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I Believe: The Gospel Masters - Disc 3 of 4 (2009)
1. I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago (released February 197
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3. Life (released April 27, 1971)
4. Only Believe (released April 27, 1971)
5. Amazing Grace (released April 1972)
6. Lead Me, Guide Me (released April 1972)
7. He Touched Me (released April 1972)
8. I've Got Confidence (released April 1972)
9. An Evening Prayer (released April 1972)
10. Seeing Is Believing (released April 1972)
11. A Thing Called Love (released April 1972)
12. Put Your Hand In The Hand (released February 1972)
13. Reach Out To Jesus (released April 1972)
14. He Is My Everything (released April 1972)
15. There Is No God But God (released April 1972)
16. Bosom Of Abraham (released February 1972)
17. I, John (released April 1972)
18. I Got A Feelin' In My Body (released March 1974)
19. Help Me (released May 10, 1974)
20. If That Isn't Love (released March 1974)
I Believe: The Gospel Masters - Disc 3 of 4 © RCA/Legacy Originally Released March 10, AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Every f ew years brings another and different iteration of Elvis Presley' s gospel recordings, and at four discs, I Believe: The Gospel Mas ters is the biggest ever released by RCA, including every song fr om his three gospel LPs and one gospel EP. That accounts for only three-quarters of the program, the other fourth consisting of sa cred odds-and-ends throughout his catalog, mostly from his soundt racks 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 a nd talented genre, and he excelled in virtually every setting. - - John Bush Amazon.com Product Description This unique coll ection is a befitting tribute to Elvis Presley's 3 x Grammy Award -winning gospel and inspirational work. Discs 1 through 3 feature his entire non-secular studio masters in chronological order. Di sc 4 covers the additional masters made for Elvis' movies, his co meback TV special in 1968, and recordings made live on stage. Dis c 4 also includes two segments of Elvis singing religious songs i n a more informal setting. The first segment includes Elvis with J.D. Sumner and The Stamps relaxing at the end of a long day at R CA's Hollywood studio on March 31, 1972. The final three recordin gs were done at his Los Angeles home in 1966, in preparation for the album HOW GREAT THOU ART. This four discs set is remastered f rom the original tapes using the latest DSD technology for optimu m sound quality. As with his secular music, Elvis invented his ow n version of gospel, drawing from every element of his vast music al knowledge - without any musical prejudice or racial barriers. I BELIEVE - THE GOSPEL MASTERS offers the most comprehensive over view of Elvis' non-secular performances and provides testament to Elvis's musical excellence and his contribution to the populariz ation of religious music. Half.com Details Producer: Erns t Mikael Jorgensen (Compilation) Album Notes Audio Remastere r: Vic Anesini. The four-disc I BELIEVE: THE GOSPEL MASTERS is the most comprehensive overview of Elvis Presley's gospel materi al ever assembled. The first three discs contain all of the inspi rational material Elvis recorded in studio during his three-decad es-plus career, while the fourth disc contains songs from his sou ndtracks and TV appearances, along with two legendary (and previo usly bootleg only) rehearsal tapes from 1966 and 1972. This is th e last word on Elvis Presley's gospel side. Industry Reviews 4 stars out of 5 -- Ultimately, the sacred songs became integral to Elvis' make-up, and he put more of his heart and soul into the m than much of the throwaway pulp of the movie years. AMAZON .COM CUSTOMER REVIEW Nobody sings gospel like the King!, March 1 6, By steve_manassas (Manassas, VA USA) Nobody sings g ospel like the King! This is a great-sounding collection of Elvis ' best gospel recordings. How does it compare, you might ask, to the two previous Elvis gospel retrospectives - AMAZING GRACE: HIS GREATEST SACRED PERFORMANCES (1994) and PEACE IN THE VALLEY: THE COMPLETE GOSPEL RECORDINGS (2000)? Quite well, actually. I BELIE VE: THE GOSPEL MASTERS contains 54 of the 55 tracks from AMAZING GRACE. The only missing track is "Miracle of the Rosary"; why tha t was left off, I have no idea. As for the PEACE IN THE VALLEY co llection, there are 21 tracks (22 if you count "Rosary") not foun d on I BELIEVE. But unless you're a hard-core Elvis completist wh o has to have everything, there's a lot less missing than meets t he eye; 12 of the missing 21 tracks are from the Million Dollar Q uartet sessions, which can easily be found on THE COMPLETE MILLIO N DOLLAR QUARTET (2006); if you want the MDQ, why not buy the who le thing? Of the remaining nine, seven are home or informal recor dings ("When the Saints Go Marching In" from December 1956; "I As ked the Lord" and "He" from 1959-60; a 1:20 version of "Hide Thou Me" from 1966 (replaced on I BELIEVE by the longer 5:01 version from the TODAY, TOMORROW AND FOREVER box set (2002)); "Farther