At San Quentin is a recording of a live concert given by Johnny Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison. As well as being released on record the concert was filmed by Granada Television.

On the original LP release, the song order was changed and several songs were cut, probably for space reasons. Despite the title of the version released on CD in 2000, the CD does not contain the entire concert uncut, but does feature additional tracks and running order that parallels the actual setlist. Performed but not included are the songs "Jackson" and "Orange Blossom Special" which are included in the video release of the show.

In 2006, Legacy Recordings released another deluxe version titled At San Quentin - Legacy Edition. The three-disc version included two CDs containing 31 selections, 13 of them previously unissued, plus a DVD of the original documentary. There are also interviews, some searingly candid, with the prisoners and guards who were present when the Johnny Cash Show packed the prison.

Track listing

All songs by Johnny Cash except as indicated.

Original release

Side one

1. "Wanted Man" (Bob Dylan)
2. "Wreck of the Old 97"* (arranged by Cash, Bob Johnston, Norman Blake)
3. "I Walk the Line"
4. "Darling Companion" (John Sebastian)
5. "Starkville City Jail"Side 2
6. "San Quentin"
7. "San Quentin"
8. "A Boy Named Sue" (Shel Silverstein)
9. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (Thomas A. Dorsey)
10. "Folsom Prison Blues"

CD reissue (2000)

1. "Big River" – 1:56
2. "I Still Miss Someone" (J. Cash, Roy Cash Jr.) – 1:52
3. "Wreck of the Old 97"* (arranged by Cash, Johnston, Blake) – 2:05
4. "I Walk the Line" – 3:29
5. "Darlin' Companion" (Sebastian) – 3:21
6. "I Don't Know Where I'm Bound" (T. Cuttie) – 2:24
7. "Starkville City Jail" – 6:15
8. "San Quentin" – 4:07
9. "San Quentin" – 3:13
10. "Wanted Man" (Dylan) – 3:24
11. "A Boy Named Sue" (Silverstein) – 3:59
12. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (Dorsey) – 2:30
13. "Folsom Prison Blues" – 4:24
14. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) – 2:07
15. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" – 4:01
16. "Daddy Sang Bass" (Carl Perkins) – 2:43
17. "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago" (L.R. Dalton) – 2:16
18. "Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk the Line/Ring of Fire/The Rebel-Johnny Yuma" (Cash)/(Cash)/(Carter, Kilgore)/(R. Markowitz, A. Fenady) – 5:08

* Has no author-credit. Apparently David G. George never won a law-suit against RCA-Victor in 1933 over the copyrights for this song.

Legacy edition (2006)

Disc 1 Carl Perkins

1. "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) - 3:52

The Statler Brothers

2. "Flowers On The Wall" - 3:27

The Carter Family

3. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) - 3:34

4. "June Carter Cash Talks To The Audience" - 2:41

5. "Wildwood Flower" (Maud Irving, Joseph Philbrick Webster) - 3:49

Johnny Cash

6. "Big River" - 1:43

7. "I Still Miss Someone" - 1:50

8. "Wreck of the Old 97"* (arranged by Cash, Johnston, Blake) - 3:24

9. "I Walk the Line" - 2:28

10. "Medley: The Long Black Veil/Give My Love To Rose" (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) - 4:06

11. "Folsom Prison Blues" - 3:00

12. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) - 3:03

Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and Carl Perkins

13. "Jackson" (Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler) - 3:23

14. "Darlin' Companion" (Sebastian) - 2:24

The Carter Family and Carl Perkins

15. "Break My Mind" - 2:56

Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins

16. "I Don't Know Where I'm Bound" - 5:14

17. "Starkville City Jail" - 3:32Disc 2

1. "San Quentin" - 4:09

2. "San Quentin" - 3:13

3. "Wanted Man" (Dylan) - 3:29

Carl Perkins

4. "Restless" (Perkins) - 3:54

Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins

5. "A Boy Named Sue" - 3:45

6. "Blistered" - 1:46

Johnny Cash]], The Carter Family and Carl Perkins

7. "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" (Dorsey) - 3:14

Carl Perkins

8. "The Outside Looking In" - 3:00

The Statler Brothers & Carl Perkins

9. "Less Of Me" - 2:45

Johnny Cash, The Carter Family and Carl Perkins

10. "Ring Of Fire" (Carter, Kilgore) - 2:07

Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers and Carl Perkins

11. "He Turned The Water Into Wine" - 4:01

12. "Daddy Sang Bass" - 2:43

13. "The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago" (Dalton) - 2:16

14. "Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues (June Carter Cash)/I Walk The Line (The Carter Family)/Ring Of Fire (The Statler Brothers)/Folsom Prison Blues (Carl Perkins)/The Rebel - Johnny Yuma (Johnny Cash)/Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)" - 5:08Disc 3 (DVD)

The original 1969 documentary produced by Granada TV in the U.K. chronicles Cash's historic concert at the maximum security prison. Includes footage of the concert that became the 1969 best-selling LP, and features an edited performance of the number 1 hit "A Boy Named Sue". Also contains one-on-one interviews with several of the prison guards and inmates, talking about their time and experiences behind bars. (Running time: approx. 60 minutes)

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - vocal, guitar
• June Carter Cash - vocal
• Carter Family - vocals
• Marshall Grant - bass guitar
• W.S. Holland - drums
• Carl Perkins - electric guitar
• Bob Wootton - electric guitar
• The Statler Brothers - vocals

Charts

Album - U.S. Billboard charts

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Country Albums	1
1969	Pop Albums	1

Singles - U.S. Billboard charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1969	"A Boy Named Sue"	Country Singles	1
1969	"A Boy Named Sue"	Pop Singles	2

References

• Cash, Johnny, et al (2000). Johnny Cash At San Quentin liner notes. New York: Sony/Columbia/Legacy

External links

• At San Quentin – Legacy Edition