American III: Solitary Man is the 85th studio album by country singer Johnny Cash , released in 2000. The third album of the American Recordings series, dubbed its name from the record label of the same name. For American III: Solitary Man, the musician received a Grammy in the category "Best Male Country Performance". [1] Also, the album took 62nd place in the list of "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" according to Rolling Stone magazine . [2]
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| Johnny Cash Studio Album | ||||||||||
| Date of issue | October 17, 2000 | |||||||||
| Genre | country , folk , gospel | |||||||||
| Duration | 42:15 | |||||||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin John Carter Cash | |||||||||
| A country |  USA | |||||||||
| Label | American recordings | |||||||||
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Content
- 1 About the album
- 2 List of Songs
- 3 notes
- 4 References
About the album
Between Unchained and American III: Solitary Man , Johnny Cash's health deteriorated due to many diseases, in particular pneumonia . With this album, the musician gave an answer to his illnesses by performing songs such as “I Won't Back Down Down” by Tom Petty and “ One ” by U2 . Other successful songs on American III were Nick Cave 's The Mercy Seat (Throne of Mercy) and, in fact, Solitary Man (Lonely Man) Neil Diamond , for the performance of which Johnny received a Grammy. Despite mediocre reviews from publications such as LA Weekly and Rolling Stone, American III has a rating of 80 out of 100 on the Metacritic website, indicating "universal acceptance." [3]
List of Songs
| # | Title | Duration | Authors) | Originally recorded |
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| one. | I Won't Back Down | 2:09 | Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn | Tom Petty on Full Moon Fever (1989) |
| 2. | Solitary man | 2:25 | Neil Diamond | Diamond on the single of the same name (1966) |
| 3. | That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) | 2:35 | Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith | Frankie Lane (1949) |
| four. | One | 3:53 | Bono, Adam Clayton, Edge, Larry Mullen | U2 by Achtung Baby (1991) |
| 5. | Nobody | 3:14 | Burt Williams | Bert Williams (1906) |
| 6. | I see a darkness | 3:42 | Will oldham | Oldham on the album I See a Darkness (1999) |
| 7. | The mercy seat | 4:35 | Nick Cave, Mick Harvey | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on Tender Prey (1988) |
| 8. | Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) | 2:41 | David Allan Coe | Tanya Tucker on the album of the same name (1974) |
| 9. | Field of diamonds | 3:15 | Johnny Cash, Jack Ruth | Cash and Waylon Jennings on Heroes (1986) |
| 10. | Before my time | 2:55 | Johnny cache | |
| eleven. | Country trash | 1:47 | Johnny cache | Cache on the album Any Old Wind That Blows (1973) |
| 12. | Mary of the wild moor | 2:32 | Dennis Turner | Duet The Louvin Brothers on the album Tragic Songs of Life (1956) |
| 13. | I'm Leavin 'Now | 3:07 | Johnny cache | Rainbow album cache (1985) |
| fourteen. | Wayfaring stranger | 3:19 | Folk | Many different musicians |
Notes
- ↑ 43th Grammy Awards . Grammy . Date of treatment September 18, 2012. Archived on October 28, 2012.
- ↑ Johnny Cash, 'American III: Solitary Man' . 100 best albums of the 00’s . Rolling stone . Date of treatment September 18, 2012. Archived on October 28, 2012.
- ↑ American III: Solitary Man - Johnny Cash . Metacritic . Date of treatment September 18, 2012. Archived on October 28, 2012.