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American VI: Ain't No Grave
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released February 23, 2010
Recorded May 2003–September 2003
Genre Americana
Length 32:21
Language English
Label American and Lost Highway
Producer Rick Rubin
Johnny Cash chronology
American V: A Hundred Highways
(2006)		 American VI: Ain't No Grave
(2010)

American VI: Ain't No Grave is a posthumous album by Johnny Cash. It was released on February 23, 2010,[1] three days before what would have been Cash's 78th birthday.[2] The music on this album comes from the same sessions as American V: A Hundred Highways.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold This Body Down)" (Claude Ely) – 2:53
    Originally recorded by Ely in 1953
  2. "Redemption Day" (Sheryl Crow) – 4:22
    Originally recorded by Crow for the album Sheryl Crow (1996)
  3. "For the Good Times" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:22
    Originally recorded by Kristofferson for the album Kristofferson (1970)
  4. "I Corinthians 15:55" (Johnny Cash) – 3:38
  5. "Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound" (Tom Paxton) – 3:26
    Originally recorded by Paxton for the album Ramblin' Boy (1964)
  6. "A Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 2:48
    Originally recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1955
  7. "I Don't Hurt Anymore" (Don Robertson, Walter E. Rollins) – 2:45
    Originally recorded by Hank Snow in 1954 and also an R&B hit for Dinah Washington the same year
  8. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) – 2:53
    Originally written by Nolan in 1936; most famous version by The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948
  9. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Ed McCurdy) – 3:14
    Originally recorded by McCurdy in 1950
  10. "Aloha Oe" (Queen Lili'uokalani) – 3:00
    Originally written by by Lili'uokalani in 1877; recorded by Elvis Presley in 1961 for Blue Hawaii

Critical reception

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The A.V. Club A[3]
Allmusic 4/5 stars[4]
BBC Music Mixed[5]
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars[6]
Daily Telegraph 5/5 stars[7]
The Independent 4/5 stars[8]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[9]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[10]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[11]
The Times 4/5 stars[12]
Toro 3.5/5 stars[13]

The initial reception for the album was generally positive with many critics praising Cash's ability to record another solid collection of songs before his death. The album was also commended for communicating a great deal through the bare emotional arrangements and a minimalist style. However, many critics remarked that the song selection was weaker than some of the previous installments and that after five earlier collections, this particular installment somewhat fell into a formula employed by earlier albums.

Andy Gill of The Independent has declared the album less strong than American V: A Hundred Highways, but maintains that this installment, "comes so close to those heights [that it] is cause for rejoicing."[8]

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums[14] 22
Australian ARIA Top Country Albums[15] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[16] 4
Canadian Top Country Albums[17] 2
Danish Album Chart [18] 2
Netherlands MegaCharts[14] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 12
Norwegian Albums Chart[14] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[19] 6
Swiss Music Charts[14] 10
UK Albums Chart[20] 9
U.S. Billboard 200[21] 3
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[22] 2

