Rock Island Line
Recording overview
Location
Sun Studio, 706, Union Avenue, Memphis, TN
Session
Session date
Possibly summer 1957
Year
1957
Producer
Sam Phillips
Ref
a
Matrix / Take
7-59
Duration
2:11
Composer
Arranged by John R. Cash
Personnel
Session personnel
- Johnny Cash — vocals, acoustic guitar
- Luther Perkins — electric guitar
- Marshall Grant — bass
Recording note
Released as single b/w Next In Line. SUN INTERNATIONAL/SI-1111.
Release / issue history
16 issues| Year | Release / issue | Label / format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | With His Hot And Blue Guitar | Sun Records · LP · SLP 1220 | — |
| 1958 | Country Boy | Sun Records · 45 · EP EPA 112 | — |
| 1959 | Country Boy | London (UK) · 45 · EP RE-S 1212 | — |
| 1962 | All Aboard The Blue Train | Sun Records · LP · SLP 1270 | — |
| 1969 | Showtime | Sun International · LP · SUN-106 | — |
| 1969 | Story Songs Of The Trains And Rivers | Sun International · LP · SUN-104 | — |
| 1970 | Blue Train | Share Records · LP · SH-5002 | — |
| 1970 | Rock Island Line | Sun International · 45 · SI-1111 | — |
| 1971 | Original Golden Hits #3 | Sun International · LP · SUN-127 | — |
| 1978 | Superbilly | Sun International · LP · SUN-1002 | — |
| 1979 | Blue Train | Sun International · LP · SUN-141 | — |
| 1984 | Johnny Cash - The Sun Years | Charly · LP · SUNBOX 103-3 | — |
| 1990 | The Man In Black 1954-1958 | Bear Family · CD · BCD 15517 EH-2 | — |
| 1995 | Johnny Cash - The Sun Years | Charly · CD · CDSUNBOX 5-2 | — |
| 2003 | All Aboard The Blue Train | Varese Sarabande · CD · 302 066 487 2 | — |
| 2005 | The Legend: The Great American Songbook | Columbia Legacy · CD · CXK 93000-D3 | — |