Released 03/04/2012
If not for gospel music, there never would have been a Johnny Cash. When Cash decided he wanted to be an entertainer, there was really only one type of music he intended to sing. Although Cash reinvented himself many times during his life, there was one way in which he never did: His faith. And this faith, with its roots so firmly planted in gospel music, stayed with him throughout his life. Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul Of Truth presents an intimate and personal look at Cashs passion for gospel music and his own spiritual path. Bootleg Vol. IV presents three rare albums in their entirety: A Believer Sings The Truth; an untitled, unreleased 1975 set; and Johnny Cash Gospel Singer. Among these hard-to-find recordings are 15 unreleased tracks including outtakes from the sessions at which the albums were recorded. Johnny Cash's son, John Carter Cash, provides liner notes that detail Cash's upbringing on gospel and his passion for recording and performing this music despite resistance from his record labels. Though he would sing many kinds of music in his life, he was never truer than when he sang songs of faith. To fully grasp Cash's legend, one must hear his earliest performances, as well as unreleased or under-promoted recordings that somehow remained out of earshot of an adoring (and still-expanding) public. Such is the mission of the Johnny Cash Bootlegs, a series of multiple-disc packages brimming with historical importance but also delivering thoroughly enjoyable listening experiences, each programmed to stand as a captivating doorway into Cash's popular legacy as effectively as any greatest hits compilation.
Disc 1: Wings In The Morning Gospel Boogie (A Wonderful Time Up There) Over The Next Hill (Well Be Home) (With Anita Carter) He's Alive (With June Carter Cash) I've Got Jesus In My Soul When He Comes (With Rosanne Cash) I Was There When It Happened (With Marshall Grant) I'm A New Born Man There Are Strange Things Happening Every Day Children Go Where I Send Thee I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal Lay Me Down In Dixie (With Cindy Cash) Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend You'll Get Yours And I'll Get Mine (With Rodney Crowell) Oh Come, Angel Band This Train Is Bound For Glory (With June Carter Cash) I'm Gonna Try To Be That Way (With Jan Howard) What On Earth Will You Do (For Heaven's Sake) That's Enough The Greatest Cowboy Of Them All (With Jack Routh) Didn't It Rain He Touched Me (With Rodney Crowell) Way Worn Traveler (With Helen Carter) I'll Have A New Life (With June Carter Cash) Truth (Previously Unreleased)
Disc 2: Back In The Fold Look Unto The East I Was There When It Happened Sanctified Would You Recognize Jesus That's Just Like Jesus What On Earth Will You Do (For Heaven's Sake) Keep Me From Blowing Away Don't Give Up On Me Over The Next Hill (We'll Be Home) Waiting On The Far Side Banks Of Jordan (With June Carter Cash) Our Little Old Home Town Belshazzar My Children Walk In Truth The Old Rugged Cross (With Jessi Colter) One Of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down And Talk To Paul God Ain't No Stained Glass Window Half A Mile A Day Another Wide River To Cross You're Drifting Away Believe In Him Over There Gospel Road What Is Man Wildwood In The Pines Never Grow Old