The Holy Land (album)
Johnny Cash's gospel concept album recorded on location in the Holy Land.
The Holy Land is a concept album and the third gospel album by Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1969. Inspired by a visit to Israel and the West Bank with his wife June Carter Cash, the album combines on-site recordings made by Cash at holy sites around Jerusalem with gospel songs. It features the final recordings with original Tennessee Two guitarist Luther Perkins.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Johnny Cash
- Released
- January 6, 1969
- Recorded
- 1968
- Venue
- Various Holy Land sites
- Studio
- Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Genre
- Gospel; country gospel
- Length
- 43:43
- Label
- Columbia
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue (narrative) | 0:54 | |
| 2 | Land of Israel | 2:50 | |
| 3 | Mother's Love (narrative) | 1:32 | |
| 4 | This Is Nazareth (narrative) | 0:43 | |
| 5 | Nazarene | 2:03 | |
| 6 | Town of Cana (narrative) | 1:36 | |
| 7 | He Turned the Water into Wine | 2:47 | |
| 8 | My Wife June at the Sea of Galilee (narrative by June Carter Cash) | 1:32 | |
| 9 | Beautiful Words (narrative with sung interjection by Cash) | 1:52 | |
| 10 | Our Guide Jacob at Mount Tabor (narrative interview) | 1:54 | |
| 11 | The Ten Commandments | Lew DeWitt | 3:59 |
| 12 | Daddy Sang Bass | Carl Perkins | 2:19 |
| 13 | At the Wailing Wall (narrative) | 0:46 | |
| 14 | Come to the Wailing Wall | 2:49 | |
| 15 | In Bethlehem (narrative) | 1:46 | |
| 16 | In Garden of Gethsemane (narrative) | 1:57 | |
| 17 | The Fourth Man | Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith | 2:08 |
| 18 | On the Via Delorosa (narrative) | 3:54 | |
| 19 | Church of the Holy Sepulchre (narrative) | 1:06 | |
| 20 | At Calvary (narrative) | 3:33 | |
| 21 | God is Not Dead | 2:45 |
Track listing from the source article.
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