Release front cover
Album
Bitter Tears - Ballads Of The American Indian
Johnny Cash
Release information
Year
1964
Label
Columbia
Description
Reissue history for Bitter Tears:
1. Reissued on CD by Bear Family in 1991 on "Come Along And Ride This Train".
2. Reissued on CD by Columbia/Legacy in the early 1990s (CK 66507).
3. Reissued on LP by Bear Family (BFX 15127), with two bonus tracks; Big Foot (previously released on America) and Old Apache Squaw (previously released on Song Of Our Soil). The front cover is the same as the original LP release, while the back cover contains a facsimile of the ad Cash placed in Billboard asking radio DJ to play The Ballad of Ira Hayes.
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 |
As Long As The Grass Shall Grow
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6:10 |
| 2 |
Apache Tears
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2:34 |
| 3 |
Custer
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2:20 |
| 4 |
The Talking Leaves
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3:55 |
| 5 |
The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
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4:07 |
| 6 |
Drums
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5:04 |
| 7 |
White Girl
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3:01 |
| 8 |
The Vanishing Race
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4:02 |