by fear or sadness, but the joy at the end, at the end and in transience. "
Oliver Ding from plattentests.de analyzes that the musicians employed never push themselves forward, but rather “donate artful frugality” . Cash's confidence grows beyond the suffering he has experienced, his voice is of "brittle fervor" . The focus is on the singer like the solid oak. Scarred by storms and marked by lightning strikes, but wind and weather could not harm it.
Individual evidence
- ^ Daniel Straub: One last studio album for Johnny Cash's 78th birthday, Laut.de. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Sophie Bischoff: Johnny Cash: American Recordings VI: Ain't No Grave ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Motor.de, February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ Oliver Ding: rest in peace, Plattentests.de. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
