The Essential Johnny Cash (2002 album)

{{track listing|headline = Disc one|title1 = Hey Porter|writer1 = Johnny Cash|length1 = 2:13|title2 = Cry! Cry! Cry!|writer2 = Johnny Cash|length2 = 2:23|title3 = I Walk the Line|writer3 = Johnny Cash|length3 = 2:43|title4 = Get Rhythm|writer4 = Johnny Cash|length4 = 2:13|title5 = There You Go|writer5 = Johnny Cash|length5 = 2:17|title6 = Ballad of a Teenage Queen|writer6 = Jack Clement|length6 = 2:11|title7 = Big River|writer7 = Johnny Cash|length7 = 2:31|title8 = Guess Things Happen That Way|writer8 = Jack Clement|length8 = 1:49 | title9 = All Over Again | writer9 = Johnny Cash | length9 = 2:12 | title10 = Don't Take Your Guns to Town | writer10 = Johnny Cash | length10 = 3:02 | title11 = Five Feet High and Rising | writer11 = Johnny Cash | length11 = 1:46 | title12 = The Rebel – Johnny Yuma | writer12 = Richard Markowitz / Andrew Fenady | length12 = 1:52 ==2015 vinyl reissue==

A vinyl edition of The Essential Johnny Cash was released in 2015 as a double LP. The vinyl release reduces the track list to 28 songs, compared to the 36 on the standard CD release. ==Testimonials==

:The following people provided testimonials and/or 70th birthday greetings for the CD's liner notes (in this order): • June Carter Cash • Willie Nelson • Kris Kristofferson • Merle Haggard • George Jones • Rosanne Cash • Rodney Crowell • Paul McCartney • Bono (of U2) • The Edge (of U2) • Leonard Cohen • John Mellencamp • Raul Malo (of The Mavericks) • Dave Matthews • Tom Waits • Chrissie Hynde • Keith Richards • Tom Petty • Elvis Costello • Ray Davies • Nick Lowe • Sam Shepard • Billy Bob Thornton • Matt McDonough (of Mudvayne) • Shawn Crahan (of Slipknot) • Corey Taylor (of Slipknot and Stone Sour) • Kirk Hammett (of Metallica) • Henry Rollins • Shelby Lynne • Al Gore • Nick Cave • Trisha Yearwood • Steve Earle • Tim Robbins ==Charts==

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