The Fabulous Johnny Cash

The Fabulous Johnny Cash is the second studio album by American country singer Johnny Cash and his first to be released by Columbia Records. The album was released on November 3, 1958, not long after Cash's departure from Sun Records.

Content
The album features five tracks written by Cash and backing vocal performances by The Jordanaires (who at this time were also regulars on Elvis Presley's recording sessions for RCA Records). Overall, even though the album is only 29 minutes in length, it is considered one of Cash's most cohesive pieces. This is largely because his sessions with Columbia were completed over a two-month period. That is greatly reduced when compared to the year by year sessions by Sun Records.

Commercial performance
The Fabulous Johnny Cash was a successful debut on Columbia for Cash as it sold over half a million copies during its initial release. Although Billboard did not publish a chart for country albums in 1958, the album peaked at #19 on the Billboard Best Selling LP's chart.

Reissues
The album was reissued in 2002 by Sony Music's Legacy imprint. The re-issue contains six bonus tracks and unedited versions of the songs. Legacy reissued the album on 180 gram vinyl for Record Store Day on November 23, 2012.

Personnel
Musicians


 * Johnny Cash - vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Luther Perkins - lead guitar
 * Don Helms - steel guitar
 * Marshall Grant - bass
 * The Jordanaires - background vocals
 * Marvin Hughes - piano
 * Buddy Harman - drums on "Suppertime," "Oh, What a Dream" and "I'll Remember You"
 * Morris Palmer - drums

Additional personnel
 * Al Quaglieri - Producer
 * Don Law - Producer
 * Billy Altman - Liner Notes
 * Don Hunstein - Photography
 * Seth Foster - Mastering
 * Mark Wilder - Mastering, Mixing
 * Hal Adams - Cover Photo
 * Stacey Boyle - Tape Research
 * Kay Smith - Tape Research
 * Matt Kelly - Tape Research
 * Geoff Gillette - Sleeve Design
 * Steven Berkowitz - A&R
 * Darren Salmieri - A&R
 * Patti Matheny - A&R
 * Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
 * Nick Shaffran - Series Consultant

Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)