At San Quentin is a
recording of a live concert given by Johnny
Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison
. As well as being released on record the
concert was filmed by
Granada
Television.
On the original
LP release, the
song order was changed and several songs were cut, probably for
space reasons. Despite the title of the version released on
CD in 2000 ("At San Quentin (The
Complete 1969 Concert)"), the CD does not contain the entire
concert uncut, but does feature additional tracks and running order
that parallels the actual setlist. Performed but not included were
the songs "Jackson" and "
Orange Blossom Special" which
are included in the video release of the show.
In 2006,
Legacy Recordings
released another deluxe version titled At San Quentin - Legacy
Edition. The three-disc version included two CDs containing 31
selections, 13 of them previously unissued, plus a DVD of the
original documentary. There are also interviews, some searingly
candid, with the prisoners and guards who were present when the
Johnny Cash Show packed the prison.
Track listing
All songs by
Johnny Cash except as
indicated.
Original release
Side 1
- "Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan)
- "Wreck of the Old 97
"* (arranged by Cash, Bob
Johnston, Norman
Blake)
- "I Walk the Line"
- "Darling Companion" (John
Sebastian)
- "Starkville City Jail"
Side 2
- "San Quentin"
- "San Quentin"
- "A Boy Named Sue" (Shel Silverstein)
- " Peace in the Valley"
(Thomas A. Dorsey)
- "Folsom Prison Blues"
CD reissue (2000)
- "Big River" – 1:56
- "I Still Miss Someone" (J. Cash, Roy Cash Jr.) – 1:52
- "Wreck of the Old 97"* (arranged by Cash, Johnston, Blake) –
2:05
- "I Walk the Line" – 3:29
- "Darlin' Companion" (Sebastian) – 3:21
- "I Don't Know Where I'm Bound" (T. Cuttie) – 2:24
- "Starkville City Jail" – 6:15
- "San Quentin" – 4:07
- "San Quentin" – 3:13
- "Wanted Man" (Dylan) – 3:24
- "A Boy Named Sue" (Silverstein) – 3:59
- "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (Dorsey) – 2:30
- "Folsom Prison Blues" – 4:24
- "Ring of Fire" (June Carter, Merle
Kilgore) – 2:07
- "He Turned the Water Into Wine" – 4:01
- "Daddy Sang Bass" (Carl Perkins) –
2:43
- "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago" (L.R. Dalton) –
2:16
- "Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk the Line/Ring of
Fire/The Rebel-Johnny Yuma"
(Cash)/(Cash)/(Carter, Kilgore)/(R. Markowitz, A. Fenady) –
5:08
* Has no author-credit. Apparently David G. George never won a
law-suit against RCA-Victor in 1933 over the copyrights for this
song.
Legacy edition (2006)
- Disc 1
Carl Perkins
- 1. "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl
Perkins) - 3:52
The Statler Brothers
- 2. "Flowers On The Wall" - 3:27
The Carter Family
- 3. "The Last Thing on My
Mind" (Tom Paxton) - 3:34
- 4. "June Carter Cash Talks To The Audience" - 2:41
- 5. "Wildwood Flower" (Maud
Irving, Joseph Philbrick
Webster) - 3:49
Johnny Cash
- 6. "Big River" - 1:43
- 7. "I Still Miss Someone" - 1:50
- 8. "Wreck of the Old 97"* (arranged by Cash, Johnston, Blake) -
3:24
- 9. "I Walk the Line" - 2:28
- 10. "Medley: The Long Black
Veil/Give My Love To Rose" (Danny
Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) -
4:06
- 11. "Folsom Prison Blues" - 3:00
- 12. "Orange Blossom
Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) - 3:03
Johnny Cash,
June Carter Cash and
Carl Perkins
- 13. "Jackson" (Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler) - 3:23
- 14. "Darlin' Companion" (Sebastian) - 2:24
The Carter Family and Carl Perkins
- 15. "Break My Mind" - 2:56
Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins
- 16. "I Don't Know Where I'm Bound" - 5:14
- 17. "Starkville City Jail" - 3:32
- Disc 2
- 1. "San Quentin" - 4:09
- 2. "San Quentin" - 3:13
- 3. "Wanted Man" (Dylan) - 3:29
Carl Perkins
- 4. "Restless" (Perkins) - 3:54
Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins
- 5. "A Boy Named Sue" - 3:45
- 6. "Blistered" - 1:46
Johnny Cash, The Carter Family and Carl Perkins
- 7. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (Dorsey) - 3:14
Carl Perkins
- 8. "The Outside Looking In" - 3:00
The Statler Brothers & Carl Perkins
- 9. "Less Of Me" - 2:45
Johnny Cash, The Carter Family and Carl Perkins
- 10. "Ring Of Fire" (Carter, Kilgore) - 2:07
Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl
Perkins
- 11. "He Turned The Water Into Wine" - 4:01
- 12. "Daddy Sang Bass" - 2:43
- 13. "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago" (Dalton) - 2:16
- 14. "Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues (June Carter Cash)/I
Walk The Line (The Carter Family)/Ring Of Fire (The Statler
Brothers)/Folsom Prison Blues (Carl Perkins)/The Rebel - Johnny
Yuma (Johnny Cash)/Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)" - 5:08
- Disc 3 (DVD)
- The original 1969 documentary produced by Granada TV in the
U.K. chronicles Cash's historic concert at the maximum security
prison. Includes footage of the concert that became the 1969
best-selling LP, and features an edited performance of the number 1
hit "A Boy Named Sue". Also contains one-on-one interviews with
several of the prison guards and inmates, talking about their time
and experiences behind bars. (Running time: approx. 60
minutes)
Personnel
Charts
Album - U.S.
Billboard
charts
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1969 |
Country Albums |
1 |
| 1969 |
Pop Albums |
1 |
Singles - U.S. Billboard charts
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1969 |
"A Boy Named Sue" |
Country Singles |
1 |
| 1969 |
"A Boy Named Sue" |
Pop Singles |
2 |
References
- Cash, Johnny, et al. (2000). Johnny Cash At San
Quentin liner notes. New York: Sony/Columbia/Legacy.
External links