Unchained

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Unchained
Studio album by Johnny Cash

Publication
(s)

1996

Label (s) American Recordings , Warner Bros. Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Country Music ( Alternative Country )

Title (number)

14th

running time

41:11

occupation
  • Johnny Cash - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Tom Petty - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
  • Mike Campbell - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, dobro, mandolin
  • Howie Epstein - acoustic guitar, bass
  • Benmont Tench - organ, Hammond organ, Vox organ, piano, harmonium

production

Rick Rubin , John Carter Cash

chronology
American Recordings (1994) Unchained American III: Solitary Man (2000)

Unchained is the second album in the " American Recordings " series by country singer Johnny Cash . It was released in November 1996 and peaked at number 26 on the US country chart.

Songs and collaboration

For the album, Cash brought back musicians from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers , the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fleetwood Mac . Tom Petty's Southern Accents and the fervently sung Spiritual are the highlights of this album . During the recordings for this album, Cash's health was so bad that he had to take breaks every now and then. He had finally prepared the log cabin that he had built across from his house in the 1970s as a “Cash Cabin” studio, so that he could work on the recordings undisturbed without having to drive far. Like all of Cash's "American" albums, this one was produced by Rick Rubin .

In addition to three pieces composed by Cash himself, the album includes pieces by Soundgarden ( Rusty Cage ) and Beck ( Rowboat ) as well as guest appearances by Flea , bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on "Spiritual" and Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood on Sea of ​​Heartbreak . The album also includes a cover version of Hank Snow 's I've Been Everywhere .

Award

Despite the fact that Unchained was almost completely ignored by American country radio stations and other Nashville institutions, it received a Grammy for Best Country Album. After winning the award, Cash and the record company posted a "thank you" to the Nashville country music industry in Billboard magazine in the form of the iconic 1969 photo taken during Cash's appearance in San Quentin Prison, showing Cash's middle finger pointing at the camera.

Track list

  1. Rowboat ( Beck ) - 3:44
    Originally recorded by Beck for Stereopathetic Soulmanure (1994).
  2. Sea of ​​Heartbreak (Hal David / Paul Hampton) - 2:42
    Originally a hit single by Don Gibson (1961).
  3. Rusty Cage ( Chris Cornell ) - 2:49
    Originally recorded by Soundgarden for Badmotorfinger (1991).
  4. The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart) (Del Lyon / Lani McIntire) - 2:26
    Originally published in 1936.
  5. Country Boy (Cash) - 2:31
    Originally recorded by Cash for Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957).
  6. Memories Are Made of This (Richard Dehr / Terry Gilkyson / Frank Miller ) - 2:19
    Originally a hit single from Dean Martin and The Easy Riders (1956).
  7. Spiritual (Josh Haden) - 5:06
    Originally recorded by Spain for The Blue Moods of Spain (1995).
  8. The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea ( Maybelle Carter / Anita Carter / Helen Carter / June Carter Cash ) - 2:32
    Originally recorded by The Louvin Brothers for Satan is Real (1960).
  9. Southern Accents ( Tom Petty ) - 4:41
    Originally recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers for Southern Accents (1985).
  10. Mean Eyed Cat (Cash) - 2:33
    Originally recorded by Cash for Sings Hank Williams (1960).
  11. Meet Me in Heaven (Cash) - 3:21
  12. I Never Picked Cotton (Bobby George / Charles Williams) - 2:39
    Originally recorded by Roy Clark for I Never Picked Cotton (1970).
  13. Unchained (Jude Johnstone) - 2:51
  14. I've Been Everywhere (Geoff Mack) - 3:17
    Originally a hit single by Hank Snow (1962).

Web links

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  1. ↑ Grammy Flashback: Best Country Album on countryuniverse.wordpress.com (English)