The Gospel Road is a double album

Double album

A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....

 and the fourth gospel album by American

United States

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 country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

, released on Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 in 1973 (see 1973 in music

1973 in music

-January–April:*January 9 – Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug conviction, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to perform in Japan during their forthcoming tour.*January 14...

). It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name released by Twentieth Century Fox. The movie and the soundtrack tell the story of the life of Jesus

Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

. It peaked at No. 12 on the country album charts; the
single released from it was "Children"/"Last Supper" (Columbia SP 4-45786, March, 1973). The movie was released on March 31, 1973.

Side one

1. "Praise the Lord" (Introduction) – 1:59
2. "Gospel Road (Part #1)" (Jesus Early Years) – 2:51
3. "Gospel Road (Part #2)" (John the Baptist) - (Baptism Of Jesus) – 3:28
4. "Gospel Road (Part #3)" (Wilderness Temptation) – 4:42
5. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (The First Miracle) – 2:08
6. "I See Men as Trees Walking" (The State of the Nation) – 2:07
7. "Jesus Was a Carpenter" (Choosing of Twelve Disciples) – 6:17

Side two

1. "Help (Part #1)" (Jesus Teachings: Parables of the Good Shepherd) – 2:22
2. "Help (Part #2)" (Sermon on the Mount) – 2:07
3. "Follow Me" (with June Carter
   June Carter Cash
   Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
   
   ) (Mary Magdalene Speaks) – 3:02

Side three

1. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (Crossing the Sea of Galilee) -
2. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (Part #2)" (Feeding the Multitude) -
3. "He Turned the Water Into Wine" (Part #3)" -
4. "Gospel Road" (The Raising of Lazarus) – 4:04
5. "Help" (Song of the Children) -
6. "The Burden of Freedom" – 3:27

Side four

1. "Lord, Is It I?" (The Feast of the Passover) – 1:29
2. "The Last Supper" – 2:28
3. "The Burden of Freedom" (He is Risen) – 3:41
4. "Jesus Was a Carpenter" -

Personal

• Johnny Cash - vocals
• June Carter Cash
  June Carter Cash
  Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
  
   - vocals
• Bob Wootton
  Bob Wootton
  Bob Wootton is an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist, Luther Perkins, died in a house fire.- Biography :...
  
  , Carl Perkins
  Carl Perkins
  Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
  
  , Billy Sanford, Red Lane - guitar
• Marshall Grant
  Marshall Grant
  Marshall Garnett Grant was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became known as The Tennessee Three in 1960, with the addition of drummer W. S. Holland...
  
   - bass
• WS Holland - drums
• Larry Butler
  Larry Butler
  Larry Butler is a country music producer/songwriter. From the mid-1970s through the 1980s, he worked with Kenny Rogers. Many of his albums with Rogers went either gold or platinum and accumulated many millions of sales around the world...
  
   - piano, keyboards
• The Statler Brothers, The Carter Family - vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	205
1973	Country Albums	12

External links

• Luma Electronic's Johnny Cash discography listing