Cash: Ultimate Gospel
Sony - Sony
Johnny Cash
Release date: 2007-03-06
Audio CD
Country, Country & Western, Country Gospel, Pop, Traditional Country, United States of America
1. Here Was A Man (Live)
2. The Preacher Said, "Jesus Said" (Album Version)
3. I Was There When It Happened (Album Version)
4. Belshazzar (Album Version)
5. That's Enough (Album Version)
6. It Was Jesus (Album Version)
7. The Old Account (Album Version)
8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Album Version)
9. The Great Speckle Bird (Album Version)
10. He'll Understand And Say Well Done (Album Version)
11. How Great Thou Art (Album Version)
12. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) (Album Version)
13. He Turned Water Into Wine (Album Version)
14. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) (Album Version)
15. Troublesome Waters (Album Version)
16. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) (Album Version)
17. When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder (Album Version)
18. In The Sweet By And By (Album Version)
19. My Ship Will Sail (Album Version)
20. Far Side Banks Of Jordan (Album Version)
21. Oh Come, Angel Band (Album Version)
22. Amazing Grace (Album Version)
23. Daddy Sang Bass (Album Version)
24. Children Go Where I Send Thee (Album Version)
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Cash: Ultimate Gospel
Date undefinedHeard some of the cd before. Loved it. It will make a wonderful Christmas gift for my husband.
Cash: Ultimate Gospel
Date undefinedExcellent CD. The old traditional hymns really hit home. Definitely worth listening to such inspiring music. It is unfortunate that the old time hymns have been forgotten, and so this recording by Johnny Cash reminds one that there was once good Christian oriented music. By contrast, the new contemporary Christian music panders to modern "pop culture" and sounds is if it was sung by some washed up Vegas lounge lizard.
Cash: Ultimate Gospel
Date undefinedIt's almost unbelievable that these tracks were recorded over a timespan of 34 years, from 1957 to 1981, since the music forms such a cohesive, seamless whole. The songs include traditionals, his own compositions and the work of others like Carl Perkins. The album opens with Here Was A Man, a spoken introduction about the life and influence of Messiah Yeshua.
The next, The Preacher Said, is a type of duet with statements by evangelist Billy Graham. The following seven songs all date from the late 1950s, and my personal favorites include Belshazzar (1957), It Was Jesus with its unidentified black gospel backing vocals, Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1959) and The Great Speckle Bird from the same year.
Two of the previously unreleased tracks, How Great Thou Art and It Is No Secret from 1981, are amongst the highlights. The legendary Carter Family provide backing vocals on amongst others: Peace In The Valley (1963), Angel Band (1979) and on Children Go Where I Send Thee (1979) together with the 21st Century Singers, whilst Far Side Banks Of Jordan is a duet with June Carter.
Other great hymns worthy of special mention are In The Sweet By And By and Amazing Grace (both 1974) and Were You There (1962) with Maybelle Carter on autoharp and the family on backing vocals. The full spectrum of the spiritual experience is covered by these beautiful, timeless songs: sombre reflection, joy, melancholy, awe, comfort, devotion and gripping story-telling.
This is my first album of the music of Johnny Cash and I'm hooked! His beautiful baritone is impressive on its own, but even more amazing when framed by the devotional backing vocals. The CD booklet contains one sepia and four black and white pics, information like recording dates and musicians for every song, plus a short bio written by Sylvie Simmons.
