The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc
compilation album of American musician and singer
Johnny Cash's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash's
American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at
Sun and
Columbia, as well as one track recorded for
Island Records.[citation needed] It was released on October 25, 2005, on the Island/American/Columbia/Legacy record labels and tied to the release of the Cash biopic Walk the Line. In the wake of that film's success its sales made the compilation an overwhelming success. The album was certified Gold on December 7, 2005, Platinum on December 14, 2005, and 2× Platinum on May 19, 2006, by the RIAA. As of November 2017, the album has sold 3,866,300 copies in the United States.[3]
A UK version entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a different track listing.
A version released in the
UK entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of
U2's "
One" and
Depeche Mode's "
Personal Jesus", included in their place.
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The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc
compilation album of American musician and singer
Johnny Cash's career. It is the first such album to contain material from Cash's
American Recordings era in addition to songs from his time at
Sun and
Columbia, as well as one track recorded for
Island Records.[citation needed] It was released on October 25, 2005, on the Island/American/Columbia/Legacy record labels and tied to the release of the Cash biopic Walk the Line. In the wake of that film's success its sales made the compilation an overwhelming success. The album was certified Gold on December 7, 2005, Platinum on December 14, 2005, and 2× Platinum on May 19, 2006, by the RIAA. As of November 2017, the album has sold 3,866,300 copies in the United States.[3]
A UK version entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a different track listing.
A version released in the
UK entitled Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of
U2's "
One" and
Depeche Mode's "
Personal Jesus", included in their place.
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