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	Country
Length	Original: 26:40 Re-issue: 28:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Al Quaglieri Don Law
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Johnny Cash chronology
Greatest! (1959) Hymns by Johnny Cash (1959) Songs of Our Soil (1959)

Hymns by Johnny Cash is the fifth album by Johnny Cash. It was originally released in May of 1959, then re-issued in 2002 with an alternate version of "It Was Jesus" as a bonus track.

Track listing

1. "It Was Jesus" (Cash) – 2:08
2. "I Saw a Man" (Arthur "Guitar Boogie" 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

• Johnny Cash - Arranger, Leader, Vocals, Main Performer, Guitar
• Al Casey - Guitar
• Luther Perkins - Guitar
• Don Helms - Guitar (Steel)
• Marshall Grant - Bass
• Marvin Hughes - Piano
• Buddy Harman - Drums

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

External links

• Maninblack.net Great Johnny Cash Fansite
• LP Discography entry on Hymns by Johnny Cash

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