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Songs of Our Soil is the sixth studio album by American singer Johnny Cash. It was originally released on July 6, 1959, and later re-issued on August 27, 2002 with two additional bonus tracks.

Songs of Our Soil
Studio album by Johnny Cash
Released	July 6, 1959
Recorded	July 24, 1958 - March 13, 1959
Genre	Country
Length	Original: 25:40 Re-issue: 29:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Law Al Quaglieri
Johnny Cash chronology
Hymns by Johnny Cash (1959) Songs of Our Soil (1959) Greatest! (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The major theme throughout this album is death. Death concludes "The Man on the Hill", "Hank and Joe and Me", "Clementine" and "My Grandfather's Clock." "Don't Step on Mother's Roses" is about a family losing their parents to death; first Mother, then Daddy. "The Great Speckled Bird" is a spiritual about the Second Coming of Jesus. "The Caretaker" is the story of a cemetery caretaker wondering who will mourn for him when his time comes. Even "Five Feet High and Rising" ("the hives are gone; I lost my bees") and "Old Apache Squaw" ("...the next white man that sees my face is gonna be a dead white man") mention death in some way. "I Want to Go Home" is a retitled version of the nautical standard "The John B. Sails".

By his own admission, Cash was becoming fascinated by death during this time, in part due to his growing amphetamine and barbiturate dependence, and also due to the premature death of his brother.[2]

Track listing

Personnel

• Johnny Cash - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Luther Perkins - lead guitar
• Marshall Grant - bass
• Marvin Hughes - piano
• Buddy Harman - drums
• The Jordanaires - backing vocals

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

Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1959	"Five Feet High and Rising"	Country Singles	14
1959	"Five Feet High and Rising"	Pop Singles	76

References

External links

• LP Discography entry on Songs of Our Soil

На других языках

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[de] Songs of Our Soil

Songs of Our Soil ist das sechste Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Country-Sängers Johnny Cash. Es erschien im September 1959 bei Columbia Records und wurde von Don Law produziert.

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- [en] Songs of Our Soil

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[es] Songs of Our Soil

Songs of Our Soil es el cuarto álbum del cantante country Johnny Cash lanzado en septiembre de 1959 y reeditado en agosto de 2002 con 2 canciones extras.

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