Album
The Holy Land
1969 · Non-Music, Folk, World, & Country
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Holy Land is a Soul & Funk album by Johnny Cash, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
The 1969 release <i>The Holy Land</i> is an unusual entry in Johnny Cash’s catalog. Accompanied by his new bride June Carter, the Man in Black visited sacred sites in Israel and recorded his narrative comments along the way. Cash’s historical insights and personal remarks link a series of (mostly) self-composed songs that touch on biblical themes and larger statements of belief. Tracks like “Nazarene,” “He Turned the Water into Wine,” and “Come to the Wailing Wall” blend Southern gospel quartet and African-American spiritual elements into a pleasing whole, spurred on by Carl Perkins’ signature guitar licks. “The Ten Commandments” is lifted up by a sweeping string-and-brass arrangement, while “The Fourth Man” gives Cash room to cut loose on a rousing Old Testament story. The most famous tune here (deservedly so) is the Perkins-composed “Daddy Sang Bass,” a joyful celebration of family and faith matching Cash’s deep tones with the voices of June Carter and the Stadler Brothers. <i>The Holy Land</i> closes with “God Is Not Dead,” an acoustic-centered tune that captures Johnny at his most awe-filled and inspirational.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Prologue
- A2Land Of Israel
- A3(Narrative) A Mother's Love
- A4This Is Nazareth
- A5Nazarene
- A6(Narrative) Town Of Cana
- A7He Turned The Water Into Wine
- A8(Narrative) My Wife June At Sea Of Galilee
- A9(Narrative) Beautiful Words
- A10Our Guide Jacob At Mount Tabor
- A11The Ten Commandments
Side B
- B1Daddy Sang Bass
- B2(Narrative) At The Wailing Wall
- B3(Narrative) Come To The Wailing Wall
- B4(Narrative) In Bethlehem
- B5(Narrative) In The Garden Of Gethsemane
- B6The Fourth Man
- B7(Narrative) On The Via Dolorosa
- B8(Narrative) Church Of The Holy Sepulchre
- B9(Narrative) At Calvary
- B10God Is Not Dead
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Gospel
- raw
- earnest
- spiritual
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Bob JohnsonPRODUCER
- Bob JohnstonPRODUCER
- Charlie BraggENGINEER
Songwriting
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 27 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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