American III: Solitary Man
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 2000
The simple truth is that Johnny Cash could read the phone book and make it compelling. At times this set sounds like a deathbed recitation rather than a collection of songs, but the man's aura and mystique carry the day. Atop Rick Rubin's spare arrangements, Cash makes every song he interprets his own. --Marc Greilsamer
Amazon.com
For younger generations of musicians, having their song cut by Johnny Cash must be a little like scaling the Washington Monument. On his third album for producer Rick Rubin's American label, Cash makes Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" sound like a companion classic to "I Walk the Line." He transforms U2's "One" into a sturdy testament of plainspoken faith, while he plumbs the netherworld of Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat" and Will Oldham's "I See a Darkness." Amid more familiar fare (including Neil... read more
American III: Solitary Man
American III: Solitary Man, Music, Johnny Cash, Country, Country & Western, Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Traditional Country
Music Info:
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Don't Cha [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
Star Eyes - Singer's Standards (Karaoke)
Tire Seu Sorriso Do Caminho [Import]
The Zombies - Greatest Hits [SACD]
Take it to The Spotlight [Explicit Lyrics]
Smoke on the Water & Other Hits
Tears for Fears - Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82-92 [Import]