Johnny Cash: American IV - The Man Comes Around (2LP) [AMERICAN]

Why you'll love it

American IV is Johnny Cash's final album to come out in his lifetime, home of his unforgettable "Hurt," and widely hailed as one of his finest records.

This edition

• 180g vinyl
• Lyrics included
• Pressed in the EU
• 2LP set

About the album

Johnny Cash had nothing left to prove by 2002, which may be why American IV hits so hard. Working with Rick Rubin for the fourth time, he took songs from just about everywhere and made every one of them sound like it had always been his.

His version of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," with its devastating video, became one of the most moving recordings of his whole career. John Frusciante helped rework Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" into a stomping blues, the title track is a fiery original about the end of days, and he brings quiet grace to "Bridge over Troubled Water," "In My Life" and "Danny Boy."

It's in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, a towering farewell from the Man in Black.

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Tracklist

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On American, a reissue of the 2002 album.