Songwriter by Johnny Cash (1 LP)

Johnny Cash’s songwriting takes centre stage on ‘ Songwriter’ a new album made from previously unreleased 1993 recordings! All songs written solely by Johnny Cash, one of America’s greatest songwriters! Co‐Produced by John Carter Cash and David “Fergie” Ferguson and featuring newly recorded band of Marty Stuart, Dave Roe, Pete Abbott and others with special guests Dan Auerbach and Vince Gill.                       

In early 1993, the legendary Johnny Cash found himself between contracts in his then nearly 40‐year career and recorded an album’s worth of songwriting demos at LSI Studios in Nashville of songs he’d written over many years. Not long after the fruitful session, Johnny met producer Rick Rubin, and the recordings were shelved as the two embarked on an important and prolific musical partnership that revitalized the Man in Black’s career that would last the rest of his life. Some thirty years later, John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, rediscovered the songs and stripped them back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar. Along with co‐producer David “Fergie” Ferguson, the two invited a handpicked group of musicians that played with Johnny, including guitarist Marty Stuart and the late bassist Dave Roe, along with drummer Pete Abbott and several others, to the Cash Cabin, where Johnny would write, record and relax, to breathe new life into the tracks, taking the sound back to the roots and heart of the songs.

The simply and aptly titled Songwriter, features songs written solely by Johnny Cash, one of America’s greatest songwriters and storytellers. Returning the focus to Johnny’s own songwriting, the 11‐track collection showcases the breadth of his writing, one that has always represented the great expanse of the human condition: there are songs of love, family, sorrow, beauty, spiritual salvation, survival, redemption, and of course, some of the light hearted humor Johnny was known for, all sung in his unmistakable, trademark, resonant voice.