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| Released | May 6, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | January 13, 1968 | |||
| Venue | Folsom State Prison (Folsom, California) | |||
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| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bob Johnston | |||
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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. It comprises recordings of performances by Cash and his band at Folsom State Prison, California, on January 13, 1968.
After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had controlled his drug abuse problems, and was looking to turn his career around after several years of limited success. Backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison.
Despite little initial promotion by Columbia, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison reached number one on the US Top Country Charts and the top 15 of the national album chart. The lead single, a performance of "Folsom Prison Blues", was Cash's first top-40 hit since 1964's "Understand Your Man". At Folsom Prison received positive reviews and revitalized Cash's career. At the 11th Annual Grammy Awards in 1969, it won for Best Album Notes, and "Folsom Prison Blues" won for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male.
Cash recorded three more live albums in prisons: At San Quentin (1969), På Österåker (1973) and A Concert Behind Prison Walls (1976). Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison was rereleased with additional tracks in 1999, and again in 2018 for Record Store Day. It was certified triple platinum in 2003 for US sales exceeding 3.4 million. It has been cited by numerous critics as one of the greatest albums, and was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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