Hymns from the Heart
1962 studio album by Johnny Cash
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Hymns from the Heart is the seventh studio album and the second gospel album by American singer Johnny Cash, released in 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. This album has a more traditional hymn/gospel feel than Cash's previous hymns album.
Released1962
RecordedFebruary 28 – April 27, 1961
StudiosRadio Recorders, Hollywood
Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville
Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville
GenreGospel
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 28 – April 27, 1961 | |||
| Studios | Radio Recorders, Hollywood Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Length | 28:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Cover imagery
The album cover photograph was made by Leigh Wiener at Gene Autry's Melody Movie Ranch in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "He'll Understand and Say Well Done" | Roger Wilson | February 28 & March 23, 1961 | 2:27 |
| 2. | "God Must Have My Fortune Laid Away" | Ted Harris | February 28 & March 23, 1961 | 2:49 |
| 3. | "When I've Learned Enough to Die" | Ray Baker, Buddy Killen, Delbert Wilson | February 28 & March 23, 1961 | 2:47 |
| 4. | "I Got Shoes" | Arranged and adapted by Johnny Cash | February 28 & March 23, 1961 | 2:01 |
| 5. | "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" | Philip Bliss | April 26, 1961 | 2:14 |
| 6. | "If We Never Meet Again" | Albert E. Brumley | April 26, 1961 | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 7. | "When I Take My Vacation in Heaven" | Herbert Buffum, R.E. Winsett | April 27, 1961 | 2:26 |
| 8. | "When He Reached Down His Hand for Me" | G.E. Wright | April 27, 1961 | 2:04 |
| 9. | "Taller Than Trees" | Lee Ferebee | April 27, 1961 | 1:52 |
| 10. | "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" | Charles Durham, Thomas Ramsey | April 27, 1961 | 3:00 |
| 11. | "My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)" | Kenneth Morris | April 27, 1961 | 2:00 |
| 12. | "These Hands" | Eddie Noack | April 27, 1961 | 2:14 |
Personnel
- 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
