Personnel includes: Johnny Cash, June Carter.
This is a nifty little duet collection from Johnny and June Carter Cash. Other than "Jackson," which was a smash single, most of the rest here will seem like new music to the more casual or uninitiated fan. These are some dynamite selections such as "Old Time Feeling," a romper stomper near rockabilly read on Ray Charles "What'd I Say," a great-horn drenched cover of Rodney Crowell's "One Way Rider," and six more. The live reading of "Darlin' Companion" is one of the true Cash family classics. The price is most certainly right, and given that Sony issues this CD, it is a sanctioned release with very good sound. ~ Thom Jurek
Super Hits is a budget-line sampler that contains an odd mix of original hits, re-recordings and obscurities. ~ Thom Owens
Super Hits contains an odd mix of original hits, re-recordings and obscurities. It's a budget-priced collection that's designed to entice casual fans, but the song selection on the disc is so haphazard, it's unlikely to please anyone. ~ Thom Owens
Born in Arkansas, Johnny Cash began his musical career in the early 1950s, following his discharge from the Air Force. Cash developed his sound with Luther Perkins (lead guitar) and Marshall Grant (bass). Their debut, "Hey Porter"/"Cry! Cry! Cry!" emerged in 1955 on Sun Records followed by "Fulsome Prison Blues" and "I Walk the Line." In 1958 Carl Perkins' drummer, W.S. Holland, joined and Cash switched to Columbia Records, and another single, "Don't Take Your Guns to Town," sold half a million. Cash married June Carter in 1968 and they had several hit duets.
Solo, Cash recorded AT FOLSOM PRISON, which remains his best album and a contender for the best country record of all time. Shel Silverstein gave him "A Boy Named Sue," which became Cash's only Top 10 pop hit. Cash has recorded many religious albums, including THE GOSPEL ROAD with Kris Kristofferson, Larry Gatlin, and the Statler Brothers. Cash moved to Mercury Records in 1986 and found success immediately with "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" and an all-star album, WATER FROM THE WELLS OF HOME, with Emmylou Harris, the Everly Brothers, and Paul McCartney. His contribution to country music is inestimable. minimize