It features acoustic arrangements of classic gospel songs.

The album was cancelled when parent CBS Records shut down Priority, and the tracks remained unreleased until issued as Believe in Him by Word records.

[1] It is notable as the first album of original material to be released by Cash after leaving Columbia Records though he originally recorded the tracks for the company.

In 2012, it was released entirely on CD for the first time as part of Bootleg Vol 4: The Soul of Truth, with a different running order which reflected the originally planned running order for the cancelled Johnny Cash - Gospel Singer, and with the addition of four previously unissued outtakes from the recording sessions.

The album featured the Cathedral Quartet on background vocals.