• Source: Songs of Our Soil

      • Songs of Our Soil is the fourth 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.
      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.


      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)


      References




      External links


      LP Discography entry on Songs of Our Soil

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