

Tom Petty – vocals, organ (1), vocals (2) Sheryl Crow – vocals (9), accordion (12, 14) I'm Leavin' Now (with Merle Haggard) Cash 3:07 Mary of the Wild Moor Dennis Turner 2:32ġ3. Field of Diamonds Johnny Cash, Jack Wesley Routh 3:15ġ2. Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) David Allan Coe 2:41Ġ9. The Mercy Seat Nick Cave, Mick Harvey 4:35Ġ8. I See a Darkness (with Will Oldham) Will Oldham 3:42Ġ7. One Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen 3:53Ġ6. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith 2:35Ġ4. I Won't Back Down (with Tom Petty) Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne 2:09Ġ3. Cash also lays his lonesome hands on U2's "One" and reunites with fellow outlaw Merle Haggard on the stubborn "I'm Leavin' Now." These duets and well-known covers show an inviting side of Johnny Cash.Ġ1. Partnering once again with Tom Petty, the two join together on Petty's own "I Won't Back Down" and the Neil Diamond-penned title track. Marty Stuart – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass (1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) Steve Ferrone – drums and percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14)Ĭurt Bisquera – drums and percussion (7, 8) Mike Campbell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, mandolin, dobroīenmont Tench – piano, hammond organ, vox continental organ, harmonium, chamberlin Tom Petty – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, chamberlin I've Been Everywhere (Lucky Starr cover) Geoff Mack 3:16 Unchained (Jude Johnstone cover) Jude Johnstone 2:51ġ4. I Never Picked Cotton (Roy Clark cover) Bobby George, Charles Williams 2:39ġ3. Southern Accents (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover) Tom Petty 4:41ġ2.

The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea (The Carter Sisters cover) Maybelle Carter, Anita Carter, Helen Carter, June Carter Cash 2:32Ġ9. Spiritual (Josh Haden cover) Josh Haden 5:06Ġ8. Memories Are Made of This (Dean Martin cover) Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller 2:19Ġ7. The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart) (Jimmie Rodgers cover) Del Lyon, Lani McIntire 2:26Ġ6. Rusty Cage (Soundgarden cover) Chris Cornell 2:49Ġ4. Sea of Heartbreak (Don Gibson cover) Paul Hampton, Hal David 2:42Ġ3. "Mean Eyed Cat" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1960 album Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams.Ġ2. "Country Boy" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1957 album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!Ģ. Two songs on the album had previously been recorded by Cash:ġ. From 2003 to 2009 Johnny Cash’s version of "I’ve Been Everywhere" from this album Unchained has been used in several Choice Hotels commercials and has been the theme for these commercials. The album also included a cover of the classic 1962 Hank Snow song, "I've Been Everywhere", written by Geoff Mack. In addition to three of Cash's own compositions, Unchained contained songs by Jude Johnstone ("Unchained"), Tom Petty ("Southern Accents"), Spain ("Spiritual"), Soundgarden ("Rusty Cage"), and Beck ("Rowboat"). More than half the songs) Flea (bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers), on "Spiritual" and by Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, both of Fleetwood Mac, on "Sea of Heartbreak". Martyn Atkins – art director, photographer Johnny Cash – acoustic guitar, vocals, main performer, liner notes The Man Who Couldn't Cry (Loudon Wainwright III) Decem5:03 Down There by the Train (Tom Waits) Decem5:34ġ3. Tennessee Stud (Jimmy Driftwood) Decem2:54ġ0. Bird on the Wire (Leonard Cohen) Decem4:01Ġ9. Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: "A Cowboy's Prayer") (John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Roy Rogers, Tim Spencer) May 17–20, 1993 3:52Ġ8. Why Me Lord (Kris Kristofferson) Decem2:20Ġ7. Let the Train Blow the Whistle (Cash) Decem2:15Ġ3. Delia's Gone (Traditional attributed to Cash, Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops) Decem2:18Ġ2. He was shy and quiet but a wise, wise man."Ġ1. He didn't speak much but, if you drew him out, he seemed to know everything.


"My fondest memories are just of hanging out and hearing his stories. "Sitting and talking and playing music… that was when we got to build up a friendship," Rubin recalled. Rubin told the singer: "I would like you to do whatever feels right for you", and Cash decided to record the first solo album of his career without any accompanying musicians. The two men soon bonded, however, particularly when Rubin promised Cash a high level of creative control. Suffering from health problems and recovering from a relapse of his drug addiction, Cash was initially skeptical. Perform at Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert in late 1992, and felt Cash was still a vital artist who had been unfairly written off by the music industry.
