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RCA
RD 7867

Track Listing:

Side 1:

1. How Great Thou Art

2. In The Garden

3. Somebody Bigger Than You And I

4. Farther Along

5. Stand By Me

6. Without Him

Side 2:
1. So High
2. Where Could I Go But To The Lord
3. By And By
4. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
5. Run On
6. Where No One Stands Alone

7.  Crying In The Chapel

Released: April 1967:

mono (31)

Recently Elvis had been musically stifled releasing one movie soundtrack after another. Now he returned to his gospel roots with this album which contained material recorded in Nashville in May 1966. "Crying in the Chapel" was originally recorded in October 1960 and left off the "His Hand In Mine" album. It had been a hit for Elvis last year, reaching number one in the U.K.

Test Pressing/Factory Sample/Demo/Promo

Black Label - RCA Victor Small Red Dot Logo - Dynagroove

Small Orange Label - Stamped RCA Victor Logo

Large Orange Label - Stamped RCA Victor Logo

This LP entered the UK charts on April 8, 1967, peaking at no. 11.

Chart Run: (14 Weeks)

08/04/1967 - 33

15/04/1967 - 26

22/04/1967 - 18

29/04/1967 - 17

06/05/1967 - 20

13/05/1967 - 11

20/05/1967 - 15

27/05/1967 - 15

03/06/1967 - 19

10/06/1967 - 19

17/06/1967 - 21

24/06/1967 - 27

01/07/1967 - 29

08/07/1967 - 39

Information: www.officialcharts.com

Recording Information:

How Great Thou Art

(May 25/26, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

In the Garden

(May 26/27, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Somebody Bigger Than You and I

(May 27/28, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Farther Along

(May 26/27, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Stand By Me

(May 25/26, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Without Him

(May 27/28, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

So High

(May 26/27, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Where Could I Go But to the Lord

(May 27/28, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

By and By

(May 26/27, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

If the Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side

(May 27/28, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Run On

(May 25/26, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Where No One Stands Alone

(May 25/26, 1966: RCA, Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

Crying in the Chapel

(October 30/31, 1960: RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee)

NOTE: This LP was issued using the matrix number TPRM.

TP = 1966         RM = Mono LP

NOTE: This album was kept in stock by issuing re-pressings with the same catalogue number until it was deleted by RCA in November 1970.

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