American IV: The Man Comes Around | ||||
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Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Studio | American Recording Studios | |||
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Length | 51:55 | |||
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Johnny Cash chronology | ||||
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American series chronology | ||||
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Singles from American IV:The Man Comes Around | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
Mojo | [6] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [7] |
Robert Christgau | A− [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Sputnikmusic | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
American IV:The Man Comes Around is the sixty-seventh and final studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on November 5,2002,by American Recordings and Universal Records. It is the fourth in Cash's "American" series of albums,and the last album released during his lifetime,and is considered some of his finest work towards the end of his life. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [12]
The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own sparse style,with help from producer Rick Rubin. For instance,for the song "Personal Jesus",Rubin asked Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to re-work an acoustic version of Martin Gore's song,which featured a simple acoustic riff that stripped down the song to a blues style. He receives backing vocal assistance from various artists,including Fiona Apple,Nick Cave,and Don Henley.
American IV was the final album Johnny Cash released during his lifetime,though the Unearthed box set was compiled prior to his death,with Cash choosing the tracks and writing liner notes. American IV:The Man Comes Around was Cash's first non-compilation album to go gold in thirty years. Additionally,the album won "Album of the Year" award at the 2003 CMA Awards. It was certified gold on March 24,2003,and platinum on November 21,2003,by the Recording Industry Association of America,the first non-compilation album of Cash's to do so since the early 1970s.
The video for "Hurt," a song written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and originally released in 1994,was nominated in seven categories at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards and won the award for Best Cinematography. In 2003,mere days before his 71st birthday,Cash won a Grammy for "Give My Love to Rose",a song Cash had originally recorded in the late 1950s. Cash was also nominated that year for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for his "Bridge over Troubled Water" cover with Fiona Apple. The music video for "Hurt" also won the award for Best Short Form Video in 2004.
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor admitted that he was initially "flattered" but worried that "the idea of Cash covering 'Hurt' sounded a bit gimmicky," but when he heard the song and saw the video for the first time,Reznor said he was deeply moved and found Cash's cover beautiful and meaningful,going as far as to say "that song isn't mine anymore." [13]
Graeme Thomson,in The Resurrection of Johnny Cash:Hurt,Redemption,and American Recordings, has discussed concern about Cash's health during the recording. Cash was suffering from multiple health problems and had lost most of his vision,with recording sessions interrupted by hospital stays. Thomson quotes singer Will Oldham:"We should turn and switch off the tape when our listening energy would be better spent helping a living songwriter/performer." [14]
Six songs featured on the album had previously been recorded by Cash.
Original double LP record release
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Man Comes Around" | Johnny Cash | 4:26 |
2. | "Hurt" | Trent Reznor | 3:38 |
3. | "Give My Love to Rose" | Johnny Cash | 3:28 |
4. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Fiona Apple) | Paul Simon | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Hung My Head" | Sting | 3:53 |
2. | "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | 3:52 |
3. | "Personal Jesus" | Martin Gore | 3:20 |
4. | "In My Life" | Lennon–McCartney | 2:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sam Hall" | Tex Ritter | 2:40 |
2. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick Weatherly | 3:19 |
3. | "Desperado" (with Don Henley) | Glenn Frey/Don Henley | 3:13 |
4. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (duet with Nick Cave) | Hank Williams | 3:03 |
5. | "Streets of Laredo" | Traditional | 3:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wichita Lineman" | Jimmy Webb | 3:03 |
2. | "Big Iron" | Marty Robbins | 3:52 |
3. | "Tear Stained Letter" | Johnny Cash | 3:41 |
4. | "We'll Meet Again" (with The Whole Cash Gang) | Hughie Charles/Ross Parker | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Man Comes Around" | Johnny Cash | 4:26 |
2. | "Hurt" | Trent Reznor | 3:38 |
3. | "Give My Love to Rose" | Johnny Cash | 3:28 |
4. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Fiona Apple) | Paul Simon | 3:55 |
5. | "I Hung My Head" | Sting | 3:53 |
6. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | 3:52 |
7. | "Personal Jesus" | Martin Gore | 3:20 |
8. | "In My Life" | Lennon–McCartney | 2:57 |
9. | "Sam Hall" | Tex Ritter | 2:40 |
10. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick Weatherly | 3:19 |
11. | "Desperado" (with Don Henley) | Glenn Frey/Don Henley | 3:13 |
12. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (duet with Nick Cave) | Hank Williams | 3:03 |
13. | "Tear Stained Letter" | Johnny Cash | 3:41 |
14. | "Streets of Laredo" | Traditional | 3:33 |
15. | "We'll Meet Again" (with The Whole Cash Gang) | Hughie Charles/Ross Parker | 2:58 |
The original double LP release features a different track order than the 2014 LP release as well as two additional songs: "Wichita Lineman", which was released on the compilation album Lost Highway: Lost & Found Volume 1, [15] and "Big Iron", which was later released on Unearthed . The version of "Wichita Lineman" differs from the version that appears on the Unearthed collection.
Album - Billboard (United States)
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [34] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Germany (BVMI) [35] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [36] | Gold | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [38] | Platinum | 1,600,000 [39] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [40] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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