1. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen 2:13
2. "There You Go" (Cash) – 2:19
3. "I Walk the Line" (Cash) – 2:46
4. "Don't Make Me Go" (Cash) – 2:31
5. "Guess Things Happen That Way"– 1:52
6. "Train of Love" (Cash) – 2:24
7. "The Ways of a Woman in Love"– 2:16
8. "Next in Line" (Cash) – 2:49
9. "You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven – 2:42
10. "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"– 1:49
11. "Home of the Blues"– 2:41
12. "Big River – 2:35
Bonus tracks
1. "Don't Make Me Go" (Cash) – 2:30
2. "The Ways of a Woman in Love" (Justis, Rich) – 2:28
3. "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (Clement) – 2:15
4. "Guess Things Happen That Way" (Clement) – 1:58
Cash's debut album was produced mostly by Sam Phillips and it showcased a unique performer doing what he did best: melding various strains of traditional American music and forming it into a whole new sound that could only be described as "Johnny Cash music." The album sounded like nothing else on the radio at the time and that is what made it great. His next album, on the other hand, was produced by Jack Clement and found Cash making minor concessions to the popular music of the day. Which is not to say it's a bad album. Far from it, actually. After all, it does contain "Big River." Yet it isn't as timeless as his debut and isn't nearly as essential.
El álbum de Cash debut fue producido en su mayoría por Sam Phillips, y mostró un artista único haciendo lo que mejor sabía: fusionar las distintas cepas de la música americana tradicional y formando con ella un sonido totalmente nuevo que sólo podía ser descrito como "música de Johnny Cash." El disco sonaba como ninguna otra cosa en la radio en el momento y eso es lo que hizo grande. Su siguiente álbum, por el contrario, fue producido por Jack Clemente y se encontró en Cash hacer concesiones menores a la música popular de la época. Lo cual no quiere decir que es un mal disco. Lejos de ello, en realidad. Después de todo, contiene "Big River". Sin embargo, no es tan eterna como su debut y no es tan esencial.
