American IV: The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around
Studio album by
Johnny Cash
ReleasedNovember 5, 2002
Recorded2002
StudioAmerican Recording Studios
Genre
Length51:55
Label
Producer
Johnny Cash chronology
Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden
(2002) 		American IV: The Man Comes Around
(2002) 		Unearthed
(2003)
American series[broken anchor] chronology
American III: Solitary Man
(2000) 		American IV: The Man Comes Around
(2002) 		Unearthed
(2003)
Singles from American IV: The Man Comes Around
  1. "Personal Jesus"
    Released: September 30, 2002
  2. "Hurt"
    Released: February 10, 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Mojo[6]
Pitchfork6.9/10[7]
Robert ChristgauA−[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Sputnikmusic[10]
Uncut[11]

American IV: The Man Comes Around is the sixty-seventh and final non-posthumous studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on November 5, 2002, by American Recordings and Universal Records. It is the fourth in Cash's "American" series of albums, and the last album released during his lifetime, and is considered some of his finest work towards the end of his life. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12]

  1. ^ "American IV: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash". Metacritic. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Johnson, Zac. "American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Cash has once again seen that white light--yet resisted its allure--and written an apocalyptic title track and put his stamp on an eclectic batch of material. [8 Nov 2002, p. 106].
  4. ^ Clarke, Betty (November 2002). "Johnny Cash: The Man Comes Around". The Guardian. Retrieved November 1, 2002.
  5. ^ Hilburn, Robert (3 November 2002). "Justin's past the goo, but not yet 'Justified'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2002.
  6. ^ If this is to be Cash's last album, then what a magnificent way he has chosen to say goodbye. [Album of the Month, Dec 2002, p. 100].
  7. ^ Carr, Eric. "Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2002.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (3 June 2003). "Eating Again by ROBERT CHRISTGAU". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 3, 2003.
  9. ^ Kemp, Mark. "Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2004-04-04. Retrieved November 14, 2002.
  10. ^ Perfection, Flawed. "Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
  11. ^ May be the most consistent of the four albums to date. [Jan 2003, p. 122].
  12. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.