| Hymns by Johnny Cash | ||||
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| Released | March 2, 1959 | |||
| Recorded | July 24, 1958–January 23, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Bradley (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 26:40 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Don Law | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Hymns by Johnny Cash is the thirdstudio album and firstgospel album by American singerJohnny Cash. The album was produced in 1958 and released in 1959. An alternate version of the songIt was Jesus was an added bonus track after the album was re-issued in 2002. Cash said he leftSun 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 withThe Fabulous Johnny Cash.[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "fairly uninspiring".[7]Billboard called "It Was Jesus" and "I Saw a Man" "outstanding".[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "It Was Jesus" | John R. Cash | July 24, 1958 | 2:08 |
| 2. | "I Saw a Man" | Arthur Smith | January 23, 1959 | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Are All the Children In" | Craig Starrett | January 23, 1959 | 1:58 |
| 4. | "The Old Account" | Traditional; arranged by J. R. Cash | January 13, 1959 | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Lead Me Gently Home" | Will L. Thompson | January 23, 1959 | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Traditional; arranged and adapted by J. R. Cash | January 13, 1959 | 1:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Snow in His Hair" | Marshall Pack | January 13, 1959 | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Lead Me Father" | J. R. Cash | August 13, 1958 | 2:31 |
| 3. | "I Call Him" |
| January 23, 1959 | 1:50 |
| 4. | "These Things Shall Pass" | Stuart Hamblen | January 23, 1959 | 2:20 |
| 5. | "He'll Be a Friend" | J. R. Cash | January 23, 1959 | 2:00 |
| 6. | "God Will" | January 13, 1959 | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 13. | "It Was Jesus" (Mono EP Version) | J. R. Cash | July 24, 1958 | 2:04 |
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