Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (stereo)

~ Recording by Johnny Cash

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:57Johnny CashHymns by Johnny Cash (stereo)Johnny CashAlbum
Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label)SHM 739
1.5Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:54Johnny CashThe Man in Black: 1959-'62Johnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15562 EH
2.9Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:53Johnny CashLove, God, MurderJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-05-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C3K 63809
2.9Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:53Johnny CashLove, God, MurderJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-05-23
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)489643 2, DIDP 099943
1.9Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?:??Johnny CashGodJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
American Recordings, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)COL 489644 2
1.6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:57Johnny CashHymns by Johnny CashJohnny CashAlbum
  • US2001-11-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 86331
1.6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:57Johnny CashHymns by Johnny CashJohnny CashAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)506372 2, COL 506372 2
2.9Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:53Johnny CashLove, God, MurderJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-11-08
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3K 63809
1.8Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:52Johnny CashCash | Ultimate GospelJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-04-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697007392
1.8Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:52Johnny CashCash | Ultimate GospelJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 00739 2
2.9Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:53Johnny CashLove God Murder LifeJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697134782
1.6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:57Johnny CashHymns by Johnny Cash / Now, There Was a Song! / Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny CashJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Custom Marketing Group88697-37183-2
1.15Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?:??Johnny CashThe Gospel CollectionJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)88697794842
1.24Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:53Johnny CashThe Real Johnny CashJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-06-20
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697915392
3.6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:52Johnny Cash8 Classic AlbumsJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Real GoneRGCCD001
5.6Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:57Johnny Cash10 Original Albums & Bonus TracksJohnny CashAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-09-30
The Intense Media600183
(unknown)
6.5Swing Low, Sweet Chariot1:53Johnny CashComplete Recording Sessions 1954-1969Johnny CashAlbum + Compilation
Sun Record Company

Relationships

recorded in:Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-13)
producer:Don Law
acoustic guitar:Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
bass:Marshall Grant (on 1959-01-13)
drums (drum set):Buddy Harman (on 1959-01-13)
electric guitar:Luther Perkins (on 1959-01-13)
piano:Marvin Hughes (on 1959-01-13)
vocals:Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1959-01-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
recording of:Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (on 1959-01-13: cover)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

lyricist and composer:Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton)
Throat Music
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
referred to in medleys:Medley 1: Brazil / You Are Too Beautiful / Cecilia (Does Your Mother Know You're Out) / Love Walked In / You Made Me Love You / Nothing Could Be Finer / Please Be Kind / Dancing With Tears in My Eyes / Maria / Try Little Tenderness / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / What Is This Thing Called Love / Did You Ever See a Deer Walking (order: 11)
later parody versions:Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
later versions:Swing Down Sweet Chariot
is the basis for:Fantasy and Fugue on Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Sweet Chariot (march)
Swing Low (Run With the Ball)
Vieux chariot
arrangements:Swing Low ’99 (1999 Rugby World Cup version, arr. C. Skarbek / T.R. Evans)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arrangement from “The Spiritual Medley”)