American V: A Hundred Highways is Johnny Cash's final album. The songs were written and the vocal tracks were put down before his death in 2003, and the instrumentation then carefully added by musicians who had performed with Johnny Cash in the past. The result is the quintessential Man in Black, that unmistakable gruff voice that exudes control and pathos and has defined his career. The songs reflect his mood dealing with the death of his wife, June Carter Cash, and his own failing health. It's a stark album that puts the final note on a glorious career.
CD released July 4, 2006.
Articles, reviews, and interviews:
All Music review
Rolling Stone review
Track List:
1. Help Me Listen
2. God's Gonna Cut You Down
3. Like The 309
4. If You Could Read My Mind
5. Further On Up the Road
6. The Evening Train
7. I Came To Believe
8. Love's Been Good To Me
9. A Legend In My Time
10. Rose Of My Heart
11. Four Strong Winds
12. I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now
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