Johnny Cash: Forever Words is a collaborative album consisting of 16 songs created from Johnny Cash's unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists including Chris Cornell, Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Brad Paisley, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, and more. For nearly 60 years, the words of Johnny Cash have reached across cultural, spiritual and ideological borders. He was not only a singer of great songs, but a teller of universal truths about justice, faith, love, and independence. It was in this spirit that Johnny Cash: Forever Words, was created. Recorded primarily at The Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee and co-produced by John Carter Cash and Steve Berkowitz.
Tracklist
1 Forever / I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson
2 To June This Morning (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Ruston Kelly and Kacey Musgraves
3 Gold All Over the Ground (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Brad Paisley
4 You Never Knew My Mind (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Chris Cornell
5 The Captain's Daughter (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Alison Krauss and Union Station
6 Jellico Coal Man (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by T Bone Burnett
7 The Walking Wounded (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Rosanne Cash
8 Them Double Blues (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by John Mellencamp
9 Body On Body (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Jewel
10 I'll Still Love You (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Elvis Costello
11 June's Sundown (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Carlene Carter
12 He Bore It All (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Dailey & Vincent
13 Chinky Pin Hill (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by I'm With Her
14 Goin', Goin', Gone (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Robert Glasper feat. Ro James, and Anu Sun
15 What Would I Dreamer Do? (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by The Jayhawks
16 Spirit Rider (Johnny Cash: Forever Words)
by Jamey Johnson