This concept album ranks with the most thematically ambitious of Johnny Cash's career, though the title's a little misleading. Instead of a collection of train songs (the sort featured in the Cash catalogue from "Hey Porter" to "Orange Blossom Special"), he alternates the spoken-word narrative of a rail trip that crosses the country (and cuts across centuries) with songs about the characters you might meet along the way. From a Kentucky coal miner ("Loading Coal") to an Oregon logger ("Lumberjack") to a convict on a Mississippi chain gang ("Going to Memphis"), Cash inhabits the various manifestations of what he calls "the heart and muscle of this land." In "Slow Rider" he combines the folk standard "I Ride an Old Paint" with the gunfighter legend of John Wesley Hardin. The reissue of this 1960 release adds four bonus tracks, story songs in a similar spirit but without the narration. --Don McLeese
Ride This Train,Johnny Cash,Sony,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Cowboy,Pop,Traditional Country
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Ride This Train
Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000636Y5 Release Date: 2002-03-19 |
Tracks:
- Loading Coal
- Slow Rider
- Lumberjack
- Dorraine Of Ponchartrain
- Going To Memphis
- When Papa Played The Dobro
- Boss Jack
- Old Doc Brown
- The Fable Of Willie Brown
- Second Honeymoon
- The Ballad Of The Harpweaver
- Smiling Bill McCall
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This concept album ranks with the most thematically ambitious of Johnny Cash's career, though the title's a little misleading. Instead of a collection of train songs (the sort featured in the Cash catalogue from "Hey Porter" to "Orange Blossom Special"), he alternates the spoken-word narrative of a rail trip that crosses the country (and cuts across centuries) with songs about the characters you might meet along the way. From a Kentucky coal miner ("Loading Coal") to an Oregon logger ("Lumberjack") to a convict on a Mississippi chain gang ("Going to Memphis"), Cash inhabits the various manifestations of what he calls "the heart and muscle of this land." In "Slow Rider" he combines the folk standard "I Ride an Old Paint" with the gunfighter legend of John Wesley Hardin. The reissue of this 1960 release adds four bonus tracks, story songs in a similar spirit but without the narration. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
If you REALLY like Johnny Cash.......2007-06-12
Ride This Train, Johnny Cash.......2007-03-11
Replaced lost LP with this CD.......2007-02-21
A classic, one of Cash's best LP's.......2005-11-27
Johnny Cash fans, Get on board!.......2004-06-17
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Sophie's Choice
Manufacturer: Southern Cross Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000276UC Release Date: 2000-12-19 |
Tracks:
- Love Theme
- Train Ride to Brooklyn
- Returning the Tray
- Coney Island Fun
- Songs Without Words: Op. 30, No. 1 (Mendelssohn) - Ralph Grierson, Marvin Hamlisch
- Emily Dickinson
- Aren't All Women Like You?
- Rite on the Brooklyn Bridge
- Stingo, Polish Lullaby
- Nathan Returns
- Southern Plantation
- I'll Never Leave You
- Stingo and Sophie Together
- Ample Make This Bed
- End Credits
Album Description
Reissue of Marvin Hamlisch's soundtrack to director Alan J. Pakula's 1982 drama that Meryl Streep won the Oscar for best actress. Kevin Kline co-stars along Peter MacNicol. 15 tracks, all composed & conducted by Oscar-winner & Pulitzer Prize-winner Marvin Hamlisch. 1984 release.
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Come Along and Ride This Train
Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000282WZ Release Date: 2003-09-22 |
Tracks:
- Come Along And Ride This Train
- Loading Coal
- Slow Rider
- The Shifting Whispering Sands
- Lumberjack
- Dorraine Of Ponchartrain
- Going To Memphis
- When Papa Played the Dobro
- Boss Jack
- Old Doc Brown
- The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
- Tell Him I'm Gone
- Another Man Done Gone
- Casey Jones
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Chain Gang
- Busted
- Waiting For A Train
- Roughneck
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Cotton Pickin' Hands
Tracks:
- Hiawatha's Vision
- The road To Kaintuck
- Hammer And Nails
- The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part 1
- The Ballad Of Boot Hill
- I Ride An Old Paint
- Hardin Wouldn't Run
- Mr. Garfield
- The Streets Of Laredo
- Johnny Reb
- A Letter From Home
- Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
- Mean As Hell
- Sam Hall
- 25 Minutes To Go
- The Blizzard
- Sweet Betsy From Pike
- Green Grow The Lilacs
- Rodeo Hand
- Stampede
- The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part 2
- Remember The Alamo
- Reflections
Tracks:
- Intro - Big Foot
- As Long As The Grass Shall Grow
- Apache Tears
- Custer
- The Talking Leaves
- The Ballad of Ira hayes
- Drums
- White Girl
- Old Apache Squaw
- The Vanishing Race
- Opening Dialogue
- Paul Revere
- Begin West Movement
- The Road to Kaintuck
- To The Shiining Mountains
- The Battle Of New Orleans
- Southwestward
- Remember The Alamo
- Opening The West
- Lorena
- The Gettysburg Address
- The West
- Big Foot
- Like A Young Colt
- Mr. Garfield
- A Proud Land
- The Big Battle
- On Wheels Adn Wings
- Come Take A Trip On My Airship
- Reaching For The Stars
- These Are My People
Tracks:
- From Sea To Shining Sea
- The Whirl And The Suck
