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List Price: $49.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 3877
Released: August 2, 2005 |
| Our Price: $29.47 |
| Used Price: $8.70 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Legend Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. I Walk the Line
2. There You Go
3. Home of the Blues
4. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
5. Guess Things Happen That Way
6. Ways of a Woman in Love
7. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
8. Ring of Fire
9. Matador
10. Understand Your Man
11. Ballad of Ira Hayes
12. Orange Blossom Special
13. One on the Right Is on the Left
14. Rosanna's Going Wild
15. Folsom Prison Blues
16. Daddy Sang Blues
17. Boy Named Sue
18. What Is Truth
19. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
20. Flesh and Blood
21. Man in Black
22. Thing Called Love
23. Kate
24. Oney
25. Any Old Wind That Blows
26. One Piece at a Time
27. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Disc 2:
1. Hey Porter
2. Cry, Cry, Cry
3. Luther Played the Boogie
4. Get Rhythm
5. Give My Love to Rose
6. I Was There When It Happened
7. Big River
8. I Still Miss Someone
9. Pickin' Time
10. Man on the Hill
11. Five Feet High and Rising
12. Tennessee Flat-Top Box
13. I Got Stripes
14. Troublesome Waters
15. Long Black Veil
16. Dark as a Dungeon
17. Wall
18. 25 Minutes to Go
19. Cocaine Blues
20. Doin' My Time [#]
21. I Will Rock and Roll With You
22. Without Love
23. Big Light
24. Highway Patrolman
25. I'm Never Gonna Roam Again [#]
26. When I'm Gray [#]
27. Forever Young
Disc 3:
1. Wreck of the Old 97
2. Rock Island Line
3. Goodnight Irene
4. Goodbye, Little Darlin'
5. Born to Lose
6. Walking the Blues
7. Frankie's Man, Johnny
8. Delia's Gone
9. In the Jailhouse Now
10. Waiting for a Train
11. Casey Jones
12. Legend of John Henry's Hammer
13. I've Been Working on the Railroad [#]
14. Sweet Betsy from Pike
15. Streets of Laredo
16. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
17. Down in the Valley [#]
18. Wabash Cannonball
19. Great Speckle Bird
20. Wildwood Flower
21. Cotton Fields
22. Pick a Bale O' Cotton
23. Old Shep
24. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
25. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
26. Time Changes Everything
Editorial Review:
There are several Cash boxes available, but The Legend--spanning the years 1955-2002 but concentrating on his long tenure at Columbia and, to a lesser degree, his beginnings at Sun--probably belongs at the top of the list. Cash's greatest strengths are dramatized on these four, thematically programmed discs: Win, Place and Show: The Hits; Old Favorites and New; The Great American Songbook (mostly traditional songs); and Family and Friends (collaborations). For starters, consider the staggering depth and breadth of his repertoire (perhaps matched only by those of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles), embracing ancient folk tunes ("Streets of Laredo"), teen pop ("Ballad of a Teenage Queen"), mature contemporary rock ("Highway Patrolman"), gospel ("Were You There When They Crucified My Lord"), topical fare ("Ballad of Ira Hayes"), country standards ("Time Changes Everything"), novelties ("One Piece at a Time"), and more. Then there's the way his spare, spacious sound opens up to take in horns ("Ring of Fire"), strings ("Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"), anything. The Legend includes seven previously unissued sides, most prominently "It Takes One to Know Me," a stirring salute to his wife June. --John Morthland
NOTE: There is also a deluxe limited edition of The Legend, featuring a lithograph, a bonus disc, and a DVD, and housed in a 120-page, 12" x 16" hardcover book.The Legend Reviews:
a must for Cash fans 
2009-10-12 - This is a good collection with a mix of some of the more popular Cash songs and a lot of lesser know ones.
JOHNNY CASH FEST OF MUSIC! 
2009-08-03 - I'm a big Johnny Cash fan, but only possessed one CD. So I lashed out and bought this super 4 cd edition. What a great buy! It's Johnny Cash overload - but I love it! Many of his songs, from different eras, lots of oldies and well known favourites - and quite a few new, unheard songs. But all fabulous and most enjoyable! My all-time favourite is Ghost Riders in the sky. For some reason when I listen to this song, and visualise it, I get goosebumps - every time. I have no idea why! This set also contains an interesting booklet inside on Johnny Cash. This is a great addition to any CD Collection! Johnny Cash fans especially, will love it. He is a legend, indeed.
Great Collection, but poor quality 
2009-07-31 - The collection of songs is great - it's perfect for me. I like Johnny Cash, but I'm not a die-hard fan with a need for his whole collection. The number of songs and the songs chosen are perfect, and I do like the way the discs are arranged by category. The only complaint I have, and it's a big one, is the quality. It sounded so bad I turned it off on my first listen. Very tinny with some popping and crackling. The bass is lost and when you tweak on the EQ, it distorts even worse. I have had cassettes with better quality. I think it sounds fine on a low quality CD player that does not have a lot of range in sound to begin with, but when played on something a little more high end with a lot of range like a 10 speaker Bose car stereo, the poor quality is really accentuated making it painful to listen to.
Great!
2009-02-07 - Great collection, a must for any Cash fan. I love his stuff and this makes a great addition.
Gave to my step-father as a gift... he LOVED it!
2008-10-07 - This is awesome. I recommend this product. My step-father is 75 years old and he loves Johnny Cash. He nearly cried when I gave it to him; he was so grateful. He played the music and it captured Johnny Cash's earlier days and also later. I enjoyed it also.
