Johnny cash wonderful time up there8/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Over the Next Hill – a gorgeous mid-tempo gospel duet with Anita Carter, again speaking of the hope of overcoming challenges.These are aspirational songs that speak to the hope of ultimate redemption beyond death as we ride “wings in the morning to carry us home”. Wings in the Morning – a 6/8 waltz that introduces the big theme of the album.Let’s consider the actual songs on the album. First, Johnny writes several of them himself: A bit overdone for my tastes, but there is undeniable talent here. There’s lots of great playing and any fan of southern gospel will appreciate the album. ![]() I wonder what Johnny thought as he was singing about God’s train “having a rule against adultery” when he had been wandering around on June again. Interestingly, these songs sit aside harsher numbers about how sinful living won’t be tolerated. ![]() That beyond that mysterious veil lies a wonderful place with loved ones and no more pain. There are also many songs of the glory many Christians believe awaits them in death. Messages like, “I’m Just an old chunk of coal/but I’m gonna be a diamond some day,” would speak so well to a struggling addict. Knowing that Johnny’s personal life was in decline again, this is understandable. There’s an overall emphasis on the message of redemption. Regardless, the songs on this sprawling gospel are interesting. Interestingly, that was the same era that produced many topical albums, so maybe that was a byproduct of his drug addiction – a manic focus perhaps? One might think that Johnny was focused and driven, but the reality is that he was addicted to pills again, and seemingly functioning like he was back in the mid-60s again. Daughters Rosanne and Cindy. Jan Howard. Background singers. Silver was recorded in the middle (and they snuck a couple of Believer recordings into those sessions too). They started in Columbia’s big Nashville studios (unusual for Cash), did a little bit in Jack Clement’s studio (where Silver was recorded), and then finished it off in Johnny’s old studio in Hendersonville.Īnd everybody and their dog is on this thing too. And check out the sessionography… They started in January 1979 and didn’t finish until the end of the summer. Never heard of that label? Neither have I! And so it is that we have A Believer Sings the Truth on Cachet records. And now, in 1979, Cash wanted to record another, so Columbia compromised…. Good songs here and there, but the generic Hymns from the Heart and Precious Memories didn’t light up the charts, nor did theme albums like The Holy Land and Gospel Road.Īs we saw, in 1975 Columbia rejected Cash’s gospel album. After 1959, however, Johnny never had success with gospel albums again. His second album on Columbia was the excellent Hymns. Johnny left Sun Records because Sam Phillips wouldn’t let him record a gospel album. Album Review: Johnny Cash – Sings Hank Williams EP/Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous.Album Review: Johnny Cash – Sings Hank Williams/Now Here’s Johnny Cash/All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash/Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash.A Guide to Every Johnny Cash Album, Ever. ![]()
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