When the Saints Go Marchin' In - (1956 home recording)
2)
Just a Little Talk With Jesus
3)
Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
4)
I Shall Not Be Moved
5)
Peace in the Valley (For Me), (There'll Be)
6)
Down by the Riverside
7)
Farther Along
8)
Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)
9)
On the Jericho Road
10)
I Just Can't Make It by Myself
11)
I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
12)
When the Saints Go Marchin' In
13)
Softly and Tenderly
14)
Peace in the Valley (For Me), (There'll Be)
15)
It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
16)
I Believe
17)
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
18)
I Asked the Lord - (alternate)
19)
He
20)
Oh How I Love Jesus
21)
Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord
22)
Hide Thou Me
23)
Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin' In
24)
Sing You Children
25)
Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
26)
Let Us Pray
27)
Gospel Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child / Where Could I Go But To The Lord / Up Abov
28)
Lord's Prayer, The - (informal performance)
29)
How Great Thou Art - (live)
30)
Peace in the Valley (For Me), (There'll Be) - (live, from "The Ed Sullivan Show")
Performer Notes
Personnel includes: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, The Jordanaires, The Imperials, The Nashville Edition, J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, The Sweet Inspirations, Kathy Westmoreland, Sherrill Neilsen.
Compilation producers: Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, Roger Semon.
Recorded between 1956 & 1977. Includes liner notes by Cheryl Thurber.
Digitally remastered by Dennis Ferrante & Lene Reidel.
Elvis Presley was and is an American icon, a figure whose impact on the pop music world cannot be overestimated. Before he became a legend, Presley was just a singer, albeit one who got the goods by synthesizing the music of his youth: blues, country music, mainstream pop (Dean Martin was an early favorite of his) and gospel. Southern gospel is a intensely rhythmic devotional music, and that obviously left a powerful impression on the young Elvis (he often sang gospel tunes to warm-up for recording session and concerts).
This box set exclusively collects the gospel songs, old and (then) new, Presley recorded throughout his career, including the "Million Dollar Quartet" session (Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash). This collection is wildly varied: the relaxed, party-like informality of the Quartet session (it was not originally intended for release) and the glossy orchestrated pop of "Only Believe" seem to be poles apart, yet the common ground is the conviction Presley brings to these performances. Other high points: the almost Baroque choral touches on a gently loping take of Johnny Cash's "A Thing Called Love," the spare, haunting "I Asked the Lord," and the near-operatic wail of "Reach Out to Jesus."
Professional Reviews
Q (12/00, pp.148,151) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Includes some classic performances - 'Crying In The Chapel' and '(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)'..."
Format:
Compact Disc
Country:
USA
UPC:
0078636799124
Studio/Live:
Studio
Release Date:
24 October, 2005
Guest Artist:
Carl Perkins; Jerry Lee Lewis; Johnny Cash
Tracks
1. His Hand In Mine
2. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
3. In My Father's House
4. Milky White Way
5. Known Only To Him
6. I Believe In The Man In The Sky
7. Joshua Fit The Battle
8. He Knows Just What I Need
9. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
10. Mansion Over The Hilltop
11. If We Never Meet Again
12. Working On The Building
13. Crying In The Chapel
14. How Great Thou Art
15. In The Garden
16. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
17. Farther Along
18. Stand By Me
19. Without Him
20. So High
21. Where Could I Go But To The Lord
22. By And By
23. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
24. Run On
25. Where No One Stands Alone
26. We Call On Him
27. You'll Never Walk Alone
28. Who Am I?
29. Life
30. Only Believe
31. He Touched Me
32. I've Got Confidence
33. Amazing Grace
34. Seeing Is Believing
35. He Is My Everything
36. Bosom Of Abraham
37. An Evening Prayer
38. Lead Me, Guide Me
39. There Is No God But God
40. A Thing Called Love
41. I, John
42. Reach Out To Jesus
43. Miracle Of The Rosary
44. Put Your Hand In The Hand
45. I Got A Feelin' In My Body
46. Help Me
47. If That Isn't Love
48. Help Me (Live Version)
49. Why Me Lord (Live Version)
50. Farther Along
51. Oh Happy Day
52. I, John
53. Bosom Of Abraham
54. You Better Run
55. Lead Me, Guide Me
56. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God To Thee
57. When The Saint's Go Marchin' In
58. Just A Little Talk With Jesus
59. Jesus Walked The Lonesome Valley
60. I Shall Not Be Moved
61. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
62. Down By The Riverside
63. Farther Along
64. Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)
65. On The Jericho Road
66. I Just Can't Make It By Myself
67. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
68. When The Saint's Go Marchin' In
69. Softly And Tenderly
70. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
71. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
72. I Believe
73. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
74. I Asked The Lord
75. He
76. Oh How I Love Jesus
77. Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord
78. Hide Thou Me
79. Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marchin In
80. Sing You Children
81. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
82. Let Us Pray
83. Gospel Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like/A Motherless Child/Wher
84. The Lord's Prayer
85. How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
86. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
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This box set exclusively collects the gospel songs, old and (then) new, Presley recorded throughout his career, including the "Million Dollar Quartet" session (Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash). This collection is wildly varied: the relaxed, party-like informality of the Quartet session (it was not originally intended for release) and the glossy orchestrated pop of "Only Believe" seem to be poles apart, yet the common ground is the conviction Presley brings to these performances. Other high points: the almost Baroque choral touches on a gently loping take of Johnny Cash's "A Thing Called Love," the spare, haunting "I Asked the Lord," and the near-operatic wail of "Reach Out to Jesus."
Finally, the folks at BMG produced an Elvis reissue worth celebrating! PEACE IN THE VALLEY is, without a doubt, the best collection of Elvis Presley's gospel recordings.
If you think Elvis' favourite kind of music was either rock or country, you'd be wrong. Gospel was Elvis' first musical love, as revealed in the two-part TV documentary, HE TOUCHED ME: THE GOSPEL MUSIC OF ELVIS PRESLEY. PEACE IN THE VALLEY includes all the songs from his three gospel albums (HIS HAND IN MINE, HOW GREAT THOU ART, and HE TOUCHED ME), the PEACE IN THE VALLEY EP, and gospel highlights from the '74 Memphis concert, TV specials and movies thrown in for good measure. It also includes some informal recordings from the '56 Million Dollar Quartet sessions with Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.
Elvis arranged many of these songs in the traditional way, but makes them lively by throwing a modern, rock-inflected beat to them. And the sound quality is much crisper and clearer than on the two-CD AMAZING GRACE collection released in '94. The liner notes in PEACE IN THE VALLEY's booklet are also well-written, and without the sloppy edits found in the AMAZING GRACE booklet (e.g. the HE TOUCHED ME album wasn't just nominated for a Grammy for Best Gospel Album in 1972, it actually WON -- hello!)
When the King of Rock 'n' Roll sings the praises of another King (i.e. Jesus), you know you're going to be moved and entertained, even if you're not religious. You don't have to be religious to appreciate the good music heard here. Kudos to BMG for a job well done!
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