Tracklist

Side one

1. Rock Island Line
2. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
3. Country Boy
4. If the Good Lord's Willing
5. Cry! Cry! Cry!
6. (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You

Side two

1. So Doggone Lonesome
2. I Was There When It Happened
3. I Walk the Line
4. Wreck of the Old '97
5. Folsom Prison Blues
6. Doin' My Time

Thoughts

Something about Johnny Cash’s deep and sultry voice just washes over you and wraps you in a comforting blanket – even when he’s singing about troubling topics. Prison, death, heartbreak, and just the occasional glimpse of love going right, this is a brilliant, if short, debut album.

Rating: 5 / 5