Johnny Cash’s new posthumous album, Songwriter, has officially been released.
Out today via Mercury Nashville, Songwriter features 11 songs written by the country artist across his legendary career. It was recorded in 1993 when Cash was between labels, but after he met Rick Rubin a few months later, he shelved the demos and ultimately released 1994’s American Recordings instead.
Upon rediscovering the project recently, though, Cash’s son John Carter Cash and producer David R. Ferguson set out to complete Songwriter, building new tracks around the original vocal and acoustic guitar with a new group of musicians, including Marty Stuart, Dan Auerbach, Vince Gill, and more. Additionally, the late Waylon Jennings appears on the tracks “I Love You Tonite” and “Like a Soldier.”
Stream Songwriter in its entirety via Apple Music or Spotify below.
Speaking about the album when it was announced this past April, Carter Cash said, “The musicians that came in were just tracking with Dad, you know, recording with Dad, just as, in the case of Marty and Dave [Roe], they had many times before, so they knew his energies, his movements, and they let him be the guide. It was just playing with Johnny once again, and that’s what it was. That was the energy of the creation.”
Songwriter Artwork:
Songwriter Tracklist:
01. Hello Out There
02. Spotlight (feat. Dan Auerbach)
03. Drive On
04. I Love You Tonite (feat. Waylon Jennings)
05. Have You Ever Been to Little Rock?
06. Well Alright
07. She Sang Sweet Baby James
08. Poor Valley Girl (feat. Vince Gill)
09. Soldier Boy
10.Sing It Pretty Sue
11. Like a Soldier (feat. Waylon Jennings)