Sings Precious Memories
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Sings Precious Memories is the fifth gospel album
by country
singer Johnny Cash
, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music
) on Columbia Records
. It is one of several spiritual albums that Cash recorded. Other examples include Hymns by Johnny Cash
, Hymns from the Heart
, The Holy Land
and Believe in Him
. The song selection includes several of Cash's personal favorites, as some would later be recorded again for My Mother's Hymn Book.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music
1975 in music
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) on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. It is one of several spiritual albums that Cash recorded. Other examples include Hymns by Johnny Cash
Hymns by Johnny Cash
Hymns by Johnny Cash is the fifth album and the first gospel album by Johnny Cash. It was originally released in May 1959, then re-issued in 2002 with an alternate version of "It Was Jesus" as a bonus track...
, Hymns from the Heart
Hymns from the Heart
Hymns from the Heart is the twelfth album and the second gospel album of singer Johnny Cash, released in 1962 . It features a selection of gospel songs, and is the second album of this type released by Cash, the first being Hymns by Johnny Cash...
, The Holy Land
The Holy Land (album)
The Holy Land is a concept album and the third gospel album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1969). Cash recorded the album inspired by a visit to the Holy Land with his wife, June Carter Cash. The majority of the songs on the record accept religion as their main...
and Believe in Him
Believe in Him
Believe in Him is a gospel album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Word Records in 1986. It features acoustic arrangements of classic gospel songs. As of 2006, it has not been released on CD. "Belshazzar" had previously been recorded by Cash for Sun Records...
. The song selection includes several of Cash's personal favorites, as some would later be recorded again for My Mother's Hymn Book.
Track listing
- "Precious Memories" (J. R. Baxter, W. B. Stevens) – 2:55
- "Rock of Ages" (Brantley C. George, Billy Walker) – 2:22
- "The Old Rugged CrossThe Old Rugged Cross"The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular Christian song written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard .George Bennard, was a native of Youngstown, Ohio but was reared in Iowa. After his conversion in a Salvation Army meeting, he and his wife became brigade leaders before leaving the...
" (George BennardGeorge BennardGeorge Bennard was an American hymn composer and preacher. He is best known for composing the famous hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross".- Early years :...
) – 2:52 - "Softly and Tenderly" (Will L. Thompson) – 2:50
- "In the Sweet By and By" (Sanford Fillmore Bennett, Joseph Philbrick WebsterJoseph Philbrick WebsterJoseph Philbrick Webster, also known as J.P. Webster , was an American songwriter and composer most notable for his musical compositions during the Antebellum and American Civil War periods of United States history, and his post-war religious hymns.Amongst his most notable works are the ballad...
) – 2:51 - "Just as I AmJust As I Am (hymn)Just as I Am is a well-known hymn, written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835, first appearing in the Christian Remembrancer, of which Elliott became the editor in 1836. The final verse is taken from Elliott's Hours of Sorrow Cheered and Comforted ....
" (William Batchelder BradburyWilliam Batchelder BradburyWilliam Batchelder Bradbury was a musician who composed the tune to Jesus Loves Me and many other popular hymns.-Biography:...
, Charlotte ElliottCharlotte ElliottCharlotte Elliott was an English poet and hymn writer.Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Elliott, a silk merchant and his wife, Eling Venn who married at Yelling on 20 December 1785.Eling Venn was the daughter of Rev...
) – 3:13 - "Farther Along" (J. R. Baxter, John Starling) – 3:09
- "When the Roll is Called up Yonder" (James Milton BlackJames Milton BlackJames Milton Black was a composer of hymns, choir leader and Sunday school teacher.Black was born in South Hill, New York, but worked, lived and died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania...
) – 2:08 - "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
" (John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
, Billy Walker) – 2:30 - "At the Cross" (Ralph C. Hudson, Isaac WattsIsaac WattsIsaac Watts was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymnwriter, he was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 750 hymns...
) – 2:54 - "Have Thine Own Way, LordHave Thine Own Way, Lord"Have Thine Own Way, Lord" is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Adelaide A. Pollard and music by George C. Stebbins was first published in 1907, in the "Northfield Hymnal with Alexander's Supplement". Later that year, it also appeared in two other popular hymnals, Ira Sankey's "Hallowed Hymns New and...
" (Adelaide A. Pollard, George C. Stebbins, Billy Walker) – 2:52