Released 1973 Length 34:07 Release date 1973 | Recorded Live 1972 at Österåker Label Legacy Recordings | |
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Johnny cash the prisoners song p ster ker 1973
På Österåker ("At Österåker") is a live album by country singer Johnny Cash released on Columbia Records in 1973, making it his 43rd overall release. The album features Cash's concert at the Österåker Prison in Sweden held on October 3, 1972. Its predecessors in concept are the more notable At San Quentin and At Folsom Prison. Unlike the aforementioned, På Österåker does not contain any of Cash's most well-known songs; it does, however, include a version of Kris Kristofferson'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.
Contents
- Johnny cash the prisoners song p ster ker 1973
- Johnny cash osteraker san quentin p ster ker 1973
- Rerelease
- Personnel
- Additional personnel 2007 reissue only
- Charts
- Songs
- References
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".
Johnny cash osteraker san quentin p ster ker 1973
Rerelease
På Österåker was rereleased during the latter part of 2007. The album differs significantly from the original. "Orleans Parish Prison" is a completely different performance; the original release version was in fact a studio recording overdubbed with applause for the original album and single release; the 2007 Legacy reissue replaces it with the original live rendition. "San Quentin" was recorded with Cash replacing San Quentin with Österåker which was greatly appreciated by the inmates and this version, which was performed twice, is included in the reissue along with two previously unreleased performances by Carl Perkins at the same concert. In addition, the extended version includes renditions of several of Cash's well-known hits that had been omitted from the original release in deference to new material.
Personnel
Additional personnel (2007 reissue only)
Charts
Singles - U.S. Billboard charts
Songs
1Orleans Parish Prison2:28
2Jacob Green3:02
3Me and Bobby McGee2:58