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May 15, 1958 (1st session)

Session overview

Location
Sun Studio, 706, Union Avenue, Memphis, TN
Takes / recordings
9
Year
1958
Producer
Jack Clement
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Luther Perkins — electric guitar
  • Marshall Grant — bass
  • James Van Eaton — drums
  • Jimmy Wilson — piano
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Session notes

SUGARTIME take 2 and BORN TO LOSE take 3 was overdubbed March 27, 1961. Take 4 of YOU'RE THE NEAREST THING TO HEAVEN includes Cash overdubbing a second vocal track much as he did with PORT OF LONELY HEARTS . However on July 9, 1958 when the Gene Lowery Singers were overdubbed his second vocal track was removed.

Takes / Recordings

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Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a Take 1 Sugartime 1:42 Charlie Philips, Odis Echols 2 issues
Ref a Matrix / take Take 1

Title Sugartime

Duration 1:42 Composer Charlie Philips, Odis Echols
Issues 2 issues
b Take 2 Sugartime - Charlie Philips, Odis Echols Unissued
Ref b Matrix / take Take 2

Title Sugartime

Duration - Composer Charlie Philips, Odis Echols
Issues Unissued
c Take 1 - Incomplete Born To Lose 1:12 Frankie Brown 1 issue
Ref c Matrix / take Take 1 - Incomplete

Title Born To Lose

Duration 1:12 Composer Frankie Brown
Issues 1 issue
d Take 2 - False Start Born To Lose 0:20 Frankie Brown 1 issue
Ref d Matrix / take Take 2 - False Start

Title Born To Lose

Duration 0:20 Composer Frankie Brown
Issues 1 issue
e Take 3 Born To Lose 2:08 Frankie Brown 2 issues
Ref e Matrix / take Take 3

Title Born To Lose

Duration 2:08 Composer Frankie Brown
Issues 2 issues
f Take 1 You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven - John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins Unissued
Ref f Matrix / take Take 1

Title You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven

Duration - Composer John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins
Issues Unissued
g Take 2 You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven - John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins Unissued
Ref g Matrix / take Take 2

Title You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven

Duration - Composer John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins
Issues Unissued
h Take 3 You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven - John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins Unissued
Ref h Matrix / take Take 3

Title You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven

Duration - Composer John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins
Issues Unissued
i Take 4 You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven 2:36 John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins 3 issues
Ref i Matrix / take Take 4

Title You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven

Duration 2:36 Composer John R. Cash, H. Johnson, J. Atkins
Issues 3 issues