Take My Hand: Gospel Favourites [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Elvis Presley

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B00002R0MY
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,854 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Take My Hand Precious Lord

2. I Believe

3. It's No Secret (What God Can Do)

4. Amazig Grace

5. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Thee

6. How Great Thou Art

7. Farther Along

8. Crying In The Chapel

9. In The Garden

10. Working On The Building

11. He Touched Me

12. Where Could I Go But To The Lord

13. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

14. Put Your Hand In The Hand (Of The Man From

15. By And By

16. Somebody Bigger Than You And I

17. Joshua Fit The Battle

18. Reach Out To Jesus

19. Swing Down Sweet Chariot

20. Milky White Way

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Budget-priced compilation featuring 20 of The King's best loved religious melodies, including 'Take My Hand', 'I Believe', 'It Is No Secret' and 'Amazing Grace'. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elvis' first love, December 15, 2004

By	Laurence Upton (Wilts, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Gospel music was Elvis' first love and at the time of his discovery by the late Sam Phillips he was seriously considering joining the Songfellows, a gospel quartet, instead of signing to Sun Records. Throughout his career Elvis always used full gospel groups rather than backing singers, on stage and in the studio. At the same time that he was recording All Shook Up in January 1957, he was also recording songs for a gospel EP, Peace In The Valley, all of which were included on Elvis' Christmas Album later that year, and also appear here. 
This collection also draws from three gospel albums that Elvis released: His Hand In Mine (1960), How Great Thou Art (1966) and He Touched Me (1971) and a couple of stray tracks including his hit single Crying In The Chapel, plus a medley of two songs he recorded and filmed at the Elvis On Tour sessions but which remained in the can until 1994. 
Although a great rock singer, unlike his contemporaries, Elvis had the range to sing with an unmatched purity and sincerity on both devotional gospels and secular ballads and wasn't afraid to match his voice with the best gospel singers in the business, as this set ably demonstrates

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful and inspiring, January 20, 2007

By	Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

On this impressive collection of gospel songs Elvis is variously backed by the Jordanaires, Sweet Inspirations, Imperials and the Stamps Quartet. Chronologically the material ranges from songs recorded from 1957 to the early 1970s. They are mostly gospel classics but there are also later compositions like Put Your Hand In The Hand which was a pop hit in 1971.

Several styles are represented, from the slow and solemn hymns like Take My Hand Precious Lord, He Touched Me and I Believe to rhythmic uptempo tracks like Joshua Fit The Battle, By And By and Working On The Building with its lovely backing vocals. My personal favorites include the opening track Take My Hand, this version of Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, In The Garden and Where Could I Go But To The Lord.

I was a bit surprized to learn that Swing Down Sweet Chariot is an uptempo rock song, not the well-known Swing Low Sweet Chariot. The music is inspiring and soulful, revealing the devotional side of the magnificent king of rock and roll. The booklet contains an informative history of Elvis' gospel recordings by Brian Nevill and four photographs: full color one of the Jordanaires and Millie Kirkham, a black and white one of the Imperials plus the front and back pics of Elvis.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOSPEL KING, February 15, 2004

By A Customer

Elvis was an extraordinary artist who is sadly underrated. More people should be exposed to his gospel music to hear what a genius he really was. This is the music that Elvis really loved and it comes through very clearly .The passion in his voice is very emotional and uplifting. This cd is a great introduction to the gospel music of Elvis Presley .Great sound quality too for a budget release .