Release front cover
Album
America: A 200 Year Salute In Story And Song
Johnny Cash
Release information
Year
1972
Label
Columbia
Recording personnel
Personnel represented by recordings and sessions linked to this release. Credits can vary by recording or take.
Personnel
- Johnny Cash — narration, vocals, guitar
- Norman Blake — guitar, gut-string guitar, dobro
- Ray Edenton — guitar
- Red Lane — guitar
- Carl Perkins — electric guitar
- Bob Wooton — electric guitar
- Charlie McCoy — bass, harmonica
- Marshall Grant — electric bass, bass
- W.S. 'Fluke' Holland — drums
- Charles Cochran — piano
- Mark Morris — percussion
- Larry Gatlin — guitar
- unknown — strings
- Larry Butler — keyboards
Description
Reissue history for America:
1. Reissued on CD by Bear Family Records in 1991 on "Come Along And Ride This Train" (BCD 15563).
2. Reissued on CD by Columbia/Legacy in December 2001 (CK 86260).
3. Released for download by Columbia.
Images & Source Material
Tracklist
Use this tracklist as a route map: each released track can lead to the specific recording or take, and the studio session behind it.
| # / Side | Track | Archive links | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Opening Dialogue
|
0:07 | |
| 2 |
Paul Revere
|
2:33 | |
| 3 |
Begin West Movement
|
0:28 | |
| 4 |
The Road To Kaintuck
|
1:23 | |
| 5 |
To The Shining Mountains
|
0:51 | |
| 6 |
The Battle Of New Orleans
|
—
|
2:21 |
| 7 |
Southwestward
|
0:38 | |
| 8 |
Remember The Alamo
|
2:29 | |
| 9 |
Opening The West
|
0:34 | |
| 10 |
Lorena
|
2:16 | |
| 11 |
The Gettysburg Address
|
—
|
2:15 |
| 12 |
The West
|
1:24 | |
| 13 |
Big Foot
|
2:36 | |
| 14 |
Like A Young Colt
|
0:39 | |
| 15 |
Mister Garfield
|
3:54 | |
| 16 |
A Proud Land
|
0:24 | |
| 17 |
The Big Battle
|
3:05 | |
| 18 |
On Wheels And Wings
|
0:56 | |
| 19 |
Come Take A Trip In My Airship
|
0:39 | |
| 20 |
Reaching For The Stars
|
0:42 | |
| 21 |
These Are My People
|
2:36 |