American VI: Ain't No Grave
American VI: Ain't No Grave | ||||
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Released | February 23, 2010 | |||
Recorded | May–August 2003 | |||
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Length | 32:21 | |||
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Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
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American series chronology | ||||
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Singles from American VI: Ain't No Grave | ||||
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American VI: Ain't No Grave is an album by
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 5.6/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Slant Magazine | [12] |
The Times | [13] |
American VI received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
In a mixed review,
Although cited at the time as the final expected release of recordings from the American sessions (as had American V before it), in March 2014, John Carter Cash indicated that "three or four albums worth" of American material may be released.[17]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 54,000 copies,[18] becoming Cash's third posthumous top-ten album in the U.S.[19] As of March 2014, the album has sold 250,000 copies in the US.[20]
In the United Kingdom, the album entered at number nine on the UK Albums Chart.[21] It has sold 62,000 in the UK as of March 2014.[20] American VI: Ain't No Grave also attained international chart success, charting within the top-ten of several other countries.[22]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Walter E. Rollins | 2:45 | |
8. | "Cool Water" | Bob Nolan | 2:53 |
9. | "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" | Ed McCurdy | 3:14 |
10. | "Aloha Oe" | Queen Liliʻuokalani | 3:00 |
Total length: | 32:21 |
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
- Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
- Scott Avett – banjo on "Ain't No Grave"
- Seth Avett – footsteps & chains on "Ain't No Grave"
- Mike Campbell – guitar
- Smokey Hormel – guitar
- Jonny Polonsky – guitar
- Matt Sweeney – guitar
- Benmont Tench – piano, harpsichord, organ
Charts
Album -
Weekly charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[23] | 3 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[24] | 2 |
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 22 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] | 1 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] | 14 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] | 35 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[29] | 4 |
Croatian Albums (HDU)[30] | 9 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[31] | 2 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] | 2 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)[33]
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11 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[34]
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59 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35] | 3 |
Greek Albums (IFPI)[36] | 11 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[37] | 75 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38] | 12 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[39] | 3 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[40] | 33 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[41] | 5 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC)[43] | 9 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[44] | 62 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45] | 98 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[46] | 39 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[47] | 54 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[48] | 78 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard')[49] | 37 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[50] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Future releases
The liner notes of Unearthed, a box set composed of outtakes from the first four entries in Cash's American series, claim "around 50" songs were recorded during the American V sessions before Cash's death on September 12, 2003. However, to date only two albums worth of material have been released from these sessions. In March 2014, Cash's son John Carter Cash, promoting the release of Out Among the Stars, a collection of recently unearthed recordings from the early 1980s, confirmed that "three or four albums" worth of unreleased material exist from the American sessions, with Rubin confirming that at least one additional album, a follow-up to Unearthed, is planned for future release.[17]
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