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Hymns by Johnny Cash
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2, 1959
RecordedJuly 24, 1958 - January 23, 1959
StudioBradley Film and Recording Studio (Nashville)
Genre
Length26:40
LabelColumbia
ProducerDon Law
Johnny Cash chronology
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
(1959)
Hymns by Johnny Cash
(1959)
Songs of Our Soil
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Hymns by Johnny Cash was the fifth album and first gospel album of Johnny Cash. The album was produced in 1958 and was then officially released in 1959. An alternate version of the song "It was Jesus" was an added bonus track after the album was re-issued in 2002. Cash said he left Sun Records because Sam Phillips wouldn't let him record the gospel songs he'd grown up with. Columbia promised him to release an occasional gospel album; this was a success for him to record. The album was Cash’s first and most popular gospel album, and is an example of traditional hymns set to country gospel music. The album was recorded simultaneously with The Fabulous Johnny Cash.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."It Was Jesus"John R. CashJuly 24, 19582:08
2."I Saw a Man"Arthur SmithJanuary 23, 19592:36
3."Are All the Children In"Craig StarrettJanuary 23, 19591:58
4."The Old Account"Traditional; arr. by J. R. CashJanuary 13, 19592:29
5."Lead Me Gently Home"Will L. ThompsonJanuary 23, 19592:04
6."Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"Traditional; arr. and adapted by J. R. CashJanuary 13, 19591:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Snow in His Hair"Marshall PackJanuary 13, 19592:24
2."Lead Me Father"J. R. CashAugust 13, 19582:31
3."I Call Him"
  • J. R. Cash
  • Roy Cash
January 23, 19591:50
4."These Things Shall Pass"Stuart HamblenJanuary 23, 19592:20
5."He'll Be a Friend"J. R. CashJanuary 23, 19592:00
6."God Will"January 13, 19592:24
2002 reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
13."It Was Jesus" (Mono EP Version)J. R. CashJuly 24, 19582:04

Personnel

Musicians

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

References