Peace in The Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings is a triple-CD compilation album by Elvis Presley, released in 2000.[2]
Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings | ||||
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Compilation album | ||||
Released | September 12, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1956–1977 | |||
Genre | Gospel | |||
Length | 3:39:27 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Ernst Jorgensen, Roger Semon | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic[1] |
In January 2001 the album debuted at number 13 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Christian album chart.[3] At the time it was Presley's highest ever entry on the chart.[4]
On March 8, 2018, the album was awarded a Gold certification by the RIAA for selling in excess of 500,000 units.
Track listing
editDisc 1
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "His Hand in Mine" | Mosie Lister | His Hand In Mine | 3:19 |
2. | "I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs" | Culley Holt | His Hand In Mine | 1:52 |
3. | "In My Father's House" | Aileene Hanks | His Hand In Mine | 2:06 |
4. | "Milky White Way" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | His Hand In Mine | 2:15 |
5. | "Known Only to Him" | Stuart Hamblen | His Hand In Mine | 2:08 |
6. | "I Believe in the Man in the Sky" | Richard Howard | His Hand In Mine | 2:12 |
7. | "Joshua Fit the Battle" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | His Hand In Mine | 2:41 |
8. | "He Knows Just What I Need" | Mosie Lister | His Hand In Mine | 2:13 |
9. | "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | His Hand In Mine | 2:34 |
10. | "Mansion Over the Hilltop" | Ira Stanphill | His Hand In Mine | 2:57 |
11. | "If We Never Meet Again" | Albert E. Brumley | His Hand In Mine | 1:59 |
12. | "Working on the Building" | Winifred O. Hoyle and Lillian Bowles | His Hand In Mine | 1:52 |
13. | "Crying in the Chapel" | Artie Glenn | How Great Thou Art | 2:23 |
14. | "How Great Thou Art" | Stuart K. Hine (original by Carl Boberg) | How Great Thou Art | 3:00 |
15. | "In the Garden" | C. Austin Miles | How Great Thou Art | 3:09 |
16. | "Somebody Bigger Than You or I" | Sonny Burke, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange | How Great Thou Art | 2:25 |
17. | "Farther Along" | Traditional: arr. by Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art | 4:03 |
18. | "Stand by Me" | Traditional: arr. by Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art | 2:27 |
19. | "Without Him" | Mylon LeFevre | How Great Thou Art | 2:27 |
20. | "So High" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art | 1:56 |
21. | "Where Could I Go But to the Lord?" | James B. Coats | How Great Thou Art | 3:35 |
22. | "By and By" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art | 1:49 |
23. | "If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side" | Henry Slaughter | How Great Thou Art | 1:37 |
24. | "Run On" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art | 2:21 |
25. | "Where No One Stands Alone" | Mosie Lister | How Great Thou Art | 2:42 |
26. | "We Call on Him" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | You'll Never Walk Alone | 2:12 |
27. | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Rodgers and Hammerstein | You'll Never Walk Alone | 2:11 |
28. | "Who Am I?" | Charles "Rusty" Goodman | You'll Never Walk Alone | 3:20 |
29. | "Life" | Shirl Milete | Love Letters From Elvis | 3:10 |
Disc 2
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Only Believe" | Paul Rader | Love Letters From Elvis | 2:50 |
2. | "He Touched Me" | William J. Gaither | He Touched Me | 2:40 |
3. | "I've Got Confidence" | Andrae Crouch | He Touched Me | 2:23 |
4. | "Amazing Grace" | William J. Gaither; arr. by Elvis Presley | He Touched Me | 3:36 |
5. | "Seeing Is Believing" | Red West, Glen Spreen | He Touched Me | 2:55 |
6. | "He Is My Everything" | Dallas Frazier | He Touched Me | 2:42 |
7. | "Bosom of Abraham" | William Johnson, George McFadden, Phillip Brooks | He Touched Me | 1:37 |
8. | "An Evening Prayer" | C. Maude Battersby, Charles H. Gabriel | He Touched Me | 1:56 |
9. | "Lead Me, Guide Me" | Doris Akers | He Touched Me | 2:42 |
10. | "There Is No God But God" | Bill Kenny | He Touched Me | 2:21 |
11. | "A Thing Called Love" | Jerry Reed Hubbard | He Touched Me | 2:27 |
12. | "I. John" | William Johnson, George McFadden, Phillip Brooks | He Touched Me | 2:18 |
13. | "Reach Out to Jesus" | Ralph Carmichael | He Touched Me | 3:13 |
14. | "Miracle of the Rosary" | Lee Denson | Elvis Now | 2:16 |
15. | "Put Your Hand in the Hand" | Gene MacLellan | Elvis Now | 3:17 |
16. | "I Got a Feelin' in My Body" | Dennis Linde | Good Times | 3:33 |
17. | "Help Me" | Larry Gatlin | Promised Land | 2:29 |
18. | "If That Isn't Love" | Dottie Rambo | Good Times | 2:33 |
19. | "Help Me" (live) | Larry Gatlin | Elvis As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis | 2:42 |
