Ultimate Gospel

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Elvis Presley
Ultimate Gospel

[ RCA Records / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 6 March 2007

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A solid single-disc sampler, simple but stellar, including roughly half of his officially released gospel material.

Though RCA released only three LPs and an EP of dedicated gospel material during the lifetime of Elvis Presley, it's likely that he sang more gospel than any other type of music. Late at night, after a session or a show, Elvis would seek out and keep awake anyone who could carry a tune, in order to pore over the nuggets of gospel music he had soaked up during his early years at the Assembly of God churches in Tupelo and Memphis.

And among Elvis' most prized awards, among hundreds, were his four Grammy awards for Best Sacred Performance or Best Inspirational Performance. 'Elvis: Ultimate Gospel' completes RCA's cycle of Elvis gospel remasters, which began in 1994 with the two-disc 'Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs' and continued with the three-disc box set 'Peace in the Valley'.

This one is a solid single-disc sampler, simple but stellar, including roughly half of his officially released gospel material. The selections are judiciously spread from throughout his career; two come from the 1957 EP 'Peace in the Valley', six are from 1967's 'How Great Thou Art', and seven each are from 1960's 'His Hand in Mine' and 1972's 'He Touched Me'.

The only caveat is the disorienting sequencing that finds songs from different eras scattered across this collection; consider the fairly large step required to move from the sweet, reverent Elvis of 1960's "Crying in the Chapel" to the grandiose Elvis of 1967's "You'll Never Walk Alone."

~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. How Great Thou Art
2. So High
3. Amazing Grace
4. Crying in the Chapel
5. You'll Never Walk Alone
6. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
7. In My Father's House
8. Milky White Way
9. His Hand in Mine
10. I Believe in the Man in the Sky
11. Where Could I Go But to the Lord
12. If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side
13. Run On
14. He Touched Me
15. Bosom of Abraham
16. Lead Me, Guide Me
17. Joshua Fit the Battle
18. If We Never Meet Again
19. I, John
20. Reach out to Jesus
21. Who Am I?
22. Help Me
23. An Evening Prayer
24. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
25. (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)