With the exception of Ralph Stanley, who recorded "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" at the southwest Virginia home of the Carter Family, "Anchored in Love" was recorded throughout 2006 on the Cash family property in Hendersonville, Tenn.
On it, Costello tackles the iconic "Ring of Fire," while Nelson and Crow team up for a duet on "If I Were a Carpenter." Carter Cash's stepdaughter Rosanne performs the spiritual "Wings of Angels" and Lynn offers a version of "Wildwood Flower."
Carter Cash died May 15, 2003, after complications from heart surgery.
Here is the unsequenced song list for "Anchored in Love":
"If I Were a Carpenter," Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson
"Jackson," Carlene Carter and Ronnie Dunn
"Wildwood Flower," Loretta Lynn
"Far Side Banks of Jordan," Patty Loveless and Kris Kristofferson
"Keep On the Sunny Side," Brad Paisley
"Wings of Angels," Rosanne Cash
"Ring of Fire," Elvis Costello
"Road to Kaintuck," Billy Bob Thornton and the Peasall Sisters
"Big Yellow Peaches," Grey De Lisle
"Kneeling Drunkard Plea," Billy Joe Shaver
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken," Ralph Stanley
"Song to John," Emmylou Harris


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