'New' music from Johnny Cash

Fans of Johnny Cash get a treat today when "Out Among the Stars" is released. Cash began the album in the early 1980s but never finished.

His son, John Carter Cash, found the tapes when he was going through his parents stuff after they passed away in 2003. He added additional instruments and vocals to complete the album. This song that Johnny Cash wrote himself deals with the aftermath of breakup.

Bill DeVille reviewed the album over at TheCurrent.org:

The lead and title track, "Out Among the Stars," struck me from the get-go with Cash's "voice of god" shining through on a track that features a full choir. The album then features "Baby Ride Easy," which might be the best Johnny-and-June duet since "Jackson." You'll be singing along, even on first listen! All the duets on Out Among the Stars are priceless; a still-healthy Waylon Jennings wandered into the studio and joins Cash on the Hank Snow classic, "I'm Movin' On" -- this one is pure gold!

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