How Great Thou Art Elvis Presley

• 1 How Great Thou Art 02:58
• 2 In the Garden 03:11
• 3 Somebody Bigger Than You and I 02:25
• 4 Farther Along 04:04
• 5 Stand by Me 02:26
• 6 Without Him 02:27
• 7 So High 01:56
• 8 Where Could I Go but to the Lord 03:36
• 9 By and By 01:49
• 10 If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side 01:36
• 11 Run On 02:20
• 12 Where No One Stands Alone 02:42
• 13 Crying In the Chapel 02:23
• Total Runtime 33:53

Info zu How Great Thou Art

Elvis Presley won three Grammy awards during his lifetime, all for his gospel performances. The 1967 album „How Great Thou Art“, a collection of fourteen sacred songs drawn largely from the standards of the genre, was his third gospel recording and his first Grammy winner. While Presley's previous gospel album, 1960's „His hand In Mine“, stayed within the vocal quartet tradition Presley had loved as a child, „How Great Thou Art“ places greater emphasis on Elvis' solo voice, framed by a larger church choir.

Friends and musical associates often remarked that Presley was happiest when singing gospel music. „How Great Thou Art“ supports their claims; throughout the album, Presley sounds completely at ease with the material. The King's versatility serves him well here, as the material ranges from footstompers ('By and By') to sweet ballads ('Crying in the Chapel,' 'In the Garden') to the near-operatic title track and a similarly dramatic reading of 'Where No One Stands Alone.' The final track, 'Peace In The Valley,' was recorded for a 1957 gospel EP of the same title.

„How Great Thou Art, Elvis' second gospel album, had very different conceptions of gospel music on its two sides. The first side, including the title track and 'In the Garden,' was very high church, with hymnal readings and quietly burbling organ accompaniment. The second side was a far more exciting proposition, with an alternately rocking or swinging piano, some breakneck tempos, and the type of performances more apt to be heard at the gospel singing meetings held in Memphis during Elvis' early years than at church (or, at least, most churches). Fans who prefer either Elvis the crooner or Elvis the rocker will, likewise, have different feelings about each side. On the first, Elvis is full-throated and sincere; on the second, it's easy to picture him cracking a smile as he leads the quartet on 'So High' and 'By and By.“ (John Bush, AMG)

Elvis Presley, vocals, guitar
The Jordanaires, vocals
The Imperials, vocals
Millie Kirkham, vocals
Dolores Edgin, vocals
June Page, vocals
Boots Randolph, saxophone
Rufus Long, saxophone
Scotty Moore, guitar
Chip Young, guitar
Charlie McCoy, guitar, bass, harmonica
Pete Drake, pedal steel guitar
Floyd Cramer, piano
David Briggs, piano, organ
Henry Slaughter, piano, organ
Bob Moore, bass
Henry Strzelecki, bass
D. J. Fontana, drums
Buddy Harman, drums, tympani

Recorded October 1960 – May 1966
Produced by Felton Jarvis

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