Al ong" and "Oh Happy Day" from 1970; and a giggle-filled version of "The Lord's Prayer" from 1971. The other two missing tracks are the Ed Sullivan Show version of "Peace in the Valley." which can be found on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOWS DVD set; and the 1977 live vers ion of "How Great Thou Art" from ELVIS IN CONCERT, which was the King's last gospel recording before his death, but is not as good as the 1974 live recording. I BELIEVE also contains two trac ks not found on the earlier compilations: "I Was Born Ten Thousan d Years Ago," from ELVIS NOW (1972) and the megahit single "If I Can Dream" from the '68 Comeback Special. The only changes th at I would have made to this set (which is why it gets only 4 sta rs, not 5) would be to add "Miracle of the Rosary," the single "W here Did They Go, Lord" (from WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES - THE ESSEN TIAL '70S MASTERS (1995)), and the full unedited Gospel Medley (i ncluding "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" with Darlene Love) that was issued on PEACE IN THE VALLEY and the compilation MEMORIES: THE '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL (1998). I BELIEVE uses the edi ted version from the original ELVIS - NBC-TV SPECIAL album (reiss ued last year as part of THE COMPLETE '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL CD box set). Other than that, the set is perfect. In reply to a n earlier post on Jan. 15, 2010 12:03 PM PST steve_manassas s ays: I agree that PEACE IN THE VALLEY (I kept my copy, which is now out of print) has more quantity, but the new one has better s ound quality. Also, as I pointed out in my review, if listeners p urchase the COMPLETE MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CD along with I BELIE VE, there are only a handful of tracks missing (probably because Legacy wanted to focus on the master takes that were originally r eleased, as opposed to outtakes and informal recordings). But bot h sets are worth having. AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW Great- - but if you have the "Peace in the Valley" box, you'll have a di lemma..., October 14, By G. C. Todd "GCT" (Memphis) Fi rst, let me make it clear that this set is very good and the musi c is 5 stars. However, after comparing the 3 Elvis spiritual/gosp el box sets "Amazing Grace", "Peace in the Valley", and "I Believ e", one cannot help but be a bit disappointed with this one becau se it's something of a missed opportunity. As others have noted, there is a significant amount of previously released material tha t has unfortunately been left off. The very idea of omitting the "Miracle of the Rosary" is mind boggling--a bit like leaving "Hey Jude" off of a Beatles singles collection ("Miracle..." is on bo th previous box sets as well as "Elvis Now"). There are any n umber of Elvis gospel single disc compilations, but the double di sc set, "Amazing Grace," was clearly aimed at those looking for a reasonably broad overview that goes a wee bit further than a sin gle disc. On the other hand, the "Peace in the Valley" box was de signed for those (like me) who have really wanted a complete coll ection of the Elvis gospel material. (One critic from All Music G uide criticized it for being overly complete!) With the cur rent "I Believe" box, which has been marketed as updated and comp rehensive, the compilers should have begun with everything on the "Peace in the Valley" box, and then added whatever additional ra rities or alternate tracks they could come up with-- possibly inc luding more broadly spiritual numbers (e.g."Bridge over Troubled Water"). When I initially found out that the "I Believe" box woul d be a 4 disc set, I incorrectly assumed that the extra disc woul d consist of such music. In fact, there is less here than on the 3 disc "Peace" box. Many of the rarities not included here are, i n my view, VERY essential. "I Believe" is very good but if yo u already own the "Peace in the Valley" box set you may want to s imply purchase and download the few songs that are not already on the earlier but more extensive box. AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER RE VIEW The Best 5-star but still some song choice quibbles, Septem ber 17, By Readin' and Rockin' "M" (USA) It's wonderfu l to hear Elvis's most stunningly gorgeous music {whatever your b elief system} in the best possible sound quality. The only kick a bout it is that a few important songs are missing, and one is a s ong that Elvis REALLY didn't like. "Life" is that song: Elvis see med certain, according to those who've heard his taped comments, that it was the same melody as "My Little Friend" - a nice "littl e" song, stretched out and overblown with blustery lyrics. Instea d, without a doubt, "Miracle of the Rosary" should have been subs tituted: I hope it is not because it is considered a "Catholic" s ong, because Elvis clearly wanted to do it, and did it very well indeed: he did not, and the producers must know this, have any su ch prejudices. In fact, "Let Us Pray" is a "religious social cons ciousness song" {a