Limited vinyl LP pressing of this 1994 album from the Country legend. AMERICAN RECORDINGS is the 81st album by Johnny Cash. It was the first album issued by American Recordings after its name change from Def American, the album being named after the new label. In 2003, the album was ranked number 364 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. To the present day, Cash's studio albums for the American series have continued to sell extremely well.