![]() ![]() Additionally, the album won "Album of the Year" award at the 2003 CMA Awards. American IV: The Man Comes Around was Cash's first non-compilation album to go gold in thirty years. He receives backing vocal assistance from various artists, including Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, and Don Henley.Īmerican IV was the final album Johnny Cash released during his lifetime, though the Unearthed box set was compiled prior to his death, with Cash choosing the tracks and writing liner notes. For instance, for the song " Personal Jesus", Rubin asked Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to re-work an acoustic version of Martin Gore's song, which featured a simple acoustic riff that stripped down the song to a blues style. The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own sparse style, with help from producer Rick Rubin. ![]() The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is the fourth in Cash's "American" series of albums, and the last album released during his lifetime, and is considered some of his finest work towards the end of his life. It was released on November 5, 2002, by American Recordings and Universal Records. American IV: The Man Comes Around is the sixty-seventh and final studio album by Johnny Cash. ![]()
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