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American III: Solitary Man

American III: Solitary Man is the sixty-sixth studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on October 17, 2000, by American Recordings. It is the third album in Cash's American series, and the penultimate studio album to be released during his lifetime.

American III: Solitary Man

October 17, 2000

2000

Cash Cabin Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee), Akadémie Mathématique of Philosophical Sound Research (Los Angeles, California)

42:15

American

"Field of Diamonds" was previously recorded by Cash with for their 1986 album Heroes.

Waylon Jennings

"Country Trash" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1973 album .

Any Old Wind That Blows

"I'm Leavin' Now" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1985 album .

Rainbow

Commercial performance[edit]

The album peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number 88 on the US Billboard 200.

Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar

– guitar

Norman Blake

– guitar

Mike Campbell

– associate producer

John Carter Cash

– vocals (9)

June Carter Cash

– fiddle

Laura Cash

– vocals (9), accordion (12, 14)

Sheryl Crow

– guitar, vocals (13)

Merle Haggard

– vocals (6)

Will Oldham

Larry Perkins – guitar

– vocals, organ (1), vocals (2)

Tom Petty

– guitar

Randy Scruggs

– guitar

Marty Stuart

– piano, organ, harmonium

Benmont Tench

Martyn Atkins – photography

Billy Bowers – digital editing

Lindsay Chase – production coordinator

Danny Clinch – photography

David Coleman – art direction

Richard Dodd – additional engineering

David Ferguson – engineer, mixing

– producer

Rick Rubin

D. Sardy – additional engineering

David Schiffman – additional engineering, mixing (9)

Eddie Schreyer – mastering

Chuck Turner – digital editing