I Walk the Line is the nineteenth studio album by singer and songwriter Johnny Cash, featuring a handful of recent songs alongside new recordings of previous hits from his previous tenure at Sun Records (save for "I Still Miss Someone" that was first recorded for Columbia). It was released on Columbia Records in 1964. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1967.[2]
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| Released | June 22, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June 13, 1963–March 5, 1964 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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| AllMusic |   link |
| Record Mirror | [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Walk the Line" (new recording) | Cash | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Bad News" | John D. Loudermilk | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Folsom Prison Blues" (new recording) | Cash | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Give My Love to Rose" (new recording) | Cash | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Hey Porter" (new recording) | Cash | 2:19 |
| 6. | "I Still Miss Someone" (new recording) | Johnny Cash, Roy Cash | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Understand Your Man" | Cash | 2:43 |
| 8. | "Wreck of the Old '97" (new recording) | Cash, Bob Johnson, Norman Blake | 2:41 |
| 9. | "Still in Town" | Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Big River" (new recording) | Cash | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye" (new recording) | Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin | 2:24 |
| 12. | "Troublesome Waters" | Maybelle Carter, Dixie Dean | 3:48 |
Personnel
- Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
- Luther Perkins - lead guitar
- Norman Blake - acoustic guitar, dobro
- Bob Johnson, Jack Clement - rhythm guitar
- Marshall Grant - bass
- W.S. Holland - drums
- Bill Pursell - piano
- Don Helms - steel guitar
- Karl Garvin, Bill McElhiney - trumpet
- Rufus Long - flute
- The Carter Family - backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Produced by: Don Law and Frank Jones
- Cover Photo by: Lee Friedlander
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1964 | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1964 | Pop Albums | 53 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1964 | "Understand Your Man" | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1964 | "Understand Your Man" | Pop Singles | 35 |
| 1964 | "Bad News" | Country Singles | 8 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||