Unchained (Johnny Cash album)

Unchained
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
GenreCountry rock
Length41:11
LabelAmerican
ProducerRick Rubin
Johnny Cash chronology
The Road Goes on Forever
(1995)
Unchained
(1996)
VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
(1998)
American series chronology
American Recordings
(1994)
Unchained
(1996)
American III: Solitary Man
(2000)
Singles from Unchained
  1. "Rusty Cage"
    Released: October 22, 1996
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Unchained, also known as American II: Unchained is the second album in Johnny Cash's American Recordings series (and his 82nd overall). It was released on November 5, 1996, by American Recordings. Like all of Cash's albums for American Recordings, Unchained was produced by Rick Rubin. The album received a Grammy for Best Country Album and Cash was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his version of "Rusty Cage."