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American IV: The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around is the sixty-seventh and final non-posthumous studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on November 5, 2002, by American Recordings and Universal Records. 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. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12]

American IV: The Man Comes Around

November 5, 2002

2002

American Recording Studios

51:55

"Give My Love to Rose" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1960 album .

Sings Hank Williams

"Sam Hall" and "Streets of Laredo" were previously recorded by Cash for his 1965 album .

Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

"Danny Boy" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1965 album .

Orange Blossom Special

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1960 album

Now, There Was a Song!

"Tear Stained Letter" was previously recorded by Cash for his 1972 album .

A Thing Called Love

– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, arranger, adaptation

Johnny Cash

– drums, keyboards, vocals

Don Henley

– vocals

Fiona Apple

– vocals (12)

Nick Cave

John Frusciante, Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Mike Campbell

Jeff Hanna, Kerry Marx, Marty Stuart – acoustic guitar

Thom Bresh

– acoustic guitar, slide guitar, electric guitar

Smokey Hormel

– Dobro

Jack Clement

– drums

Joey Waronker

– ukulele (9), engineer, mixing

David R. Ferguson

– fiddle, production assistant

Laura Cash

Terry Harrington –

clarinet

– organ, piano, harmonium, keyboards, Mellotron, vibraphone, pipe organ, Wurlitzer electric piano

Benmont Tench

– piano, tack piano, harmonium, Mellotron, Chamberlin, orchestra bells

Roger Manning

– piano, keyboards (7, 13)

Billy Preston

– producer

Rick Rubin

– producer, engineer

John Carter Cash

Thom Russo, , Chuck Turner – engineers

Andrew Scheps

– mastering

Vladimir Meller

Christine Cano – art direction, design

Martyn Atkins – photography

Lindsay Chase – production coordination

Dwight Hume, Jimmy Tittle – production assistants