- Call Daddy From The Mines
- The Frozen Four Hundred Pound Fair To Middlin' Cotton Picker
- The Walls Of A Prison
- The Masterpiece
- You And Tennessee
- She Came From The Mountains
- Another Song To Sing
- The Fiint Arrowhead
- Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station
- Shrimpin' Sailn'
- From Sea to Shining Sea
- Hit The Road And Go
- Dialogue #1
- If It Wasn't For The Wabash River
- Dialogue #2
- Lady
- Dialogue #3
- After The Ball
- Dialogue #4
- No Earthly good
- Dialogue #5
- A Wednesday Car
- Dialogue #6
- My Cowboys Last Ride
- Dialogue #7
- Calilou
- Dialogue #8
- Come Along And Ride This Train
Album Description
All of Johnny's concept albums together on 4 CDs, each a marvelous slice of Americana! Includes the CD's Ride This Train, Blood Sweat & Tears, Mean as Hell, Ballads of the True West, Bitter Tears, America - A 200 Year Salute, From Sea to Shining Sea and The Rambler. Deluxe box (LP size, 1 inch thick) from Bear Family Records. 1991.Album Details
Johnny Cash was One of the First to Explore the Idea of the Concept Album in Country Music. This Set Brings Together all of his Uniquely American Albums, "Ride this Train", "Blood Sweat and Tears", "Mean as Hell", "Ballads of the True West", "Bitter Tears", "America: A 200 Year Salute", "From Sea to Shining Sea" and "The Rambler". Bob Allen Writes, "This Collection Eloquently Embodies One Man's Love, Celebration, Curiosity, Anguish, and Personal Vision of his Native Land." 4CD, LP Size Box Set with a 20 Page Book.
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We're On Our Way
Manufacturer: Hap-Pal Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JXNG Release Date: 1998-10-15 |
Tracks:
- We're On Our Way
- At the Library
- Rolling
- Mrs. McFritter
- Teddy Took a Train Ride
- Tiger With a Toothbrush
- Truck Driver's Song
- Things We Like To Do
- Tina Took Her Tap Shoes
- Swinging
- Party Time in the Mud
- Drivin' Down the Highway
- We're On Our Way (Reprise)
Album Description
Fun Songs for the Family Car.Joyful songs about going places and doing things
National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Award
Parent's Choice Award
Buckle up and take a ride all over town with Hap Palmer. From rolling in a stroller to traveling by train with a teddy bear, this new collection of the best traveling songs will keep you and your child in motion. This CD is a delightful collection of original songs about children reaching out into the world - doing things, going places, exploring, discovering, creating and growing. Whether you're in the car or in the living room, this is joyful entertainment for the whole family.
Explore the big wide world in song with this musical tribute to childhood and imagination. Take a trip to the library to meet story book friends, dance around the grocery store with Tina and her tap shoes, float to the park in a hot air balloon then bounce around the forest with a jolly bear named Freddy Fuzzywizz. Roll down the highway in an eighteen wheel truck then accompany a teddy bear on a trip from a factory to your birthday party. There are plenty of adventures right at home too. Swing on a swing, play in the mud or learn to brush your teeth with a good natured tiger. Lively rhythms and clever lyrics are presented in an entertaining variety of musical styles. A complete lyric booklet is included. Ages 3 - adult
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Come Along and Ride This Train
Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001AY8 Release Date: 1994-06-27 |
Tracks:
- Come Along And Ride This Train
- Loading Coal
- Slow Rider
- The Shifting Whispering Sands
- Lumberjack
- Dorraine Of Ponchartrain
- Going To Memphis
- When Papa Played the Dobro
- Boss Jack
- Old Doc Brown
- The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
- Tell Him I'm Gone
- Another Man Done Gone
- Casey Jones
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Chain Gang
- Busted
- Waiting For A Train
- Roughneck
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Cotton Pickin' Hands
Tracks:
- Hiawatha's Vision
- The road To Kaintuck
- Hammer And Nails
- The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part 1
- The Ballad Of Boot Hill
- I Ride An Old Paint
- Hardin Wouldn't Run
- Mr. Garfield
- The Streets Of Laredo
- Johnny Reb
- A Letter From Home
- Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
- Mean As Hell
- Sam Hall
- 25 Minutes To Go
- The Blizzard
- Sweet Betsy From Pike
- Green Grow The Lilacs
- Rodeo Hand
- Stampede
- The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part 2
- Remember The Alamo
- Reflections
Tracks:
- Intro - Big Foot
- As Long As The Grass Shall Grow
- Apache Tears
- Custer
- The Talking Leaves
- The Ballad of Ira hayes
- Drums
- White Girl
- Old Apache Squaw
- The Vanishing Race
- Opening Dialogue
- Paul Revere
- Begin West Movement
- The Road to Kaintuck
- To The Shiining Mountains
- The Battle Of New Orleans
- Southwestward
- Remember The Alamo
- Opening The West
- Lorena
- The Gettysburg Address
- The West
- Big Foot
- Like A Young Colt
- Mr. Garfield
- A Proud Land
- The Big Battle
- On Wheels Adn Wings
- Come Take A Trip On My Airship
- Reaching For The Stars
- These Are My People
Tracks:
- From Sea To Shining Sea
- The Whirl And The Suck
- Call Daddy From The Mines
- The Frozen Four Hundred Pound Fair To Middlin' Cotton Picker
- The Walls Of A Prison
- The Masterpiece
- You And Tennessee
