Johnny Cash - 16 Biggest Hits
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Artist: Johnny CashEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-02-02
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- I Walk the Line
- I Still Miss Someone
- The Legend of John Henry's Hammer
- Don't Take Your Guns to Town
- In the Jailhouse Now
- Ring of Fire
- Understand Your Man
- The Ballad of Ira Hayes
- Folsom Prison Blues [Live]
- Daddy Sang Bass
- A Boy Named Sue [Live]
- Sunday Morning Coming Down
- Flesh and Blood
- Man in Black
- One Piece at a Time
- (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Music reviews of 16 Biggest Hits
Music Review: 16 Biggest Hits - Hah!
Rating: 4 Stars
This collection is a mixed bag. The biggest problem I have is with the title. I am unsure of how they decided these 16 songs were the "biggest" hits, but it is obvious that many other worthy Johnny Cash songs were left off the CD. If you are looking for a more comprehensive collection, I recommend either "The Essential Johnny Cash," which has 16 tracks, or "The Legend" boxed set, which has more than 100 songs. The best this collection can be is an introduction to Johnny Cash.
Many of my favorite Johnny Cash songs are included in this collection. "I Walk the Line" was made famous anew by the recent movie of the same name. Note how the bass guitar is used in this song. "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is more spoken than sung, and is about as classic country as there is. "Ring of Fire" is another classic Cash song, written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. "Folsom Prison Blues" seemed ever-present on the radio in the 60s. The Carl Perkins song "Daddy Sang Bass" was another late 60s hit for Cash. "A Boy Named Sue" was a mega-hit for Cash in 1969 on both the country and pop charts, and seemed to be every as it combined light-hearted humor with Cash's down-to-earth style. I am unhappy with this version that song because one portion is bleeped out. Another funny song that was nearly impossible to learn from the radio was "One Piece at a Time," the story of how an auto worker built a Cadillac from parts procured a piece at a time over more than 30 years.
Of course this collection includes many more songs. Many of these songs received a lot of airplay and helped secure Cash's early entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of the very few people who have been inducted in all three (Hank Williams, Sr. and Jimmie Rodgers were the others as of the date of this review).
The difficulty with a singer such as Cash, who has received numerous Country Music Awards, Grammy Awards and other awards, is that there is so much music to choose from that meets the requirements of "best." Thus, this CD should never have been called "Best of" because it can not be. If you are really looking for a "best of" that does real justice to Johnny Cash, try either "The Essential Johnny Cash" or "The Legend" boxed set. The price of both makes having either worthwhile, particularly if you are looking for something that is more than just a tantalizing introduction to one of the most influential singers in music history.
Description of 16 Biggest Hits
Feature's Johnny's all-time greatest songs, including I Walk The Line, Ring Of Fire, Folsom Prison Blues, Man In Black, and A Boy Named Sue!Too much of Cash's best work is left out to make this collection anything more than a cursory introduction to country's Man in Black. The double-CD compilation, fittingly dubbed The Man in Black, at least allows for some deeper exploration (although it lacks any liner notes whatsoever), while the outstanding three-disc Essential box truly allows you to sink your teeth into this legendary figure. Still, the songs that comprise 16 Biggest Hits do provide a telling snapshot of Cash's substance and style--honest, straightforward, direct music devoid of ulterior motives and delivered with conviction. --Marc Greilsamer
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