Another Song to Sing [Hardcover]

John L. Smith (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0810836297 | ISBN-13: 978-0810836297 | Publication Date: April 28, 1999

Armed with only four major chords and his distinctive voice, Johnny Cash has piloted his way into musical history and into the hearts of millions. With over five decades of recording, Cash has an incredible volume of recorded material. The sheer volume of work can make Cash's recorded repertoire difficult to access for the researcher or fan. John L. Smith, Cash's discographer and friend has written an answer to those problems with Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash.

Smith presents information about Cash's repertoire indexed by song title. Whereas in a "sessionography" one might have to wade through many pages covering entries for different session dates and overdub sessions to find if, when, and how a particular title was released, Another Song to Sing presents all pertinent information for a given title in an entry for that title. Over 2,600 entries provide information pertaining to composers, producers, recording locations, dates of sessions (including any and all overdub sessions), personnel, and release dates for singles, extended-play and long-play albums, and CDs. Over 220 albums and CDs are listed. In addition to the alphabetical song title listings, Smith presents us with a collection of liner notes written by Cash himself, allowing a look at how he perceived his own music at any given period of time.

Editorial Reviews

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...truly amazing in the scope and depth of its research, and will fascinate devoted followers of 'the Man in Black.' (Reference & Research Book News )

...very complete...an impeccable piece of research. (Dirty Linen )

...awesome alphabetical listing of every song Cash has recorded, detailing where known the writer. This book is fascinating. It's immense thoroughly commendable. (Country Music People )

...utterly comprehensive...this is probably the only place in the world where you'll find out about unreleased material such as 'Rosalee's Good Eats Cafe'... (Record Collector )

Weighing in at a massive 3.35 pounds, and using entire forests of trees to provide the 1005 pages, John L. Smith's labour of love Another Song to Sing lists EVERY song recorded by the legendary John R. Cash. Alongside the title, composer, and publishing information, Smith includes all the musicians who appeared on each different recording and tells you on what album each might be found. Who would want such a volume, you ask? Well. The answer is simple. Trivia nuts. Researchers. Writers. Fans. This is simply fascinating stuff....Another Song to Sing is a monumental achievement of research and study. And I am certainly glad to have it in my reference library. (Green Man Review )

This is one of those rare reference books that entertains as much as it informs... (Library Journal )

About the Author

John L. Smith is a long-time scholar and friend of Johnny Cash. His previous publications include the Johnny Cash Discography (Greenwood, 1984), Johnny Cash Discography 1984-1993 (Greenwood, 1994), Johnny Cash Record Catalog (Greenwood, 1994), and Waylon Jennings Discography(Greenwood, 1995) which won the 1996 ARSC Best Research in the Field of Country Music Award.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1032 pages
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press (April 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810836297
• ISBN-13: 978-0810836297
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,967,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive look at the musical career of Johnny Cash., February 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Another Song to Sing (Hardcover)

This book, available May-June 1999, includes more than 2,600 song title entries and numbers some 1,005 pages in length. Each entry includes: composer, recording location, producer, session personnel, and the format (single, ep, lp, CD) of release. Most entries carry detailed annotations. Included in the book is a Foreword by Marty Stuart and a complete listing of liner notes, with contents, written by Cash for his CBS albums from 1958-1986. Cash kindly allowed their replication for this project. An index of some 70 pages details the contents of the song entries. This publication is meant to be an encyclopedia, of sorts, of the recorded works of a country legend.

5.0 out of 5 stars "An excellent resource book of Johnny Cash's musical career", May 6, 2004

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This review is from: Another Song to Sing (Hardcover)

Another Song to Sing by John L. Smith is an excellant resource book detailing the great musical career of Johnny Cash,with 1032 pages with over 2600 song listings and 220 listings for albums and Cds.