1. There You Go - Johnny Cash, Cash, J.R.
2. Home of the Blues - Johnny Cash, Cash, J.R.
3. Ballad of a Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash, Clement, J.
4. The Ways of a Woman in Love - Johnny Cash, Rich, C.
5. I Still Miss Someone - Johnny Cash, Cash, J.R.
6. Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash, Cash, J.R.
7. The Long Black Veil - Johnny Cash, Wilkin, M.
8. The Ballad of Ira Hayes - Johnny Cash, LaFarge, P.
9. It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash, Dylan, B.
10. Girl from the North Country - Johnny Cash, Dylan, B.
11. Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash, Perkins, C.
12. Flesh and Blood - Johnny Cash, Cash, J.R.
13. The Night Hank Williams Came to Town - Johnny Cash, Braddock, B.
14. That Old Wheel - Johnny Cash, Pierce, J.
15. The Beast in Me - Johnny Cash, Lowe, N.
16. Unchained - Johnny Cash, Johnstone, J.
17. I Won't Back Down - Johnny Cash, Petty, Tom
18. I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash, Sting
19. Bird on a Wire - Johnny Cash, Cohen, L.
20. In the Sweet By and By - Johnny Cash, Traditional
Amazon.com
The legend of Johnny Cash has loomed even larger since his death, though this 20-cut anthology appears designed more to capitalize on that legend than enhance it. While it chronologically spans nearly half a century, the scattershot selection seems almost arbitrary: a few hits (though none of the biggest), a few lesser-known album cuts (though not necessarily his best), and a better sampling of the career-reviving recordings he made with producer Rick Rubin that reestablished him as an alt-rock icon. Among the highlights are the irresistibly cheesy "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" from his early Sun Records days, the socially conscious "Ballad of Ira Hayes" (the Marine whose story is told so movingly in Flags of Our Fathers), and a live, fully orchestrated rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire." This might fill a gap for those who want to go deeper into the Cash legacy than a greatest-hits collection but aren't ready to splurge on a definitive box set. --Don McLeese
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The Legend Of Johnny Cash: Volume II
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2007-08-27)
- Publisher: Island
- Label: Island
- Studio: Island
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #50255
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Does it get better than this? 2007-12-29
Comment: The fans of Johnny Cash that have not picked up this CD are really missing the boat. No it didn't get the hype that the Volume 1 got for sure, but it is equally amazing if not better. Tracks like That Old Wheel jump out as VINTAGE Cash. Also the pain and beauty of the Rick Rubin productions just shine on this CD.
Even if you arent a Cash fan...I can't imagine not 'getting' what this CD is saying...it is brilliant!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Well selected career-spanning single disc 2006-11-21
Comment: This 20-track collection is a good follow-up to last year's volume one. Both offer up seminal Cash sides, from his early days at Sun through his golden years at Columbia, his stay at Mercury in the '80s and his career capping sides for American. Both volumes also sandwich themselves in the narrow space between single-disc hit collections and deeper anthologies like 1992 and 2002's "Essential" titles, 2000's thematic "Love, God, Murder," 2005's 4-disc "The Legend," or Bear Family's oppressive triple-shot of box sets.
Both single-disc "Legend" volumes sample from the entire length of Cash's career, which means that they necessarily short-change any one phase, and leave out some seminal album releases. What you get instead is a sketch - rather than a full-color picture - of Cash's artistic arc, from slap-back echo at Sun through his righteous songs of the man in black, and finishing with stark, folk-styled renditions recorded with Rick Rubin for the American label.
Cash's fans may find this selection of tracks to be scattershot, duplicative of discs they already own, or unrepresentative of their particular favorites. But fans with deep Cash collections aren't the audience for this release. Instead, the songs have been selected and sequenced to make a compelling spin for new converts, those inspired by Cash's passing and subsequent biopic. And for these new fans, the Legend discs provide a good introduction to Cash's vast catalog that provides a bird's eye view from which to zoom in on specific eras or styles. [©2006 hyperbolium dot com]
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: "The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Vol. 2" is brilliant! 2006-11-21
Comment: "The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Vol. 2" is brilliant! This is an brilliant companion to Volume 1, with equally impressive songs.
Track Listing
1. There You Go
2. Home of the Blues
3. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
4. Ways of a Woman in Love
5. I Still Miss Someone
6. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
7. Long Black Veil
8. Ballad of Ira Hayes
9. It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
10. Girl from the North Country - Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan
11. Daddy Sang Bass
12. Flesh and Blood
13. Night Hank Williams Came to Town - Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings
14. That Old Wheel - Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jr.
15. Beast in Me
16. Unchained
17. I Won't Back Down
18. I Hung My Head
19. Bird on a Wire [Live]
20. In the Sweet By and By
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