Unchained is the second album in Johnny Cash's American Recording series (and his 82nd overall). On the album, Cash is backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Like all Cash's albums for American, it is produced by Rick Rubin. Unchained focuses more on covers and less on original material than the first album in the series.
In addition to three of Cash's own compositions, Unchained contained songs by Soundgarden ("Rusty Cage") and Beck ("Rowboat"), as well as a guest appearance from Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on "Spiritual" and Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, on "Sea of Heartbreak". The album also included a cover of the classic 1962 Hank Snow song, "I've Been Everywhere", written by Geoff Mack.
Unchained received a Grammy for Best Country Album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Rowboat" (Beck) – 3:44
- Originally recorded by Beck for Stereopathetic Soulmanure (1994)
- "Sea of Heartbreak" (Paul Hampton, Hal David) – 2:42
- Originally a hit single for Don Gibson (1961)
- "Rusty Cage" (Chris Cornell) – 2:49
- Originally recorded by Soundgarden for Badmotorfinger (1991)
- "The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)" (Del Lyon/Lani McIntire) – 2:26
- Originally recorded in 1930 by Jimmie Rodgers, also recorded by Larry Clinton, Bing Crosby, Art Kassel (all 3 in 1937), George Morgan, Hank Snow, and Michael Nesmith (1970)
- "Country Boy" (Cash) – 2:31
- Originally recorded by Cash for Sun, appears on With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)
- "Memories Are Made of This" (Richard Dehr/Terry Gilkyson/Frank Miller) – 2:19
- Originally a hit single by Dean Martin and The Easy Riders (1956)
- "Spiritual" (Josh Haden) – 5:06
- Originally recorded by Spain for The Blue Moods of Spain (1995)
- "Kneeling Drunkard's Plea" (Maybelle Carter/Anita Carter/Helen Carter/June Carter Cash) – 2:32
- Originally recorded by The Louvin Brothers for Satan Is Real (1960)
- "Southern Accents" (Tom Petty) – 4:41
- Originally recorded by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers for Southern Accents (1985)
- "Mean Eyed Cat" (Cash) – 2:33
- Originally recorded by Cash for Sun, appears on Sings Hank Williams (1960)
- "Meet Me in Heaven" (Cash) – 3:21
- "I Never Picked Cotton" (Bobby George/Charles Williams) – 2:39
- Originally recorded by Roy Clark for I Never Picked Cotton (1970)
- "Unchained" (Jude Johnstone) – 2:51
- Later recorded by Johnstone for Coming of Age (2002)
- "I've Been Everywhere" (Geoff Mack) – 3:17
- Originally a hit single by Lucky Starr (1959) and Hank Snow (1962)
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Tom Petty - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Chamberlin
- Mike Campbell - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Bass, Dobro, Mandolin
- Marty Stuart - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass
- Lindsey Buckingham - Acoustic Guitar (2)
- Howie Epstein - Acoustic Guitar, Bass
- Curt Bisquera, Steve Ferrone - Percussion, Drums
- Mick Fleetwood, Juliet Prater - Percussion (2)
- Flea - Bass
- Benmont Tench - Organ, Organ (Hammond), Vox Organ, Piano, Harmonium, Chamberlin, Vox Continental
[edit] Additional personnel
- Rick Rubin - Producer
- David Ferguson - Engineer
- Sylvia Massy - Engineer, Mixing
- John Ewing Jr., Greg Fidelman, Eddie Miller, Michael Stock - Assistant Engineers
- Gene Grimaldi, Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Martyn Atkins - Art Direction, Photography
- Christine Cano - Art Direction, Design, Photography, Inlay Photography
- Andy Earl - Photography
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1996) |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 |
170 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
26 |
[edit] Awards
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- Best Country Album
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