This compilation does not contain any liner notes (so you're not missing anything if you don't understand French) but the song selection is interesting, containing a few songs not generally found on compilations from Britain and America. There are some obvious selections including Ring of fire, Orange blossom special, I walk the line, San Quentin and Folsom prison blues.One song that I regard as obvious but which is frequently omitted from American compilations despite being a massive hit is A thing called love, but you can find it here. Oney is a great song about a worker approaching retirement, who has been treated badly by his employer for years and seeks revenge. Custer is a song about the famous general as seen from a Native American perspective. Waiting for a train is a cover of the old Jimmie Rodgers classic.
Other great songs not usually included in Johnny Cash compilations are Girl from the canyon, Remember the Alamo, Oh what a dream and the western theme, Bonanza!
June Carter provides backing vocals on City of New Orleans and duets with Johnny on If I were a carpenter and Jackson.
This is not the strongest collection of Johnny's music but it is one of the more interesting compilations. It is one of a series of country compilations all titled La Legende. Others in the series include Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette and Rosanne Cash.
Track listing
City of New Orleans
Ring of fire
Man in black
The rebel (Johnny Yuma)
If I were a carpenter
Girls From The Canyon
It Ain't Me Babe
I Walk The Line
A Thing Called Love
Jackson
Orange Blossom Special
Folsom Prison Blues
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky
Custer
Remember The Alamo
Waiting For A Train
Oh What A Dream
Oney
San Quentin
Bonanza!
