Personal File

Compilation album by Johnny Cash

Released

May 23, 2006

Recorded

July 11, 1973 –
December 1982 At Columbia Studio

Genre

Country

Length

2:18:05

Label

Legacy/Columbia

Johnny Cash chronology

16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
(2006)

Personal File
(2006)

American V: A Hundred Highways
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Being There	link
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Rolling Stone	link
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Personal File is the 92nd album by the late American music icon Johnny Cash. The two CD set was released on May 23, 2006 on the Legacy label. Personal File contains 49 unreleased tracks on 2 CDs recorded between 1973 and 1982. Given that all tracks on the album were previously unreleased Personal File is considered both a posthumous album and a compilation. Recovered from a vault of material housed at the House of Cash studios, Personal File includes "Tin Pan Alley hits, traditional folk and gospel tunes, new originals and favorite covers" – by Carter Family, Louvin Brothers, Johnny Horton, John Prine, Rodney Crowell, and Carlene Carter. The album was compiled and produced by Gregg Geller with liner notes by Greil Marcus. On most of the tracks, Cash performs alone, accompanying himself on guitar, and on many tracks Cash prefaces the song with remarks about its history and what it means to him.

In 2007, Legacy released a sequel, More Songs from Johnny's Personal File, featuring additional private recordings. The first album was reissued in 2011 by Legacy under the revised title Bootleg Vol. 1: Personal File, which was followed by three more volumes of unreleased or rare recordings. (As of 2015, however, More Songs from Johnny's Personal File has yet to be reissued under this brand.)

Track listing

Disc one

"The Letter Edged in Black" (H. Navada) – 2:39
"There's a Mother Always Waiting at Home" (J. Thornton) – 4:21
"The Engineer's Dying Child" (H. Neil/G. Davis) – 2:07
"My Mother Was a Lady" (E. Marks) – 3:36
"The Winding Stream" (A.P. Carter) – 2:37
"Far Away Places" (A. Kramer/J. Whitney) – 2:23
"Galway Bay" (Dr. A. Colahan) – 1:45
"When I Stop Dreaming" (C. Louvin/I. Louvin) – 3:11
"Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (Ben Jonson/Traditional) – 3:32
"I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" (T.P. Westendorf) – 2:28
"Missouri Waltz" (J.R. Shannon/F.K. Logan-Eppel) – 2:00
"Louisiana Man" (D. Kershaw/B. Deaton) – 3:28
"Paradise" (J. Prine) – 3:03
"I Don't Believe You Wanted to Leave" (J. Tubb) – 2:56
"Jim, I Wore a Tie Today" (C. Walker) – 2:47
"Saginaw, Michigan" (B. Anderson/D. Wayne) – 2:29
"When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)" (J. Horton/T. Franks) – 2:16
"Girl in Saskatoon" (J. Horton) – 2:17
"The Cremation of Sam McGee" (A poem by Robert W. Service) – 5:33
"Tiger Whitehead" (Cash/N. Winston) – 4:44
"It's All Over" (Cash) – 2:49
"A Fast Song" (Cash) – 2:32
"Virgie" (Cash) – 2:57
"I Wanted So" (Cash) – 2:41
"It Takes One to Know Me" (C. Carter) – 3:14

Disc two

"Seal It in My Heart and Mind" (Cash) – 1:51
"Wildwood in the Pines" (R. Crowell) – 2:41
"Who at My Door Is Standing" (M.B.C. Slade/A.B. Everett) – 2:31
"Have Thine Own Way, Lord" (A. Pollard/G. Stebbins) – 3:43
"Lights of Magdala" (L. Murray) – 2:26
"If Jesus Ever Loved a Woman" (Unknown) – 2:39
"The Lily of the Valley" (C.W. Fry/W.S. Hays) – 1:45
"Have a Drink of Water" (Unknown) – 3:36
"The Way Worn Traveler" (A.P. Carter) – 2:03
"Look Unto the East" (Cash) – 2:12
"Matthew 24 (Is Knocking at the Door)" (Cash/June Carter Cash) – 1:57
"The House Is Falling Down" (Unknown) – 2:51
"One of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down and Talk to Paul" (Cash) – 3:20
"What on Earth (Will You Do for Heaven's Sake)" (Cash) – 2:44
"My Children Walk in Truth" (Cash) – 2:50
"No Earthly Good" (Cash) – 1:51
"Sanctified" (Cash) – 2:33
"Lord, Lord, Lord" (Unknown) – 2:20
"What Is Man" (Cash) – 2:24
"Over the Next Hill (We'll Be Home)" (Cash) – 2:55
"A Half a Mile a Day" (Cash) – 4:25
"Farther Along" (Traditional) – 2:57
"Life's Railway to Heaven" (M.E. Abbey/C.D. Tillman) – 2:14
"In the Sweet By-and-By" (S.F. Bennett/J.P. Webster) – 2:50

