Forever Words
Forever Words is a 2018 album by various artists recording poetry and lyrics by Johnny Cash set to music for the first time. The album follows a 2016 book release of the poems entitled Forever Words: The Unknown Poems (ISBN 0399575138).[4] The album includes a posthumously released track by Chris Cornell, who died in 2017. In 2020 and 2021, a deluxe version of the album was released in four waves, with a total of 18 additional songs. The first and second waves were released on October 23 and December 11, 2020 with the two remaining waves set for release on February 5 and April 2, 2021 respectively.[5][6][7]
Forever Words | |
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Studio album by various artists | |
Released | April 6, 2018 |
Genre | Country Folk, Americana |
Language | English |
Label | Legacy |
Producer | John Carter Cash |
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Classic Rock Germany | 8/10[2] |
Gaffa | [3] |
Track listing
Original Album
1."Forever/I Still Miss Someone" – Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
2."To June This Morning" – Ruston Kelly and Kacey Musgraves
3."Gold All Over the Ground" – Brad Paisley
4."You Never Knew My Mind" – Chris Cornell
5."The Captain's Daughter" – Alison Krauss and Union Station
6."Jellico Coal Man" – T-Bone Burnett
7."The Walking Wounded" – Rosanne Cash
8."Them Double Blues" – John Mellencamp
9."Body on Body" – Jewel
10."I'll Still Love You" – Elvis Costello
11."June's Sundown" – Carlene Carter
12."He Bore It All" – Dailey & Vincent
13."Chinky Pin Hill" – I'm with Her (band)
14."Goin', Goin', Gone" – Robert Glasper featuring Ro James and Anu Sun
15."What Would I Dreamer Do?" – The Jayhawks
16."Spirit Rider" – Jamey Johnson
Deluxe Edition
17."Big Hearted Girl" – Hard Working Americans
18."I'm Comin' Honey" – Shawn Camp
19."Brand New Pair of Shoes" – Ana Christina Cash
20."If You Loved Me" – Elvis Costello and the Imposters
21."I've Been Around" – Marty Stuart
22."Who's Gonna Grease My Skillet?" – John Popper
23."California Poem" – Jamey Johnson, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas
24."Little Patch of Grass" – Brandon Robert Young and Clare Bowen
25."The Dogs Are In The Woods" – John McEuen
26."Does Anybody Out There Love Me?" – Jewel
27."Autumn" – Watkins Family Hour
28."Let It Be Tonight" – Ira Dean
29."Pretty Pictures in My Mind" – The Lumineers
30."Outta Site Tonite" – Ronnie Dunn and Brad Paisley
31."My Song" – Runaway June
32."Dark and Bloody Ground" – Ruston Kelly
33."The Third Degree" – Aaron Lewis
34."Tecemesh" – Bill Miller
Personnel
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 19 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 52 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 30 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 118 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] | 28 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 48 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 8 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 40 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 66 |
US Billboard Country Albums[12] | 9 |
See also
- New Multitudes (2012), a similar project for Woody Guthrie lyrics
- Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (2014), a similar project for Bob Dylan lyrics and featuring Burnett and Costello
- Out Among the Stars (2014), a posthumous Cash album composed of abandoned sessions which also features Elvis Costello
References
- Forever Words at Metacritic
- Wohlfeld, Carsten (April 6, 2018). "Review: Various Artists – JOHNNY CASH: FOREVER WORDS".
- "ANMELDELSE: Hæderlig hyldest med højdepunkter". gaffa.dk.
- Barsanti, Sam (February 8, 2018). "Elvis Costello, Chris Cornell, and More Helped Turn Some Johnny Cash Poems into Songs". The A.V. Club. Univision.
- http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/10/23/johnny-cashs-forever-words-album-gets-the-deluxe-extended-re.html
- https://kboeradio.com/johnny-cashs-forever-words-getting-deluxe-reissue/
- https://societyofrock.com/expanded-edition-of-johnny-cashs-forever-words-announced/
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- "ultratop.be – Johnny Cash – The Music: Forever Words". Ultratop. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Various Artists – Johnny Cash - The Music: Forever Words" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Billboard 200: April 17, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2018.