I’ve Been Everywhere ist ein Country-Song aus dem Jahr 1959. Er wurde von Geoff Mack geschrieben und 1962 von dem australischen Sänger Lucky Starr populär gemacht. Im selben Jahr wurde das Stück ein Nummer-eins-Hit in den US-amerikanischen Country-Charts für Hank Snow .
Er wurde danach von zahlreichen Künstlern wie Lynn Anderson (USA 1970), Asleep at the Wheel (USA 1973), John Grenell (Neuseeland 1966), Mike Ford (Kanada, 2005), Rolf Harris (GB 1963), den Statler Brothers , Willie Nelson und 1996 von Johnny Cash für sein Album Unchained gecovert. Die Cash-Version des Titels wurde im Vorspann des Films Der Flug des Phoenix verwendet.
Das Lied ist im Original eine Auflistung von mehreren australischen Städten, in späteren Versionen sind es nordamerikanische bzw. neuseeländische Städte.
Die nordamerikanische Version beginnt mit I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road , dann werden folgende Orte in Nordamerika besungen:
Strophe: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla.
Strophe: Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devils Lake and Crater Lake.
Strophe: Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa-Rica, Richfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentine, Diamantina, Pasadena and Catalina.
Strophe: Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chatanika, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City and Dodge City.
Es gibt auch eine Version des schottischen Sängers Jackie Leven , die eine Reihe von deutschen Städten aufzählt.
Studioalben Gemeinschaftsalben
The Survivors Live
Highwayman
Class of ’55
Heroes
Highwayman 2
The Road Goes On Forever
VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
Every Song Tells A Story
Livealben Kompilationen
Mean as Hell!
Johnny Cash’s Greatest Hits
The Johnny Cash Show
Original Golden Hits, Volume I
The World of Johnny Cash
Original Golden Hits, Volume II
The Johnny Cash Collection: Greatest Hits Volume II
Star Portrait
The Johnny Cash Songbook
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Five Feet High and Rising
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
Itchy Feet – 20 Foot-Tappin’ Greats
A Free Man
Johnny Cash: Patriot
The Best of Johnny Cash
Super Hits
The Man in Black (The Definitive Collection)
The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits
16 Biggest Hits
Hits
Love, God and Murder
The Essential Johnny Cash
The Legend of Johnny Cash: First Original Hits
Johnny Cash Sings His Best: 40 Original Hits
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
The Heart of a Legend
The Complete Sun Recordings, 1955–1958
Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings
The Legend
The Legend of Johnny Cash
At Folsom Prison / At San Quentin – The 2 Classic Prison Concerts
Golden Legends: Johnny Cash
Bootleg Vol. I – Personal File
Walk The Line – The Very Best of Johnny Cash
JC: Johnny Cash
The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II
Cash – Ultimate Gospel
Forever Johnny Cash
The Great Lost Performance – Live at the Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Icon: Johnny Cash
Bootleg Vol III: Live Around The World
The Soul Of Truth: Bootleg Vol IV
Opus Collection
The Number Ones
The Classics
The Greatest: Duets
Country: Johnny Cash
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
LIFE Unheard
The Rebel
LIFE Unheard
Complete Mercury Albums 1986–1991
Classic Cash, Early Mixes: Hall Of Fame Series
Golden Sounds of Country Music
This Is Johnny Cash
More of Old Golden Throat
The Walls of a Prison
The Mighty Johnny Cash
Understand Your Man
Give My Love to Rose
Ballads of the American Indian
The Unissued Johnny Cash
Johnny & June
Tall Man
Encore
Biggest Hits
Inside a Swedish Prison
Bitter Tears
Columbia Records 1958–1986
The Man in Black 1954–1958
12 Giant Hits
Come Along and Ride this Train
The Man in Black 1959–1962
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955–1983
Wanted Man
The Man in Black 1963–1969
Johnny Cash: The Hits
Johnny Cash: Crazy Country
The Best of Johnny Cash
It’s All in the Family
I Walk the Line/Little Fauss and Big Halsy
The Mercury Years
16 Biggest Hits: Volume II
A Boy Named Sue and Other Story Songs
Johnny Cash & Friends
Life
Johnny Cash Live Recordings
Traveling Cash – An Imaginary Journey
June Carter and Johnny Cash: Duets
ohnny Cash: The Outtakes
The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show: 1969–1971
Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash
Bootleg Vol. II – From Memphis to Hollywood
The Broadcast Archives
Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Remixalben Soundtracks
America
I Walk the Line – Movie Soundtrack
Little Fauss and Big Halsy – Movie Soundtrack
Weihnachtsalben
Christmas With Johnny Cash
Country Christmas
The Classic Christmas Album
The Christmas Spirit
The Johnny Cash Family Christmas
Classic Christmas
Johnny Cash Country Christmas
Tributealben
Til Things Are Brighter: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash
All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash Remixed
Videoalben
A Concert Behind Prison Walls
Live at Montreux 1994
CBS TV Anniversary Special: The First 25 Years
Live from Austin, TX
Live in Denmark
Johnny Cash in Ireland
Cash for Kenya: Live in Johnstown, PA
Singles