180g Virgin Vinyl High Quality Pressing!
Almost everyone loves gospel songs. After all it is inspirational music about good news and hope and warms the heart without demanding religious belief. But what in Gods name makes these songs so enjoyable? Why are they music to ones ears? Is it because of the simple yet unique melodies, the soft or rocking grooves, or the prayer wheel-like verses that are sung alternately by a soloist and chorus? Elvis fans might well be able to answer this question just by taking a quick look at the cover, while other more undiscerning lovers of black folk spirituality would say that this is a well-produced, professional album that cannot be equaled.
Elvis lets his young, flexible voice swing sonorously here, lightly and airily there, all the while supported by a top-notch vocal backing group. The rich vocal harmonies are sung with true passion, and it is certainly no coincidence that one is reminded of the sound of the Golden Gate Quartet. In one moment the voices soar to celestial heights, in another they plunge down to a deep rumbling bass, not to forget the soft and springy rhythm section. For John Bush (allmusic.com), "this LP isnt just one of Elvis best LPs, its one of the best (and best-recorded) gospel sessions of all time."
Features:
180g Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Elvis Presley
The Jordanaires
Selections:
Side One:
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
Side Two:
7. Joshua Fit the Battle
8. Jesus Knows What I Need
9. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
10. Mansion Over the HIlltop
11. If We Never Meet Again
12. Working On the Building
Recording: October 1960 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee
Production: Steve Sholes
Almost everyone loves gospel songs. After all it is inspirational music about good news and hope and warms the heart without demanding religious belief. But what in Gods name makes these songs so enjoyable? Why are they music to ones ears? Is it because of the simple yet unique melodies, the soft or rocking grooves, or the prayer wheel-like verses that are sung alternately by a soloist and chorus? Elvis fans might well be able to answer this question just by taking a quick look at the cover, while other more undiscerning lovers of black folk spirituality would say that this is a well-produced, professional album that cannot be equaled.
Elvis lets his young, flexible voice swing sonorously here, lightly and airily there, all the while supported by a top-notch vocal backing group. The rich vocal harmonies are sung with true passion, and it is certainly no coincidence that one is reminded of the sound of the Golden Gate Quartet. In one moment the voices soar to celestial heights, in another they plunge down to a deep rumbling bass, not to forget the soft and springy rhythm section. For John Bush (allmusic.com), "this LP isnt just one of Elvis best LPs, its one of the best (and best-recorded) gospel sessions of all time."
Features:
180g Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Elvis Presley
The Jordanaires
Selections:
Side One:
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
Side Two:
7. Joshua Fit the Battle
8. Jesus Knows What I Need
9. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
10. Mansion Over the HIlltop
11. If We Never Meet Again
12. Working On the Building
Recording: October 1960 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee
Production: Steve Sholes
