The Greatest: Gospel Songs

~ Release by Johnny Cash (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

© & Compilation ℗ 2012 Sony Music Entertainment.
Made in the EU.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-25 08:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Was There When It Happened
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-08-04)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-08-04)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1957-08-04)
background vocals:
Marshall Grant (on 1957-08-04) and Luther Perkins (on 1957-08-04)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1957-08-04)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-08-04)
cover recording of:
I Was There When It Happened (on 1957-08-04)
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Fern Jones
42:16
2Belshazzar
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
producer:
Jack Clement
recording of:
Belshazzar (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music
2:25
3The Great Speckled Bird
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-03-12)
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
The Great Speckled Bird (on 1959-03-12)
lyricist:
Guy Smith (Reverend)
composer:
Roy Carter (country songwriter)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
2:08
4Suppertime
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-07-24)
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
Suppertime (on 1958-07-24)
lyricist:
Ira Stanphill (American gospel writer)
composer:
Ira Stanphill (American gospel writer) (in 1950)
2:52
5That's Enough
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
cover recording of:
That’s Enough (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist:
Dorothy Love Coates
composer:
Dorothy Love Coates and Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
2:41
6The Old Account
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-13)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
The Old Account Was Settled (on 1959-01-13)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:24
7He Turned Water Into Wine
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-31)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-31)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-31)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-31)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-07-31) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-31)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1968-07-31) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-31)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:
He Turned Water Into Wine (on 1968-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:51
8Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-08-21)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord (on 1962-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:56
9(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-07-30)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me (on 1962-07-30)
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:49
10Troublesome Waters
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-03-04)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
Troublesome Waters (on 1964-03-04)
writer:
Ezra J. Carter, Mother Maybelle Carter and Dixie Deen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:50
11Far Side Banks Of Jordan
producer:
Charlie Bragg and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Far Side Banks of Jordan (on 1976-07-06)
lyricist:
Terry Smith (British jazz guitarist)
composer:
Terry Smith (country singer, songwriter)
2:43
12Daddy Sang Bass
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-07-30)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1968-07-30)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (on 1968-07-30)
electric guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1968-07-30) and Luther Perkins (on 1968-07-30)
background vocals:
The Carter Family (later generations of the family after 1943) (on 1968-07-30), Jan Howard (on 1968-07-30) and The Statler Brothers (on 1968-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1968-07-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Daddy Sang Bass (on 1968-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
is based on:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
3.52:21
13Amen
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1964-12-18 until 1964-12-19)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
cover recording of:
Amen (gospel song popularized by The Impressions) (from 1964-12-18 until 1964-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
2:06
14The Masterpiece
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-03-02)
producer:
Don Law
recording of:
The Masterpiece (on 1967-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
2:45

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
art direction and design:Randall Martin (US art director, graphic designer, and illustrator)
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Sandy Speiser
liner notes:Davic McGee
executive producer:John Carter Cash
Lou Robin
producer:Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony, also credited as reissue producer)
Gregg Geller
mastering:Maria Triana
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2012)
mastered at:Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9498256 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/johnny-cash/the-greatest-gospel-songs.p/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/media/1213395/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003685601 [info]