I Believe: The Gospel Masters

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Every few years brings another and different iteration of Elvis Presley's gospel recordings, and at four discs, I Believe: The Gospel Masters is the biggest ever released by RCA, including every song from his three gospel LPs and one gospel EP. That accounts for only three-quarters of the program, the other fourth consisting of sacred odds-and-ends throughout his catalog, mostly from his soundtracks or the live show Elvis on Tour, which included a five-song gospel set. Also included are three home recordings and one track from NBC-TV Special, the 1968 comeback show. Elvis' gospel work is still among the best that's ever been produced in that large and talented genre, and he excelled in virtually every setting. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2009
Label:	Legacy / Rca/Legacy
UPC:	0886974588429
Rank:	38501

Tracks

Disc 1

1. I Believe
2. (There'll Be) Peace In the Valley (For Me)
3. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
4. It is No Secret (What God Can Do)
5. Milky White Way
6. His Hand in Mine
7. I Believe in the Man in the Sky
8. He Knows Just What I Need
9. Mansion Over the Hilltop
10. In My Father's House
11. Joshua Fit the Battle
12. Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
13. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
14. If We Never Meet Again
15. Known Only to Him
16. Crying in the Chapel
17. Working on the Building

Disc 2

18. Run On
19. How Great Thou Art
20. Stand by Me
21. Where No One Stands Alone
22. So High
23. Farther Along
24. By and By
25. In the Garden
26. Somebody Bigger Than You and I
27. Without Him
28. If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side
29. Where Could I Go But to the Lord
30. You'll Never Walk Alone
31. We Call on Him
32. Who Am I?

Disc 3

33. I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
34. Life
35. Only Believe
36. Amazing Grace
37. Lead Me, Guide Me
38. He Touched Me
39. I've Got Confidence
40. An Evening Prayer
41. Seeing is Believing
42. A Thing Called Love
43. Put Your Hand in the Hand
44. Reach Out to Jesus
45. He is My Everything
46. There is No God But God
47. Bosom of Abraham
48. I, John
49. I Got a Feelin' in My Body
50. Help Me
51. If That Isn't Love

Disc 4

52. Medley: Down By the Riverside/When the Saints Go Marching In [From Frankie and Johnny]
53. Sing You Children [From Easy Come Easy Go]
54. Swing Down Sweet Chariot [From the Trouble With Girls]
55. Let Us Pray [From Change of Habit]
56. Medley: Where Could I Go But To the Lord/Above My Head/Saved [From the '68 Comeback Special]
57. If I Can Dream [From the '68 Comeback Special]
58. Why Me Lord
59. How Great Thou Art
60. Help Me
61. I, John [From Elvis On Tour]
62. Bosom of Abraham [From Elvis On Tour]
63. You Better Run [From Elvis On Tour]
64. Lead Me, Guide Me [From Elvis On Tour]
65. Medley: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God To Thee [From Elvis On Tour]
66. Oh How I Love Jesus [Home Recording]
67. Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord [Home Recording]
68. Hide Thou Me [Home Recording]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar
Marilyn Mason   Vocals
Al Casey   Guitar
David Briggs   Organ,Piano
Frank DeVito   Percussion
Mike Deasy Sr.   Guitar
Elliott Franks   Percussion
Bob Moore   Guitar (Bass),Bass (Upright)
Mary Greene   Vocals
Frank Carlson   Drums
Randy Cullers   Organ
Robert Corwin   Tuba,Tuba
George Worth   Trumpet,Trumpet
Robert Gibbons   Guitar,Guitar
Bob Moore & His Orchestra   Bass
Mary Hylan Cain   Vocals
Curry B. Tjader   Drums
John "Snakehips" Johnson   Tuba
Richard L. Noel   Trombone
Norbert Putnam   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Max Bennett   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
The Mello Men   Vocals
Mary Holladay   Vocals
Mike Henderson   Trumpet
Sonja Montgomery   Vocals
Dolores Edgin   Vocals
Temple Riser   Vocals
Hal Blaine   Drums
Gordon Stoker   Piano
Hank Garland   Guitar
Glen D. Hardin   Piano
Roy Caton   Trumpet
Bobby Emmons   Organ
Bobby Wood   Piano
Joe Guercio   Ensemble
J.D. Sumner   Vocals
D.J. Fontana   Drums,Piano
Jerry Carrigan   Drums
Don Randi   Piano
Floyd Cramer   Piano
James Wilkinson   Guitar
John Cyr   Percussion
John Guerin   Drums
Dennis Budimir   Guitar
Howard Roberts   Guitar
Jerry Scheff   Saxophone
Kathy Westmoreland   Vocals
Ron Hicklin   Vocals
Millie Kirkham   Vocals
Rufus Long   Saxophone
Joe Babcock   Vocals
Reggie Young   Guitar
Michel Rubini   Harpsichord
Ron Randi   Piano
Ronald Hicklin   Vocals
J.D. Sumner & the Stamps   Vocals
Chip Young   Guitar
Boots Randolph   Saxophone
Joe Moscheo   Piano
Chuck Berghofer   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Larrie Londin   Percussion
James Burton   Guitar
Jack Halloran   Vocals
Larry Knechtel   Bass,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Mike Deasy   Guitar
Susan Pilkington   Vocals
June Page   Vocals
Henry Slaughter   Organ,Piano
Carl O'Brian   Drums
Curry Tjader   Drums
Dennis Budmir   Guitar
Elliot Franks   Percussion
Morton Marker   Guitar
Per-Erik Hallin   Organ,Piano
Richard Noel   Trombone
Lyle Ritz   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Joe Mondragon   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Charlie McCoy   Organ,Guitar,Harmonica,Percussion,Guitar (Bass)
Dudley Brooks   Piano
Charlie Hodge   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
John Johnson   Tuba
Rob Galbraith   Percussion
Ronnie Tutt   Drums
Scotty Moore   Guitar
Pete Drake   Guitar (Steel)
Lew McCreary   Trombone
Jerry McGee   Guitar
Duke Bardwell   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Johnny Christopher   Guitar
Ginger Holladay   Vocals
Hoyt Hawkins   Organ
Harold Bradley   Guitar
Gus Bivona   Saxophone
The Sweet Inspirations   Vocals
Tommy Tedesco   Guitar
Tommy Cogbill   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Butch Parker   Trombone
Buddy Harman   Drums,Timpani
Buddy Collette   Clarinet
Glen Spreen   Organ
Tiny Timbrell   Guitar
Tommy Morgan   Harmonica
Roger Kellaway   Piano
The Blossoms   Vocals
Robert Bain   Guitar
Bill Black   Bass (Upright)
Billy Goldenberg   Conductor
Kenny Buttrey   Drums
The Imperials   Vocals
Larry Muhoberac   Piano
The Jordanaires   Vocals
Bobby Ogdin   Piano

