''Forever Words'' is a 2018 album by various artists recording poetry and lyrics by

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set to music for the first time. The album follows a 2016 book release of the poems entitled ''Forever Words: The Unknown Poems'' (). The album includes a posthumously released track by Chris Cornell, who died in 2017. In 2020 and 2021, a deluxe version of the album was released in four waves, with a total of 18 additional songs. The first and second waves were released on October 23 and December 11, 2020 with the two remaining waves set for release on February 5 and April 2, 2021 respectively.

Track listing

#"Forever/I Still Miss Someone" –

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and

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restr ...

#"To June This Morning" – Ruston Kelly and Kacey Musgraves #"Gold All Over the Ground" – Brad Paisley #"You Never Knew My Mind" – Chris Cornell #"The Captain's Daughter" – Alison Krauss and Union Station #"Jellico Coal Man" – T-Bone Burnett #"The Walking Wounded" – Rosanne Cash #"Them Double Blues" – John Mellencamp #"Body on Body" – Jewel #"I'll Still Love You" –

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#"June's Sundown" –

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#"He Bore It All" – Dailey & Vincent #"Chinky Pin Hill" – I'm with Her #"Goin', Goin', Gone" –

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featuring Ro James and Anu Sun #"What Would I Dreamer Do?" – The Jayhawks #"Spirit Rider" – Jamey Johnson Deluxe Edition: #

"Big Hearted Girl" – Hard Working Americans #"I'm Comin' Honey" – Shawn Camp #"Brand New Pair of Shoes" – Ana Christina Cash #"If You Loved Me" – Elvis Costello and the Imposters #"I've Been Around" –

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country music, country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before be ...

#"Who's Gonna Grease My Skillet?" –

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#"California Poem" – Jamey Johnson, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas #"Little Patch of Grass" – Brandon Robert Young and Clare Bowen #"The Dogs Are In The Woods" – John McEuen #"Does Anybody Out There Love Me?" – Jewel #"Autumn" – Watkins Family Hour #"Let It Be Tonight" – Ira Dean #"Pretty Pictures in My Mind" – The Lumineers #"Outta Site Tonite" – Ronnie Dunn and Brad Paisley #"My Song" – Runaway June #"Dark and Bloody Ground" – Ruston Kelly #"The Third Degree" – Aaron Lewis #"Tecemseh" – Bill Miller

Personnel

* T. Bone Burnett * Chris Cornell *

* Jamey Johnson *

* Jewel *

* John Mellencamp * Brad Paisley * Kacey Musgraves * Rosanne Cash * Alison Krauss *

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