Hymns by Johnny Cash

Hymns by Johnny Cash
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	Original: May 1959 Re-issued: March 19, 2002
Recorded	July 24, 1958 - August 13, 1958
Genre	Gospel
Length	Original: 26:40 Re-issue: 28:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Quaglieri, Don Law
Johnny Cash chronology
Greatest! (1959) Hymns by Johnny Cash (1959) Songs of Our Soil (1959)

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Hymns by Johnny Cash is the fifth album and the first gospel album by Johnny Cash. It was originally released in May 1959, then re-issued in 2002 with an alternate version of "It Was Jesus" as a bonus track. "I Saw a Man" was later performed at Osteraker Prison and released on Pa Osteraker.

Track listing

1. "It Was Jesus" (Cash) – 2:08
2. "I Saw a Man" (Arthur Smith) – 2:36
3. "Are All the Children In" (Craig Starrett) – 1:58
4. "The Old Account" (Traditional) – 2:29
5. "Lead Me Gently Home" (Will L. Thompson) – 2:04
6. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 1:56
7. "Snow in His Hair" (Marshall Pack) – 2:24
8. "Lead Me Father" (Cash) – 2:31
9. "I Call Him" (Cash, Roy Cash) – 1:50
10. "These Things Shall Pass" (Stuart Hamblen) – 2:20
11. "He'll Be a Friend" (Cash) – 2:00
12. "God Will" (John D. Loudermilk, Marijohn Wilkin) – 2:24
13. "It Was Jesus" (Bonus track) (Cash) – 2:04

Personnel

Musicians

• Johnny Cash - Arranger, Leader, Vocals, Main Performer, Guitar
• Luther Perkins - Guitar
• Don Helms - Steel Guitar
• Marshall Grant - Bass
• Marvin Hughes - Piano
• Buddy Harman - Drums
• Morris Palmer - Drums
• The Jordanaires - Background vocals

Additional personnel

• Al Quaglieri - Producer
• Don Law - Producer
• Seth Foster - Mastering
• Mark Wilder - Mastering, Mixing
• Hal Adams - Photography
• Don Hunstein - Photography
• Stacey Boyle - Tape Research
• Matt Kelly - Tape Research
• Kay Smith - Tape Research
• Steven Berkowitz - A&R
• Darren Salmieri - A&R
• Patti Matheny - A&R
• Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
• Randall Martin - Design
• Nick Shaffran - Consultant
• Johnny Whiteside - Liner Notes