From Amazon.com
For younger generations of musicians, having their song cut by Johnny Cash must be a little like scaling the Washington Monument. On his third album for producer Rick Rubin's American label, Cash makes Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" sound like a companion classic to "I Walk the Line." He transforms U2's "One" into a sturdy testament of plainspoken faith, while he plumbs the netherworld of Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat" and Will Oldham's "I See a Darkness." Amid more familiar fare (including Neil Diamond's title track), the album's sing-along standout is the deadpan, down-and-out, talking blues of "Nobody." Cash's recent originals have the age-old purity of Appalachian music, while the traditional closing of "Wayfaring Stranger" offers bittersweet benediction. Merle Haggard, Sheryl Crow, and June Carter Cash provide vocal cameos. --Don McLeese
Product Description
The simple truth is that Johnny Cash could read the phone book and make it compelling. At times this set sounds like a deathbed recitation rather than a collection of songs, but the man's aura and mystique carry the day. Atop Rick Rubin's spare arrangements, Cash makes every song he interprets his own. --Marc Greilsamer
Album Description
German edition of 'the man in black's' long awaited 2000 studio album. Additional artists include, Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Merle Haggard and Will Oldham. Includes bonus disc featuring a one hour interview (limited to 5,000). The liner notes fold open into
Album Details
Limited Edition. Includes a One Hour Columbia Radio Hour Interview with Tim Robins. Tom Petty Joins the Man in Black on Petty's Own 'i Won't Back Down' and the Neil Diamond Penned Title Track. Fellow Outlaw Merle Haggard also Lends a Hand on the Stubborn'i'm Leaving Now.'
