The Holy Land (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Holy Land
Type = Album
Artist = Johnny Cash


Released = January 1969
Recorded = 1968
Genre = Country
Length = 43:43
Label = Columbia
Producer = Bob Johnston
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ct9ss31ba3dg link]
Last album = "Heart of Cash"
(1968)
This album = "The Holy Land"
(1969)
Next album = "At San Quentin"
(1969)

"The Holy Land" is a concept album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1969 (see 1969 in music). Cash recorded the album inspired by a visit to Israel with his wife, June Carter Cash. The majority of the songs on the record accept religion as their main theme, with several gospel tracks making an appearance. All but three of the songs were written by Cash, though the sole single, "Daddy Sang Bass", which reached No. 1 on the Country charts and was no. 1 for 6 weeks, was penned by Carl Perkins.

The cover has a picture of Cash standing in front of a mosque. Some versions of the album had a 3-D picture on the cover.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Cash; except where indicated

# "Prologue" – 0:54
# "Land of Israel" – 2:50
# "Mother's Love" – 1:32
# "This is Nazareth" – 0:43
# "Nazarene" – 2:03
# "Town of Cana" – 1:36
# "He Turned Water Into Wine" – 2:47
# "My Wife June at the Sea of Galilee" – 1:32
# "Beautiful Words" – 1:52
# "Our Guide Jacob at Mount Tabor" – 1:54
# "The Ten Commandments" (Lew DeWitt) – 3:59
# "Daddy Sang Bass" (Carl Perkins) – 2:19
# "At the Wailing Wall" – 0:46
# "Come to the Wailing Wall" – 2:49
# "In Bethlehem" – 1:46
# "In Garden of Gethsemane" – 1:57
# "The Fourth Man" (Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith) – 2:08
# "On the Via Dolorosa" – 3:53
# "Church of the Holy Sepulchre" – 1:07
# "At Calvary" – 2:33
# "God is Not Dead" – 2:43

Personnel

* Johnny Cash - Vocals
* The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers - Background Vocals
* Luther Perkins - guitar
* Marshall Grant - bass
* W.S. Holland - drums
* Carl Perkins - electric guitar

Additional personnel

* Charlie Bragg - Engineer

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

External links

* [http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/c/Cash/cash_holyland.htm Luma Electronic entry on "The Holy Land"]