20. | "Why Me, Lord?" (live) | Kris Kristofferson | Elvis As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis | 3:26 |
21. | "How Great Thou Art" (live) | Stuart K. Hine, original by Carl Boberg | Elvis As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis | 2:09 |
22. | "Farther Along" (rehearsal) | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | That's the Way It Is (special edition) | 2:36 |
23. | "Oh Happy Day" (rehearsal) | Edwin Hawkins | That's the Way It Is (special edition) | 2:25 |
24. | "I, John" | William Johnson, George McFadden, Phillip Brooks | Elvis on Tour | 2:34 |
25. | "Bosom of Abraham" | William Johnson, George McFadden, Phillip Brooks | Elvis on Tour | 2:00 |
26. | "You Better Run" | Traditional | Elvis on Tour | 2:12 |
27. | "Lead Me, Guide Me" | Doris Akers | Elvis on Tour | 2:11 |
28. | "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" / "Nearer My God To Thee" | Helen Howarth Lemmel / Sarah Fuller Flower Adams | Elvis on Tour | 2:22 |
Disc 3
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" | Katharine Purvis, James Milton Black | 1956 home recording | 3:19 |
2. | "Just a Little Talk with Jesus" | Cleavant Derricks | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 4:09 |
3. | "Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley" | Traditional | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 3:28 |
4. | "I Shall Not Be Moved" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 2:15 |
5. | "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)" | Thomas A. Dorsey | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 1:33 |
6. | "Down by the Riverside" | Traditional | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 2:26 |
7. | "Farther Along" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 2:08 |
8. | "Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 1:26 |
9. | "On the Jericho Road" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 0:52 |
10. | "I Just Can't Make It by Myself" | Clara Ward | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 1:04 |
11. | "I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling" | Bill Monroe | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 0:36 |
12. | "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" | Traditional | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 2:18 |
13. | "Softly and Tenderly" | Traditional | "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions | 2:42 |
14. | "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)" | Thomas A. Dorsey | Peace in the Valley (EP) | 1:33 |
15. | "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)" | Carl Stuart Hamblen | Peace in the Valley (EP) | 3:09 |
16. | "I Believe" | Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman | Peace in the Valley (EP) | 2:05 |
17. | "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" | Thomas A. Dorsey | Peace in the Valley (EP) | 3:16 |
18. | "I Asked the Lord" (alternate) | Traditional | The Home Recordings | 2:27 |
19. | "He" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | In a Private Moment | 2:27 |
20. | "Oh How I Love Jesus" | Frederick Whitfield | In a Private Moment | 2:45 |
21. | "Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord" | Traditional | The Home Recordings | 3:35 |
22. | "Hide Thou Me" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | In a Private Moment | 3:45 |
23. | "Down By The Riverside" / "When The Saints Go Marchin' In" | Traditional | Frankie and Johnny | 3:37 |
24. | "Sing You Children" | Fred Burch, Gerald Nelson | Easy Come, Easy Go (EP) | 2:08 |
25. | "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" | Traditional; arr. by Elvis Presley | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 4 | 2:42 |
26. | "Let Us Pray" | Buddy Kaye, Ben Weisman | You'll Never Walk Alone | 2:12 |
27. | "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" / "Where Could I Go But To The Lord?" / "Up Above My Head" / "Saved" (gospel medley) | Traditional / James B. Coats / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | NBC-TV Special | 2:11 |
28. | "The Lord's Prayer" | Matthew 6:9–13, Albert Hay Malotte | A Hundred Years From Now | 1:34 |
29. | "How Great Thou Art" (live) | Stuart K. Hine, original by Carl Boberg | Elvis in Concert (1977) | 3:10 |
30. | "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)" | Thomas A. Dorsey | excerpt from The Ed Sullivan Show | 3:10 |
Personnel
edit- The Jordanaires
- The Imperials
- The Nashville Edition
- J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
- The Sweet Inspirations
- Kathy Westmoreland
- Sherrill Nielsen
Million Dollar Quartet
editReferences
edit- ^ "Peace In The Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings/I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 16 September 2000. pp. 66–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 January 2001. pp. 42–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 April 2004. pp. 49–. ISSN 0006-2510.