American V: A Hundred Highways | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 4, 2006 | |||
Recorded | May–August 2003 | |||
Studio | Cash Cabin Studio (
Hendersonville, Tennessee) Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research ( Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:45 | |||
Label | American | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
Johnny Cash chronology | ||||
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American series chronology | ||||
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Singles from American V: A Hundred Highways | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
NME | 9/10 [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10 [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Slant Magazine | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
American V: A Hundred Highways is a posthumously released studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on July 4, 2006, by American Recordings. As the title implies, it is the fifth entry in Cash's American series. Like its predecessors, the album is produced by Rick Rubin. It was Cash's first No. 1 album in 37 years. [9] It was certified Gold on August 18, 2006, by the RIAA.
As with the other albums in the American series, the album includes covers and originals. The originals on this album are "I Came to Believe" and "Like the 309", the latter of which was the last song Cash wrote before his death in 2003. [10] Recorded on August 21, 2003, "Like the 309" was the next-to-last song Cash ever recorded; the last being " Engine One-Forty-Three" which was produced by John Carter Cash and released on the 2004 compilation album The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family. [11] The album takes its name from a lyric on the track "Love's Been Good to Me" by Rod McKuen.
Three songs on the album are updated versions of songs previously recorded by Cash.
American V: A Hundred Highways peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 88,000 copies sold in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was Cash's first No. 1 album since 1969's Johnny Cash at San Quentin.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Help Me" | Larry Gatlin | 2:51 |
2. | " God's Gonna Cut You Down" | Traditional | 2:38 |
3. | "Like the 309" | Johnny Cash | 4:35 |
4. | " If You Could Read My Mind" | Gordon Lightfoot | 4:30 |
5. | "Further on Up the Road" | Bruce Springsteen | 3:25 |
6. | " On the Evening Train" | Hank Williams | 4:17 |
7. | "I Came to Believe" | Johnny Cash | 3:44 |
8. | "Love's Been Good to Me" | Rod McKuen | 3:18 |
9. | " A Legend in My Time" | Don Gibson | 2:37 |
10. | "Rose of My Heart" | Hugh Moffatt | 3:18 |
11. | " Four Strong Winds" | Ian Tyson | 4:34 |
12. | "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" | Lou Herscher, Saul Klein | 3:00 |
Total length: | 42:45 |
Cash engineer David "Fergie" Ferguson (assisted by Jimmy Tittle) and Rubin oversaw the completion of the recordings. Other musicians on the album include keyboardist Benmont Tench and guitarists Mike Campbell, Smoky Hormel, Matt Sweeney and Jonny Polonsky.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [38] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [39] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Germany ( BVMI) [40] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Ireland ( IRMA) [41] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [42] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [43] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
American V: A Hundred Highways | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 4, 2006 | |||
Recorded | May–August 2003 | |||
Studio | Cash Cabin Studio (
Hendersonville, Tennessee) Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research ( Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:45 | |||
Label | American | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
Johnny Cash chronology | ||||
| ||||
American series chronology | ||||
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Singles from American V: A Hundred Highways | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
NME | 9/10 [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10 [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Slant Magazine | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
American V: A Hundred Highways is a posthumously released studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on July 4, 2006, by American Recordings. As the title implies, it is the fifth entry in Cash's American series. Like its predecessors, the album is produced by Rick Rubin. It was Cash's first No. 1 album in 37 years. [9] It was certified Gold on August 18, 2006, by the RIAA.
As with the other albums in the American series, the album includes covers and originals. The originals on this album are "I Came to Believe" and "Like the 309", the latter of which was the last song Cash wrote before his death in 2003. [10] Recorded on August 21, 2003, "Like the 309" was the next-to-last song Cash ever recorded; the last being " Engine One-Forty-Three" which was produced by John Carter Cash and released on the 2004 compilation album The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family. [11] The album takes its name from a lyric on the track "Love's Been Good to Me" by Rod McKuen.
Three songs on the album are updated versions of songs previously recorded by Cash.
American V: A Hundred Highways peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 88,000 copies sold in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was Cash's first No. 1 album since 1969's Johnny Cash at San Quentin.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Help Me" | Larry Gatlin | 2:51 |
2. | " God's Gonna Cut You Down" | Traditional | 2:38 |
3. | "Like the 309" | Johnny Cash | 4:35 |
4. | " If You Could Read My Mind" | Gordon Lightfoot | 4:30 |
5. | "Further on Up the Road" | Bruce Springsteen | 3:25 |
6. | " On the Evening Train" | Hank Williams | 4:17 |
7. | "I Came to Believe" | Johnny Cash | 3:44 |
8. | "Love's Been Good to Me" | Rod McKuen | 3:18 |
9. | " A Legend in My Time" | Don Gibson | 2:37 |
10. | "Rose of My Heart" | Hugh Moffatt | 3:18 |
11. | " Four Strong Winds" | Ian Tyson | 4:34 |
12. | "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now" | Lou Herscher, Saul Klein | 3:00 |
Total length: | 42:45 |
Cash engineer David "Fergie" Ferguson (assisted by Jimmy Tittle) and Rubin oversaw the completion of the recordings. Other musicians on the album include keyboardist Benmont Tench and guitarists Mike Campbell, Smoky Hormel, Matt Sweeney and Jonny Polonsky.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada ( Music Canada) [38] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [39] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Germany ( BVMI) [40] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Ireland ( IRMA) [41] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [42] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [43] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |