| Hymns by Johnny Cash | ||||
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| Released | March 2, 1959 | |||
| Recorded | July 24, 1958–January 23, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 26:40 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Don Law | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Hymns by Johnny Cash is the third studio album and first gospel album by American singer Johnny Cash. The album was produced in 1958 and 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 would not let him record a gospel album.[5] 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.[6]
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hymns by Johnny Cash at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 240.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 115, 117.
- ^ Ollison, Rashod D. "Man in Black brought rebel's spirit to music". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ Light, Alan (October 23, 2018). Johnny Cash: The Life and Legacy of the Man in Black. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 9781588346391 – via Google Books.