Album of the day - Johnny Cash (American III: Solitary Man)

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American III: Solitary Man is a studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on October 17, 2000, by American Recordings. It is the third album in Cash's American series.

1. I Won't Back Down
2. Solitary Man
3. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
4. One
5. Nobody
6. I See A Darkness
7. The Mercy Seat
8. Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
9. Field Of Diamonds
10. Before My Time
11. Country Trash
12. Mary Of The Wild Moor
13. I'm Leavin' Now
14. Wayfaring Stranger

Review 214

Part 3 of his series before the Man In Black died - brilliantly produced by Rick Rubin this is a powerful and emotive collection of mainly cover songs, U2 cover 'One' is superb which has the feel of 'Hurt' from his latter recordings, Tom Petty number 'I Wont Back Down' is another good cover and also 'Solitary Man' which saw Cash receive a third Grammy from this series.
Cash's health was beginning to fail during these recordings and at times you can hear the fragility in his voice but this adds to the collection as a whole. A true legend.

7.2/10