Songs of Our Soil
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| Studio album by Johnny Cash | ||
| Released | Original: September 1959 Re-issued: August 27, 2002 |
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| Recorded | July 24, 1958 - March 12, 1959 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | Original: 25:40 Re-issue: 29:34 |
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| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Don Law, Al Quaglieri | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Johnny Cash chronology | ||
| Hymns by Johnny Cash (1959) |
Songs of Our Soil (1959) |
Sings Hank Williams (1960) |
Songs of Our Soil is an album by the singer Johnny Cash. It was originally released in September of 1959 (see 1959 in music), but later re-issued on August 27, 2002 (see 2002 in music) with two bonus tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- "Drink to Me" (Cash) – 1:54
- "Five Feet High and Rising" (Cash) – 1:46
- "The Man on the Hill" (Cash) – 2:09
- "Hank and Joe and Me" (Cash) – 2:13
- "Clementine" (Billy Mize) – 2:30
- "Don't Step on Mother's Roses" (Cash) – 2:34
- "Great Speckled Bird" (Roy Carter/Guy Smith) – 2:09
- "I Want to Go Home" (Cash) – 1:58
- "The Caretaker" (Cash) – 2:06
- "Old Apache Squaw" (Cash) – 1:46
- "My Grandfather's Clock" (Traditional) – 2:45
- "It Could Be You (Instead of Him)" (Vic McAlpin) – 1:50
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "I Got Stripes" (Cash/Charlie Williams) – 2:05
- "You Dreamer You" (Cash) – 1:49
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Cash - Arranger, Guitar, Vocals, Main Performer
- Al Casey - Guitar
- Luther Perkins - Guitar (Electric)
- Marshall Grant - Bass guitar
- Marvin Hughes - Piano
- Morris Palmer - Drums
Additional personnel
- Don Law - Original Recording Producer
- Al Quaglieri - Reissue Producer
- Seth Foster - Engineer
- Mark Wilder - Mastering, Mixing
- Billy Altman - Liner Notes
- Don Hunstein - Photography
- Steven Berkowitz - A&R
- Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
- Randall Martin - Design
- John Christiana - Packaging Manager
[edit] Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1959 | "Five Feet High and Rising" | Country Singles | 14 |
| 1959 | "Five Feet High and Rising" | Pop Singles | 76 |
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