The Essential Johnny Cash (1955-1983)
AlbumTracklist 210:11
CD 1
| 1 | Hey Porter | 2:11 | |
| 2 | Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:23 | |
| 3 | Folsom Prison Blues | 2:48 | |
| 4 | Luther Played the Boogie | 2:01 | |
| 5 | Get Rhythm | 2:12 | |
| 6 | I Walk the Line | 2:42 | |
| 7 | Home of the Blues | 2:38 | |
| 8 | Give My Love to Rose | 2:43 | |
| 9 | Rock Island Line | 2:08 | |
| 10 | Doin’ My Time | 2:37 | |
| 11 | Big River | 2:30 | |
| 12 | Ballad of a Teenage Queen | 2:10 | |
| 13 | Guess Things Happen That Way | 2:48 | |
| 14 | The Ways of a Woman in Love | 2:14 | |
| 15 | Thanks a Lot | 2:36 | |
| 16 | Oh, What a Dream | 2:03 | |
| 17 | What Do I Care | 2:07 | |
| 18 | All Over Again | 2:05 | |
| 19 | I Still Miss Someone | 2:34 | |
| 20 | I’d Just Be Fool Enough (to Fall) | 2:08 | |
| 21 | Walking the Blues | 2:08 | |
| 22 | Frankie’s Man, Johnny | 2:14 | |
| 23 | Tennessee Flat‐Top Box | 2:58 | |
| 24 | Sing It Pretty, Sue | 1:57 | |
| 25 | Pickin’ Time | 1:57 | |
| 26 | Five Feet High and Rising | 1:46 | |
| 27 | The Old Account | 2:18 | |
| 28 | (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me) | 2:46 | |
| 29 | Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) | 3:52 |
CD 2
| 1 | Don’t Take Your Guns to Town | 3:01 | |
| 2 | The Ballad of Boot Hill | 2:34 | |
| 3 | The Rebel | 1:51 | |
| 4 | The Big Battle | 4:02 | |
| 5 | When the Roses Bloom Again | 2:34 | |
| 6 | The Ballad of Ira Hayes | 4:07 | |
| 7 | The Legend of John Henry’s Hammer | 8:24 | |
| 8 | Dark as a Dungeon | 2:27 | |
| 9 | The Long Black Veil | 3:06 | |
| 10 | I Got Stripes | 2:02 | |
| 11 | 25 Minutes to Go | 3:11 | |
| 12 | The Wall | 2:08 | |
| 13 | Busted | 2:15 | |
| 14 | Bad News | 2:56 | |
| 15 | Dirty Old Egg‐Sucking Dog | 2:06 | |
| 16 | Orange Blossom Special | 3:05 | |
| 17 | Ring of Fire | 2:36 | |
| 18 | Understand Your Man | 2:42 | |
| 19 | Jackson | 2:44 | |
| 20 | Blistered | 2:20 | |
| 21 | See Ruby Fall | 2:50 | |
| 22 | Cisco Clifton’s Fillin’ Station | 2:40 | |
| 23 | Daddy Sang Bass | 2:19 |
CD 3
| 1 | Folsom Prison Blues | 2:41 | |
| 2 | Cocaine Blues | 2:44 | |
| 3 | San Quentin #2 | 2:32 | |
| 4 | A Boy Named Sue | 3:46 | |
| 5 | Wanted Man | 2:50 | |
| 6 | Singin’ in Viet Nam Talkin’ Blues | 2:54 | |
| 7 | Man in Black | 2:52 | |
| 8 | What Is Truth | 2:37 | |
| 9 | Flesh and Blood | 2:35 | |
| 10 | Sunday Morning Coming Down | 4:06 | |
| 11 | Oney | 3:04 | |
| 12 | One Piece at a Time | 4:00 | |
| 13 | Hit the Road and Go | 2:41 | |
| 14 | Rockabilly Blues (Texas 1955) | 3:19 | |
| 15 | I Will Rock and Roll With You | 2:50 | |
| 16 | No Expectations | 3:10 | |
| 17 | (Ghost) Riders in the Sky | 3:46 | |
| 18 | Bull Rider | 3:08 | |
| 19 | Highway Patrolman | 5:20 | |
| 20 | After the Ball | 3:00 | |
| 21 | Without Love | 2:28 | |
| 22 | The Last Time | 3:14 | |
| 23 | I’m Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar | 3:00 |