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Nashville Skyline
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Johnny Cash had already said in 1965 that he would like to make a Nashville album with Bob Dylan. It took until 1969 before that happened. Nashville Skyline built on the rustic style of John Wesley Harding, but went completely into country music. The songs are simple and homely, and he sings in a soft country voice that listeners had not heard from him before. He had temporarily given up smoking.
Cash sings along on Girl from the North Country. The album was released on 9 April 1969, promotion ran partly through Cash's television show, and it became one of his best-selling records. Critics mostly reacted positively. Paul Nelson wrote in Rolling Stone that the album made a deep, human statement about being happy. Others felt something was missing. Kris Kristofferson later said that Dylan opened all the doors in Nashville and brought a new audience there, so that the country scene was never the same again.
Listening
Track list
- 1Girl from the North Country3:44Apple Music ↗
- 2Nashville Skyline Rag3:15Apple Music ↗
- 3To Be Alone with You2:11Apple Music ↗
- 4I Threw It All Away2:27Apple Music ↗
- 5Peggy Day2:03Apple Music ↗
- 6Lay, Lady, Lay3:21Apple Music ↗
- 7One More Night2:25Apple Music ↗
- 8Tell Me That It Isn't True2:44Apple Music ↗
- 9Country Pie1:39Apple Music ↗
- 10Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You3:23Apple Music ↗
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