Technical Credits

George McFadden   Composer
William Gaither   Composer
Jennifer Liebeskind   Project Coordinator
Bob Klein   Photo Courtesy
Fanny Crosby   Composer
W. Earl Brown   Composer
Joseph A. Tunzi   Photo Courtesy
Earle Brown   Composer
Alfred Wertheimer   Photo Courtesy
Iris Maenza   Project Director
Hazel Shade   Composer,Composer
Russ Howe   Photo Courtesy
Helen H. Lemmel   Composer
Mike Cimicata   Liner Notes
Red West   Composer
C. Maude Battersby   Composer
Jerry Reed   Composer
Ralph Carmichael   Composer
Richard Howard   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Mosie Lister   Composer
Artie Glenn   Composer
Buddy Kaye   Composer
Gordon Stoker   Foreword
William Johnson   Composer
Sonny Burke   Composer
Sarah Adams   Composer,Composer
Bernie Baum   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Florence Kaye   Composer
Dottie Rambo   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering,Remastering
Ervin Drake   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Roger Semon   Art Direction,Photo Research
Winifred O.Hoyle   Composer
Ira Forest Stanphill   Composer
Irvin Graham   Composer
Larry Gatlin   Composer
James B. Coats   Composer
Culley Holt   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Alan Rush   Guitar Overdubs
Dallas Frazier   Composer
Henry Slaughter   Composer
Lillian M. Bowles   Composer
John Lange   Composer
Helen Lemme   Composer
John Hudson   A&R
Hy Heath   Composer
Robert Lowry   Composer
Phillip Brooks   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Fred Burch   Composer
Ben Weisman   Composer
Charles H. Gabriel   Composer
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Charles Miles   Composer
Elvis Presley   Arranger,Adaptation
Rusty Goodman   Composer
Fred Karger   Composer
Doris Akers   Composer
Gene MacLellan   Composer
Dennis Linde   Composer,Guitar Overdubs
Stuart Hamblen   Composer
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Aileene Hanks   Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Albert E. Brumley   Composer
Mylon LeFevre   Composer
Gerald Nelson   Composer
Glen Spreen   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Rader   Composer
Shirl Milete   Composer
Andrae Crouch   Composer
Lowell Mason   Composer
Sid Wayne   Composer
Bill Giant   Composer
Bill Kenny   Composer
Jimmy Shirl   Composer