Newly discovered poems, lyrics and letters written by Johnny Cash have been used to create the latest posthumous release from the legendary singer.
The collaborative album Johnny Cash: Forever Words features music written by Chris Cornell, Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and Elvis Costello among others, all under the direction of John Carter Cash.
“Determining the artist for each song was truly a matter of the heart,” the latter says. “I picked the artists who are most connected with my father, who had a personal story that was connected with Dad.”
“It became an exciting endeavor to go through these works, to put them together and present them to different people who could finish them in a way that I believed that Dad would have wanted.”
It will be released on April 6th on CD, 2LP vinyl and digital formats.
Johnny Cash: Forever Words tracklist:
Forever/I Still Miss Someone – Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
To June This Morning – Ruston Kelly and Kacey Musgraves
Gold All Over the Ground – Brad Paisley
You Never Knew My Mind – Chris Cornell
The Captain’s Daughter – Alison Krauss and Union Station
Jellico Coal Man – T. Bone Burnett
The Walking Wounded – Rosanne Cash
Them Double Blues – John Mellencamp
Body on Body – Jewel
I’ll Still Love You – Elvis Costello
June’s Sundown – Carlene Carter
He Bore It All – Daily and Vincent
Chinky Pin Hill – I’m With Her
Goin’, Goin’, Gone – Robert Glasper featuring Ro James, and Anu Sun
What Would I Dreamer Do? – The Jayhawks
Spirit Rider – Jamey Johnson