is a
live album
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by
country
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singer
Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...
released on
in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
, making it his 43rd overall release. The album features Cash's concert at the
Österåker Prison in
Sweden
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held on October 3, 1972. Its counterparts in concept are the more notable ''
At Folsom Prison
''Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison'' is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. It comprises recordings of performances by Cash and his band at Folsom State Prison, California, on J ...
'' (1968), ''
At San Quentin
''Johnny Cash at San Quentin'' is the 31st overall album and second live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, recorded live at San Quentin State Prison on February 24, 1969, and released on June 16 of that same year. The concert was f ...
'' (1969), and ''
A Concert Behind Prison Walls'' (1976). Unlike aforementioned, ''På Österåker'' does not contain any of Cash's most well-known songs; it does, however, include a version of
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a m ...
's "
Me and Bobby McGee". "Orleans Parish Prison" was released as a single, faring rather poorly on the charts. Cash had previously recorded "I Saw a Man" for his 1959 album, ''
Hymns by Johnny Cash''.
The majority of the songs featured in the original release would remain unique to this concert recording, though Cash would later record a studio version of "City Jail" for his 1977 album, ''
The Last Gunfighter Ballad''. Some lyrics from "City Jail" taken from the protagonist's dialogue with a policeman would later be incorporated by Cash into live performances of "Orange Blossom Special".
Track listing
Personnel
* Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
*
Marshall Grant – bass
*
W.S. Holland – drums
*
Bob Wootton – electric guitar
*
Carl Perkins
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)#nytimesobit, Pareles. was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennes ...
– vocals, electric guitar
*
Larry Butler – piano
Additional personnel (2007 reissue only)
*Original Recordings Produced by: Larry Butler & Charlie Bragg
*Produced for Reissue By: Al Quaglieri
*Mixed and Mastered by: Bob Irwin at Sundazed Studios
*Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
*Project Direction: Lars Hoglund & Tom Burleigh
*Art Direction and Design: Ricky Tillblad & Joan Kjellberg/Zion Graphics
*Photography:
Don Hunstein, Sony BMG Archives
*Executive Producers: John Carter Cash & Lou Robin
Charts
Singles –
''Billboard'' (United States)
References
External links
''På Österåker''at Luma Electronic
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1973 live albums
Johnny Cash live albums
Columbia Records live albums
Albums produced by Larry Butler (producer)
Prison music