A Boy Named Sue (live, 1969‐02‐24: San Quentin State Prison, CA, USA)
~ Recording by Johnny Cash
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.8 | A Boy Named Sue | 3:53 | Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash At San Quentin | Johnny Cash | Album + Live |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 9827 |
| 1.11 | A Boy Named Sue | 3:45 | Johnny Cash | 16 Biggest Hits | Johnny Cash | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CK 69739, D 128605 |
| 2.8 | A Boy Named Sue (live) | 3:47 | Johnny Cash | Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 506345 2 |
| 1.10 | A Boy Named Sue (live) | 3:46 | Johnny Cash | The Legend of Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | B0005288-02 |
| 1.5 | A Boy Named Sue (live) | 3:46 | Johnny Cash | Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash (Remastered) | Johnny Cash | Album + Compilation |
| American Recordings, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 602498878507 |
| 1.5 | A Boy Named Sue (live) | 3:46 | Johnny Cash | Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash | Album + Compilation |
| American Recordings, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 602498878507 |
| 2.7 | A Boy Named Sue (live) | 3:47 | Johnny Cash | The Essential Johnny Cash: Limited Edition 3.0 | Johnny Cash | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 29089 2 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Bob Breault Neil Wilburn |
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| producer: | Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer) |
| bass: | Marshall Grant |
| drums (drum set): | W.S. Holland |
| guitar: | Johnny Cash (country music legend) Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) Bob Wootton |
| lead vocals: | Johnny Cash (country music legend) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1969) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969) |
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| recorded at: | San Quentin State Prison in Marin County (on 1969-02-24) |
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| recording of: | A Boy Named Sue (on 1969-02-24: live) |
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Related works
A Boy Named Sue
| lyricist and composer: | Shel Silverstein |
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| later translated versions: | A Boy Named Sue (french version) Ein Junge namens Susie (A Boy Named Sue) Ein Mädchen namens Gerd Man genaamd Marianne Mijn naam is Mien |
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| later versions: | Un garçon nommé Suzy |
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