References

  1. ^ Dean Goodman (January 14, 2010). "Johnny Cash Releasing Another Posthumous Album". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/johnny-cash-releasing-another-posthumous-1004059212.story. Retrieved February 22, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Last Johnny Cash American Recordings Album to Be Released in February". http://www.buzzgrinder.com/2010/last-johnny-cash-american-recordings-album-to-be-released-in-february/. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  3. ^ Phipps, Keith. "American VI: Ain't No Grave". http://www.avclub.com/articles/johnny-cash-american-vi-aint-no-grave,38477/. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "American VI: Ain't No Grave - Johnny Cash". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fexzwsldfe. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  5. ^ Mueller (February 15, 2010). "Johnny Cash American VI: Ain't No Grave Review". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g28r. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (February 18, 2010). "Album review: Johnny Cash, 'American VI: Ain't No Grave'". http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/02/album-review-johnny-cash-american-vi-aint-no-grave.html. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  7. ^ Andrew, Perry (February 18, 2010). "Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain’t No Grave, CD review". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7265365/Johnny-Cash-American-VI-Aint-No-Grave-CD-review.html. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b Andy Gill (February 19, 2010). "Album: Johnny Cash, American VI: Ain't No Grave (American)". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-johnny-cash-american-vi-aint-no-grave-american-1903838.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010. 
  9. ^ Leftridge, Steve (February 26, 2010). "American VI: Ain't No Grave". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/121270-johnny-cash-american-vi-aint-no-grave/. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  10. ^ Rosen, Judy. "Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/32243054/review/32252877/american_vi_aint_no_grave. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  11. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (February 22, 2010). "Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/johnny-cash-american-vi-aint-no-grave/2013. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  12. ^ Paphides, Peter (February 19, 2010). "Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain’t No Grave". http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article7032089.ece. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  13. ^ Skinner, Jesse (February 23, 2010). "AMERICAN VI". Toro Magazine. http://www.toromagazine.com/music/music-reviews/3199f4fd-64b4-15c4-9d15-34d54e989dd9/American-VI-Aint-No-Grave/index.html. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  14. ^ a b c d e "australian-charts.com - Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain't No Grave charts". australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Cash&titel=American+VI%3A+Ain%27t+No+Grave&cat=a. Retrieved March 2, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Country Music Association of Australia: ARIA Top Country Albums (International)". ARIA Charts. http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1045. Retrieved March 2, 2010. 
  16. ^ "Canadian Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?tag=chscr1#/charts/canadian-albums. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 
  17. ^ "CANOE -- JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". canoe.ca. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/COUNTRY.html. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 
  18. ^ http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Cash&titel=American+VI%3A+Ain%27t+No+Grave&cat=a
  19. ^ Swedish Albums Chart "Sverigetopplistan". http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ Swedish Albums Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  20. ^ "Chart Stats - Johnny Cash". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=860. Retrieved March 2, 2010. 
  21. ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Albums Charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?tag=chscr1#/charts/billboard-200?tag=relcharts. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 
  22. ^ "Top Country Music, Country Music Albums & Country Music Artists Charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?tag=chscr1#/charts/country-albums?tag=relcharts. Retrieved March 4, 2010. 
Johnny Cash
Studio albums
With His Hot and Blue Guitar · Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous · The Fabulous Johnny Cash · Greatest! · Hymns by Johnny Cash · Songs of Our Soil · Sings Hank Williams · Ride This Train · Now, There Was a Song! · Now Here's Johnny Cash · The Lure of the Grand Canyon · Hymns from the Heart · The Sound of Johnny Cash · All Aboard the Blue Train · Blood, Sweat and Tears · Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash · The Christmas Spirit · I Walk the Line · Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian · Orange Blossom Special · Sings the Ballads of the True West · Everybody Loves a Nut · Happiness is You · Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter · From Sea to Shining Sea · Old Golden Throat · The Holy Land · More of Old Golden Throat · Hello, I'm Johnny Cash · Man in Black · A Thing Called Love · America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song · The Johnny Cash Family Christmas · Any Old Wind That Blows · Johnny Cash and His Woman · Ragged Old Flag · Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me · The Johnny Cash Children's Album · Sings Precious Memories · John R. Cash · Look at Them Beans · One Piece at a Time · The Last Gunfighter Ballad · The Rambler · I Would Like to See You Again · Gone Girl · Silver · A Believer Sings the Truth · Rockabilly Blues · Classic Christmas · The Baron · The Adventures of Johnny Cash · Johnny 99 · Highwayman · Rainbow · Believe in Him · Heroes · Class of '55 · Johnny Cash is Coming to Town · Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series · Water from the Wells of Home · Boom Chicka Boom · Highwayman 2 · The Mystery of Life · American Recordings · The Road Goes on Forever · Unchained · American III: Solitary Man · American IV: The Man Comes Around · My Mother's Hymn Book · American V: A Hundred Highways · American VI: Ain't No Grave
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