American V: A Hundred Highways

American V: A Hundred Highways
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedJuly 4, 2006 (2006-07-04)
RecordedMay–August 2003
StudioCash Cabin Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research (Los Angeles, California) Sound City (Van Nuys)
Genre
Length42:45
LabelAmerican
ProducerRick Rubin
Johnny Cash chronology
Personal File
(2006) 		American V: A Hundred Highways
(2006) 		The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II
(2006)
American series chronology
Unearthed
(2003) 		American V: A Hundred Highways
(2006) 		American VI: Ain't No Grave
(2010)
Singles from American V: A Hundred Highways
  1. "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
    Released: July 3, 2006
  2. "Help Me"
    Released: November 1, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
NME9/10[2]
Pitchfork Media7.8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Slant Magazine[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
The Guardian[8]

American V: A Hundred Highways is a posthumously released studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on July 4, 2006, by American Recordings. As the title implies, it is the fifth entry in Cash's American series. Like its predecessors, the album is produced by Rick Rubin. It was Cash's first No. 1 album in 37 years.[9] It was certified Gold on August 18, 2006, by the RIAA.

  1. ^ "American V: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash |..." AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash". Metacritic.com.
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "American V: A Hundred Highways – Johnny Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Record reviews : Johnny Cash : American V: A Hundred Highways [Lost Highway/American; 2006]". Archived from the original on August 8, 2006.
  5. ^ "American V: A Hundred Highways". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 6, 2006.
  6. ^ Jones, Preston (June 22, 2006). "Review: Johnny Cash, American V: A Hundred Highways". Slantmagazine.com.
  7. ^ "American V: A Hundred Highways : Johnny Cash : Reviewed by Gilbert Cruz". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006.
  8. ^ "CD: Johnny Cash, American V: A Hundred Highways". The Guardian. June 17, 2006. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Thomson, G. (2011). The Resurrection of Johnny Cash: Hurt, Redemption, and American Recording Jawbone Press, p. 233.