Destination victoria station
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Destination Victoria Station is a 1975 album by country music singer Johnny Cash
. It was offered as a CBS Special Product and could only be bought at Victoria Station restaurants. Cash re-recorded many of his old train songs for this album, including "Hey Porter", "Casey Jones", "Waitin' for a Train" and "Wreck of the Ol' 97", as well as recording two new songs, "John Henry", and "Destination Victoria Station". In addition to re-recording songs, Cash also re-recorded his voice on "Wabash Cannonball" and "Orange Blossom Special", both retaining their original backing music.
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
. It was offered as a CBS Special Product and could only be bought at Victoria Station restaurants. Cash re-recorded many of his old train songs for this album, including "Hey Porter", "Casey Jones", "Waitin' for a Train" and "Wreck of the Ol' 97", as well as recording two new songs, "John Henry", and "Destination Victoria Station". In addition to re-recording songs, Cash also re-recorded his voice on "Wabash Cannonball" and "Orange Blossom Special", both retaining their original backing music.
Tracklisting
- Casey Jones (Johnny Cash) 3:01
- Hey Porter (Cash) 2:41
- John Henry (Taditional) 2:51
- Wabash CannonballWabash Cannonball"The Wabash Cannonball" is an American folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated in the late nineteenth century. Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled "" and credited to J. A. Roff...
(A.P. Carter) 2:39 - City of New OrleansCity of New Orleans (song)"City of New Orleans" is a folk song written by Steve Goodman , describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans via the Illinois Central Railroad in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the eponymous train for a visit to his wife's family...
(Steve Goodman) 3:38 - Folsom Prison BluesFolsom Prison Blues"Folsom Prison Blues" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash would continue to use for the rest of his career...
(Cash) 2:45 - Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy (Jack Routh) 2:27
- Wreck of the Old 97Wreck of the Old 97Old 97 was a Southern Railway train officially known as the Fast Mail. It ran from Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia. On September 27, 1903 while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, the train derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia...
(Trad. arr. by Cash, Norman Blake, Bob Johnson) 1:49 - Waitin' for a Train (Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers (country singer)James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
) 1:46 - Orange Blossom SpecialOrange Blossom Special (song)The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The...
(Ervin T. Rouse) 3:05 - Texas 1947 (Guy Clark) 3:16
- Destination Victoria Station (Cash) 2:20