At San Quentin

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At San Quentin
At San Quentin cover
Live album by Johnny Cash
Released June 4, 1969
Recorded Live at San Quentin State Prison, February 24, 1969
Genre Country
Length 59 min 6 s (re-release)
Label Columbia
Producer(s) Bob Johnston (original)
Bob Irwin (re-release)
Professional reviews
Johnny Cash chronology
The Holy Land
(1969)
At San Quentin
(1969)
More of Old Golden Throat
(1969)


At San Quentin is a recording of a live concert given by Johnny Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison. As well as being released on record the concert was filmed by Granada Television.

On the original LP release, the song order was changed and several songs were cut, probably for space reasons. Despite the title of the version released on CD in 2000, the CD does not contain the entire concert uncut, but does feature additional tracks and running order that parallels the actual setlist. Performed but not included are the songs "Jackson" and "Orange Blossom Special" which are included in the video release of the show.

In 2006, Legacy Recordings released another deluxe version titled At San Quentin - Legacy Edition. The three-disc version included two CDs containing 31 selections, 13 of them previously unissued, plus a DVD called Johnny Cash In San Quentin, a 1969 documentary made by England’s Granada TV for British television. There are also interviews, some searingly candid, with the prisoners and guards who were present when the Johnny Cash Show packed the prison.

Contents

  1. "Big River" (J. Cash) – 1:56
  2. "I Still Miss Someone" (J. Cash - Roy Cash Jr.) – 1:52
  3. "Wreck of the Old 97" (Arranged by J. Cash, B. Johnson, N. Blake) – 2:05
  4. "I Walk the Line" (J. Cash) – 3:29
  5. "Darlin' Companion" (J. Sebastian) – 3:21
  6. "I Don't Know Where I'm Bound" (J. Cuttie) – 2:24
  7. "Starkville City Jail" (J. Cash) – 6:15
  8. "San Quentin" (J. Cash) – 4:07
  9. "San Quentin" (J. Cash) – 3:13
  10. "Wanted Man" (B. Dylan-J. Cash) – 3:24
  11. "A Boy Named Sue" (S. Silverstein) – 3:59
  12. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (T. Dorsey) – 2:30
  13. "Folsom Prison Blues" (J. Cash) – 4:24
  14. "Ring of Fire" (J. Carter - M. Kilgore) – 2:07
  15. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (J. Cash) – 4:01
  16. "Daddy Sang Bass" (C. Perkins) – 2:43
  17. "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago" (L. R. Dalton) – 2:16
  18. "Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk the Line/Ring of Fire/The Rebel-Johnny Yuma" (J. Cash - J. Carter - M. Kilgore - R. Markowitz - A. Fenady) – 5:08

  • Disc 1
    1. "Blue Suede Shoes" - 3:52
    2. "Flowers On The Wall" - 3:27
    3. "The Last Thing On My Mind" - 3:34
    4. "June Carter Cash Talks To The Audience" - 2:41
    5. "Wildwood Flower" - 3:49
    6. "Big River" - 1:43
    7. "I Still Miss Someone" - 1:50
    8. "Wreck of the Old 97" - 3:24
    9. "I Walk the Line" - 2:28
    10. "Medley: The Long Black Veil/Give My Love To Rose" - 4:06
    11. "Folsom Prison Blues" - 3:00
    12. "Orange Blossom Special" - 3:03
    13. "Jackson" - 3:23
    14. "Darlin' Companion" - 2:24
    15. "Break My Mind" - 2:56
    16. "I Don't Know Where I'm Bound" - 5:14
    17. "Starkville City Jail" - 3:32
  • Disc 2
    1. "San Quentin" - 4:09
    2. "San Quentin" - 3:13
    3. "Wanted Man" - 3:29
    4. "Restless" - 3:54
    5. "A Boy Named Sue" - 3:45
    6. "Blistered" - 1:46
    7. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" - 3:14
    8. "The Outside Looking In" - 3:00
    9. "Less Of Me" - 2:45
    10. "Ring Of Fire" - 2:07
    11. "He Turned The Water Into Wine" - 4:01
    12. "Daddy Sang Bass" - 2:43
    13. "The Old Account Was Sattled Long Ago" - 2:16
    14. "Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk The Line/Ring Of Fire/The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" - 5:08
  • Disc 3 (DVD)
    1. The original 1969 documentary produced by Granada TV in the U.K. chronicles Cash's historic concert at the maximum security prison. Includes footage of the concert that became the 1969 best-selling LP, and features a full performance of the number 1 hit "A Boy Named Sue". Also contains one-on-one interviews with several of the prison guards and inmates, talking about their time and experiences behind bars. (Running time: approx. 60 minutes)

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1969 Country Albums 1
1969 Pop Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1969 "A Boy Named Sue" Country Singles 1
1969 "A Boy Named Sue" Pop Singles 2

  • Cash, Johnny, et al (2000). Johnny Cash At San Quentin liner notes. New York: Sony/Columbia/Legacy.


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