American IV: The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around is the fourth entry in Johnny Cash's American series with producer Rick Rubin, released on November 5, 2002, and the last album he issued in his lifetime^[1].

Most of the material is covers rendered in a sparse style, with guest turns from Fiona Apple, Nick Cave and Don Henley, and John Frusciante reworking "Personal Jesus"^[1].

It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the country albums chart, went platinum in the United States, and won the 2003 CMA Album of the Year award^[1].

Critics were positive but divided, with Metacritic at 70 out of 100^[1].