Recordings by Johnny Cash
Album:: The Gospel Road
Label: Columbia KG-32253
Year: 1973
Producer: Larry Butler
Comment: Johnny Cash's proudest work.  This was the soundtrack to the Cash financed movie "Gospel Road." It featured many songs written by Cash and friends for the movie. It was one of the last projects JRC would do with The Statler Brothers. The vision had started with a dream by June of John on a mountain top telling the story of Jesus. Notice the cover shot.

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 Track Listing (Click to hear sample)

Side one

  1. "Praise the Lord" (Introduction) – 1:59

  2. "Gospel Road (Part #1)" (Jesus Early Years) – 2:51

  3. "Gospel Road (Part #2)" (John the Baptist) - (Baptism Of Jesus) – 3:28

  4. "Gospel Road (Part #3)" (Wilderness Temptation) – 4:42

  5. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (The First Miracle) – 2:08

  6. "I See Men as Trees Walking" (The State of the Nation) – 2:07

  7. "Jesus Was a Carpenter" (Choosing of Twelve Disciples) – 6:17

Side two

  1. "Help (Part #1)" (Jesus Teachings: Parables of the Good Shepherd) – 2:22

  2. "Help (Part #2)" (Sermon on the Mount) – 2:07

  3. "Follow Me" (with June Carter) (Mary Magdalene Speaks) – 3:02

Side three

  1. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (Crossing the Sea of Galilee) -

  2. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (Part #2)" (Feeding the Multitude) -

  3. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (Part #3)" -

  4. "Gospel Road" (The Raising of Lazarus) – 4:04

  5. "Help" (Song of the Children) -

  6. "The Burden of Freedom" – 3:27

Side four

  1. "Lord, Is It I?" (The Feast of the Passover) – 1:29

  2. "The Last Supper" – 2:28

  3. "The Burden of Freedom" (He is Risen) – 3:41

  4. "Jesus Was a Carpenter" -

 

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Liner Notes

I think it was the songs more than anything else that drew us to Israel in the first place. The songs that we sang in the old church back home, the songs that have inspired me through the years....songs about Jesus...songs about the Holy Land. And though the songs in this album are not old songs, throughout the filming of "The Gospel Road", the cast and crew and I were from time to time singing and humming refrains of: "I Wont Have To Cross Jordan Alone, " "I Am Bound For The Promise Land", "Old Rugged Cross," Amazing Grace," and many other timeless inspirationals.

It was a natural thing for us to tell our story of Jesus through words and music. People ask me about Israel,....what is it like?....does it really feel like the Holy Land?...do you really feel the spirit of Jesus there?....is it really the land of miracles?...the answer is "yes." The spirit is very much alive. Possibly you will feel that spirit in these words and in this music in this album. This is the story of Jesus as we feel it, hear it and see it. May it be an inspiration to you.

Johnny Cash

 

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Personnel

  • Johnny Cash - Main Performer, Vocals
  • Bob Wootton - Electric Guitar
  • Marshall Grant - Bass
  • Larry Butler-Piano
  • Larry Butler - Producer
  • WS Holland - Drums
  • June Carter Cash -Vocals
  • The Statler Brother - Vocals
  • The Carter Family - Vocals

 

Recorded:
1973

 

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1973 Country Albums 12

 

Info

The Gospel Road is a double album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music). It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The movie and the soundtrack tell the story of the life of Jesus. It peaked at No. 12 on the country album charts; no singles were released. own.

Re-Release Info

This album has not been rereleased

 

 

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Lyrics

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Praise The Lord

Gospel Road

He Turned The Water Into Wine

I See Men As Trees Walking ( With the Carter Family and The Statler Brothers)

Jesus Was A Carpenter

Help (Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, and Larry Gatlin)

Follow Me (June Carter Cash)

He turned The Water Into Wine

Gospel Road

Children

Help

Burden Of Freedom

Lord, Is It I? (The Statler Brothers)

The Last Supper ( with The Statler Brothers)

Burden Of Freedom

Jesus Was A Carpenter

 

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