- She Came From The Mountains
- Another Song To Sing
- The Fiint Arrowhead
- Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station
- Shrimpin' Sailn'
- From Sea to Shining Sea
- Hit The Road And Go
- Dialogue #1
- If It Wasn't For The Wabash River
- Dialogue #2
- Lady
- Dialogue #3
- After The Ball
- Dialogue #4
- No Earthly good
- Dialogue #5
- A Wednesday Car
- Dialogue #6
- My Cowboys Last Ride
- Dialogue #7
- Calilou
- Dialogue #8
- Come Along And Ride This Train
Album Description
Johnny Cash was one of the first to explore the idea of the concept album in country music. This set brings together all of his uniquely American albums, Ride This Train, Blood Sweat & Tears, Mean As Hell, Ballads of the True West, Bitter Tears, America: A 200 Year Salute, From Sea to Shining Sea, and The Rambler. Bob Allen writes, "This collection eloquently embodies one man's love, celebration, curiosity, anguish, and personal vision of his native land."Customer Reviews:
If you like US History and Johnny Cash, this is worth the $$.......2001-12-26
8 Johnny Cash Albums in 1 Box.......2000-06-20
Will the Real Johnny Cash please stand up.......2000-01-22
The first, of course, was "Ride This Train". A make believe journey through the country on an imaginary train, with several stops along the way to examine what history had to offer for characters and for scenery.
"Come Along and Ride This Train", "Loading Coal", and even "Papa played the Dobro", all reflect an image of character and ability which Cash, as an historical writer, has projected on the pages of our minds. They've combined it with his second adventure album concerning "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer", "Casey Jones", "Nine Pound Hammer", "Busted", to say the least. This CD is a true reflection of a long trip through history using music as a "method for his madness".
The second selection, coming from the "Ballads of the True West" edition, Truly represents the historical features of Cash's love of the old west. Songs of the pioneers expressing their hopes, what happens at Boot Hill, why was Mr. Garfield shot down and by whom; remember "Johnny Reb", the true saga of the Civil War, to the offbeat comedy of "25 Minutes to Go".
The third selection appears to combine the Indian theme of "Bitter Tears" with his much later "America" where some duplication occurs with the Ballads of the True West record. Who can forget "Ira Hayes", American hero at Iwo Jima who ending up a drunk back in America and drowned in a ditch. Here, John examines the relationships between the original Americans and those that came from elsewhere to steal and abuse the land. He sings of "Custer split his men, well, he won't do that again", and many other episodes of historical importance in America. He sings of the battles and travels through the old west, "The Battle of New Orleans", and Kentucky.
The next CD, from the "From Sea To Shining Sea" recording allows Cash to travel through the Southern States and enjoy the sites and sounds where he came from, where he went and where he will continue to go.
This package contains 105 tracks of pure musical history. Packaged by the people at Bear Family complete with booklet and four CD's. More than any other collection of his work, this package reflects what Johnny Cash was, and what he represents to his fans and to his music. This is another Cadillac produced by The Bear Family. It's a must for anyone interested in John Cash the man and his music.
I myself have every record, but not with the same quality that CD brings.
Fantastic set.......1999-10-22
A super collection of Old Johnny.......1999-10-12
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Ride This Train
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000EGCZP8 Release Date: 2006-03-28 |
Album Description
Japanese remastered pressing includes 4 bonus tracks. Ride This Train took Cash's conceptual explorations into previously unimagined realms. A full-blown concept album featuring sound effects and lengthy narratives would never have happened on Sun founder Sam Philips's watch, but the newly unfettered Cash reveled in the opportunity to make this striking, distinctive record. The album was billed as a "travelogue of America," and Cash neatly combines his passions for American history, storytelling, and the magic of trains to present portraits of the country he loved. Each track on the album begins with Cash delivering a monologue over train sounds, taking the roles of characters from different walks and eras of American life, followed by a song further illustrating the tale. CBS. 2006.
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Ride This Train
Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Col. Spec. Prod ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000005D99 Release Date: 1995-07-24 |
Tracks:
- Loading Coal
- Slow Rider
- Lumberjack
- Dorraine Of Ponchartrain
- Going To Memphis
- When Papa Played The Dobro
- Boss Jack
- Old Doc Brown
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Ride This Train
Manufacturer: Collectors Series ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000002Y36 Release Date: 1991-01-22 |
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Come Along and Ride This Train
Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Navarre Corporation/ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002B5Q2O Release Date: 2002-09-25 |
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