Hymns from the Heart is the seventh studio album and the second gospel album by American singer Johnny Cash, released on April 2, 1962. It features a selection of gospel songs, and is the second album of this type released by Cash, the first being Hymns by Johnny Cash. Cash later recorded many more gospel albums, including Sings Precious Memories and Believe in Him, among others. This album has a more traditional hymn/gospel feel than Cash's previous hymns album.
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| Released | April 2, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 28 – April 27, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Length | 28:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Cover imagery
editThe album cover photograph was made by Leigh Wiener at Gene Autry's Melody Movie Ranch in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "He'll Understand and Say Well Done" | Roger Wilson | 2:27 |
| 2. | "God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away" | Ted Harris | 2:49 |
| 3. | "When I've Learned Enough to Die" | Ray Baker, Buddy Killen, Delbert Wilson | 2:47 |
| 4. | "I Got Shoes" | Arranged and adapted by Johnny Cash | 2:01 |
| 5. | "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" | Philip Bliss | 2:14 |
| 6. | "If We Never Meet Again" | Albert E. Brumley | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "When I Take My Vacation in Heaven" | Herbert Buffum, R.E. Winsett | 2:26 |
| 8. | "When He Reached Down His Hand for Me" | G.E. Wright | 2:04 |
| 9. | "Taller Than Trees" | Lee Ferebee | 1:52 |
| 10. | "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" | Charles Durham, Thomas Ramsey | 3:00 |
| 11. | "My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)" | Kenneth Morris | 2:00 |
| 12. | "These Hands" | Eddie Noack | 2:14 |
Personnel
edit- Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
- The Tennessee Three
- Luther Perkins – electric guitar, lead guitar
- Marshall Grant – bass
- W.S. Holland – drums
- Additional musicians
- Billy Strange – guitar
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Buddy Clark – bass
- Irving Kluger – drums
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Bill Pursell – organ
- Billy Lathum – banjo
- Marvin Hughes, Hubert Anderson – vibraphone
- Elliot Fisher, Anthony Olson, Frank Green, Olcott Vail, Joseph Livotti, Bobby Bruce – violin
- Gary White, Myron Sander – viola
- William E. Liebert – leader
References
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