The Man in Black 1954–1958

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The Man in Black 1954–1958 is a

Bear Family Records 5-CD box set of Johnny Cash

The box itself is shaped as a square border box as it holds cases for the discs, and a booklet for a welcome bonus.

Track listing

Disc One
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	" Sings Hank Williams	2:14

Disc Two
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	" Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	1:52
31.	"Oh, Lonesome Me" (Overdubbed Master)	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:29

Disc Three
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	" Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous	2:17
23.	"Thanks a Lot"	Greatest!	2:38
24.	"It's Just About Time"	Previously unreleased	2:08
25.	"I Forgot to Remember to Forget"	Previously unreleased	2:10
26.	"I Just Thought You'd Like to Know"	Greatest!	2:25
27.	"It's Just About Time"	Greatest!	2:10
28.	"I Forgot to Remember to Forget"	Greatest!	1:55
29.	"Down The Street to 301"	Now Here's Johnny Cash	2:03

Disc Four
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Oh What a Dream"	Previously unreleased	2:05
2.	"I'll Remember You"	Previously unreleased	2:07
3.	"Drink to Me"	Columbia Records 1958-1986	2:03
8.	"I'll Remember You"	Previously unreleased	2:05
9.	"Mama's Baby"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:22
10.	"The Troubadour"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:16
11.	"Run Softly Blue River"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:15
12.	"All Over Again"	Single A-side	2:15
13.	"That's All Over"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	1:54
14.	"Frankie's Man Johnnie"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:17
15.	"Fool's Hall of Fame"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:09
16.	"Walkin' the Blues"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:14
17.	"Lead Me Father"	Hymns by Johnny Cash	2:27
18.	"That's Enough"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:42
19.	"I Still Miss Someone"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:36
20.	"One More Ride"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:02
21.	"Pickin' Time"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	1:59
22.	"Don't Take Your Guns to Town"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	3:04
23.	"I'd Rather Die Young"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:31
24.	"The Shepherd of My Heart"	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:12
25.	"Cold Shoulder"	The Unissued Johnny Cash	1:52

Disc Five
No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Lead Me Father" (Takes 1-4)	Previously unreleased	3:41
2.	"Lead Me Father" (Takes 5-9)	Previously unreleased	4:32
3.	"Lead Me Father" (Takes 10-12)	Previously unreleased	3:47
4.	"Lead Me Father" (Master-Take 13)	Hymns by Johnny Cash	2:36
5.	"That's Enough" (Takes 1-3)	Previously unreleased	2:28
6.	"That's Enough" (Master-Take 4)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:52
7.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Takes 1-5)	Previously unreleased	4:07
8.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Takes 6-8)	Previously unreleased	4:19
9.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Takes 9-10)	Previously unreleased	2:55
10.	"I Still Miss Someone" (Master-Take 11)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:43
11.	"One More Ride" (Takes 1-4)	Previously unreleased	3:09
12.	"One More Ride" (Takes 5-11)	Previously unreleased	2:16
13.	"One More Ride" (Master-Take 12)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:06
14.	"Pickin' Time" (Takes 1-2)	Previously unreleased	2:32
15.	"Pickin' Time" (Master-Take 3)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:04
16.	"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" (Takes 1-4)	Previously unreleased	2:46
17.	"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" (Takes 5-6)	Previously unreleased	3:31
18.	"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" (Master)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	3:04
19.	"I'd Rather Die Young" (Take 1 and Master-Take 2)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	2:53
20.	"The Shepherd of My Heart" (Takes 1-2 and Master-Take 3)	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	3:31
21.	"Cold Shoulder" (Master-Take 1 and Master-Take 2)	The Unissued Johnny Cash	2:15

Previously unissued:

CD 5 contains a complete session: false starts, breakdowns, rejected and finished masters of songs recorded on August 13, 1958.

Numbers next to some songs indicate the year of the release.