Personnel

Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar, Producer

Additional personnel

Vic Anesini – Mastering
Charlie Bragg – Engineer
John Carter Cash – Executive Producer
Gregg Geller – Producer, Compilation
John Jackson – Project Director
Greil Marcus – Liner Notes
Jim Marshall – Photography, Cover Photo
Randall Martin – Art Direction, Design
Rosa Menkes – Producer
Lou Robin – Executive Producer

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[1]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[2]	93
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[3]	74
French Albums (SNEP)^[4]	200
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	18
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[8]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	65
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	84
US Billboard 200	108
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	22

Reviews

"Johnny Cash Treasure Chest on the Way" - CMT
"Johnny Cash's Vault Opens" - Rolling Stone
"Johnny Cash Gets Personal" - Spin

References

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↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Johnny Cash – Personal File" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Johnny Cash – Personal File". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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External links

Johnny Cash

Studio albums	With His Hot and Blue Guitar Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous The Fabulous Johnny Cash Greatest! Songs of Our Soil Sings Hank Williams Now, There Was a Song! Now Here's Johnny Cash The Sound of Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Orange Blossom Special Everybody Loves a Nut Happiness Is You Old Golden Throat More of Old Golden Throat Hello, I'm Johnny Cash The World of Johnny Cash Man in Black A Thing Called Love International Superstar Any Old Wind That Blows Ragged Old Flag The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me John R. Cash Look at Them Beans One Piece at a Time The Last Gunfighter Ballad I Would Like to See You Again Gone Girl Silver Rockabilly Blues The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Rainbow Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series Water from the Wells of Home Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life American Recordings Unchained American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around Personal File American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars

Concept albums	Ride This Train Blood, Sweat and Tears Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Sings the Ballads of the True West From Sea to Shining Sea America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song The Johnny Cash Children's Album The Rambler

Gospel albums	Hymns by Johnny Cash Hymns from the Heart The Holy Land The Gospel Road (film soundtrack) Sings Precious Memories A Believer Sings the Truth Believe in Him Return to the Promised Land (video soundtrack) My Mother's Hymn Book

Christmas albums	The Christmas Spirit The Johnny Cash Family Christmas Classic Christmas Johnny Cash Country Christmas

Collaborations	The Lure of the Grand Canyon Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter Johnny Cash and His Woman The Legend of Jesse James The Survivors Live Highwayman Class of '55 Heroes Highwayman 2 The Road Goes on Forever VH1 Storytellers

Live albums	At Folsom Prison At San Quentin The Johnny Cash Show På Österåker Strawberry Cake Koncert v Praze (In Prague–Live) At Madison Square Garden A Concert Behind Prison Walls

Non-Gospel Soundtracks	I Walk the Line Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Heart of Cash Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Sunday Morning Coming Down Five Feet High and Rising Destination Victoria Station Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 The Unissued Johnny Cash Johnny & June Tall Man Encore Biggest Hits The Man in Black 1954–1958 The Man in Black 1959–1962 Come Along and Ride This Train The Essential Johnny Cash (1992) Wanted Man The Man in Black 1963–1969 The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Love, God, Murder The Essential Johnny Cash (2002) Unearthed The Legend The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: Patriot 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Songs	"25 Minutes to Go" "Seasons of My Heart" "Any Old Wind That Blows" "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" "Big River" "Blistered" "A Boy Named Sue" "Busted" "Cat's in the Cradle" "Cocaine Blues" "Cry! Cry! Cry!" "Daddy Sang Bass" "Dark as a Dungeon" "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" "Engine 143" "Flesh and Blood" "The Folk Singer" "Folsom Prison Blues" "Forty Shades of Green" "Get Rhythm" "Goodnight, Irene" "Green, Green Grass of Home" "Greystone Chapel" "Guess Things Happen That Way" "Hey, Porter" "Home of the Blues" "Hurt" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "I Love You Because" "I Still Miss Someone" "I Walk the Line" "If I Had a Hammer" "If I Were a Carpenter" "In My Life" "In the Jailhouse Now" "It Ain't Me Babe" "Jackson" "Kate" "The Man Comes Around" "Man in Black" "The Matador" "Oh Lonesome Me" "One Piece at a Time" "Oney" "Orange Blossom Special" "The One on the Right Is on the Left" "Remember the Alamo" "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" "Ring of Fire" "Rock Island Line" "So Doggone Lonesome" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" "A Thing Called Love" "Understand Your Man" "What Is Truth" "What'd I Say"

Family	June Carter Cash John Carter Cash Rosanne Cash Carlene Carter Vivian Liberto Tommy Cash Carter Family

Related articles	Albums discography Singles discography Sun Records discography Highwaymen Carter Family Fold Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words Cash: The Autobiography Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music Walk the Line We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash Ring of Fire (2013 film) Ring of Fire (musical) My Father and the Man in Black Dyess, Arkansas The Sound Behind Johnny Cash

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