Johnny Cash’s archive vocal recordings are set to the orchestral backing of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road for this special new 12-track album. Producers Don Reedman and Nick Patrick consulted with John Carter Cash, who serves as Executive Producer on the record, which features a career-spanning selection of Cash’s recordings. Tracks on the record include classics such as “Man In Black” and “Ring Of Fire” as well as the stunning collaboration with Bob Dylan on the timeless “Girl From The North Country.”

“I believe we have captured the emotion, sensitivity and genuine honesty of Johnny Cash through his storytelling and his touching and captivating vocal performances,” says Reedman in his notes for Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. “Making this album with my co-producer Nick Patrick has been a true labour of love, and I believe we have captured the complete spirit and musical message that makes Johnny Cash such a heart-touching and loved artist, whom we are so honoured to serve in our way.”

John Carter Cash also reminisced in the liner notes for the record about his father introducing him into the world of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. “I was around ten years old and he and I went to see three films from the James Bond saga at a festival in New York. When the theme for Goldfinger began, he leaned over to me. ‘That’s the finest orchestra in the world, son, he said. ‘That’s the Royal Philharmonic’.”

Cash’s original vocals were complemented by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, who recorded their new efforts in Studio Two, engineered by Haydn Bendall, alongside former assistant engineer Stefano Civetta, Andy Maxwell and Neil Dawes.