mouthful, I know} sung in a CATHOLIC FOLK MASS in the film "Change of Habit." Elvis revised his vocal twice tha t year because he cared so much about the song. It is clear, thus , that "Miracle of the Rosary" should have been included. Perhaps it was a tape problem: an audio glitch or something which is per haps why they couldn't use it. One does not know. One more th ing: his 1970 version of "Farther Along" should definitely have b een included, regargless of "sound quality" diffiuculties. It is a radical re-imagining of the song: it sounds almost like a "fiel d holler" and may stem from early childhood memories from those u npleasant visits to the Mississippi Delta. In other words, Elvis may have heard ACTUAL field hollers from Delta farm workers back when he was a tot in 1938. Elvis usually got his most socially si gnificant musical innovations from live music throughout his very early youth, so this is a possibility. In any case, I recommend listeners get the "That's The Way It Is" box to hear this one and a blistering version of "Oh, Happy Day." On "Farther Along" you can hear the Sweet Inspirations almost thrown off for a few bars 'till they caught the strange rhythm. His original was once descr ibed as having a "dirgelike" tempo, but this goes way, way beyond that. It is probably not the "Farther Along" that many people re member from their youth, and that is an even MORE important reaso n to include it and make an attempt to improve the sound quality as much as humanly possible. "Hide Thou Me" is beyond extraor dinary. No other complaints that stand out at this time. Fant astic work, guys, and this has been a difficult year in many ways : Elvis always brought people inner peace and outward togethernes s through his best music. So, thanks. Perhaps future versions could add a few "bonus songs." And if you must include "Life," w ell, okay. Oh, by the way, I am compiling a personal-use-only CD of all of Elvis's "social consiousness" songs, and some of th ese will certainly qualify. I promise not to make copies for frie nds. They will have to buy the songs themselves, and make their o wn list for either IPod or CD recordable. I reall DO want the rec ord biz to survive and I mean that!! (Though I will include i t in my little collection, I disagree with Elvis's conclusion on "Bosom of Abraham" that because "the rich man lives; he lives so well, {with his glory and honor}," that "I've a home in hell." El vis did so much good for so many and taught people, including his own child, love and compassion, that he is definitely in heaven somewhere! He would be about a decade younger than my very energe tic and happily working dad today {and B.B. King, etc.}, but he's been gone so long that you realize that he really had his life a head of him: it's very tragic and still quite sad, yet he left us with such beautiful gifts. Let's appreciate them, even when we q uibble.) AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW 'I Believe' - well wor th investigating if you like Elvis Gospel, May 15, By Pie rs Beagley "Piers - from the ElvisInfoNet" (Sydney, Australia) I prefer posting long in-depth reviews as seen on the Elvis Infor mation Network. But here is a short review. Discs 1 to 3 on " I Believe - The Gospel Masters" feature Elvis' non-secular studio Master recordings in chronological order from his four key relig ious releases, the 'Peace In The Valley' EP plus the albums 'His Hand In Mine,' 'How Great Thou Art,' and 'He Touched Me.' Elvis' three main Gospel recording sessions used very different arrangem ents and had a very different feel, so collating each era onto in dividual CDs works very well. Surprise inclusions on Disc 3 m ight be the first two tracks 'I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago' and 'Life' - and the real surprise omission is 'Miracle Of The Rosary' from 1971. (Certainly a mistake- or was it? See EIN f ull review) Disc 4 gathers up Elvis' other Gospel and Inspira tional recordings from his movies, the 68' Comeback TV special, o ther live performances and home recordings. It is an interesting selection and it flows very nicely compared to the similar concep t of the final CD of the 'Peace In The Valley' compilation. It in cludes 'Down By The Riverside/When The Saints Go Marchin' In' (fr om Frankie And Johnny), 'Sing You Children' (from Easy Come, Easy Go), a fabulous new mix of the 'Swing Down, Sweet Chariot' (from The Trouble With Girls) and 'Let Us Pray' (from Change of Habit) . The audio remastering by Vic Anesini ('Viva Las Vegas', 'El vis Live') is top-notch with the opportunity now to appreciate ev ery nuance of these all-important sessions. The sound quality is similar to the great work on the 'Close Up' box-set with a real r ichness and full bass sound. Vic Anesini did similar impressive a udio work on the earlier 'Ultimate Gospel' so fans who already pu rchased that will no doubt be enthusiastic to get all these Gospe l songs in such magnificent sound. Of real interest to collec tors will be the fact that 'Swing Down, Sweet Chariot' here is a very different mix. From the very start it is The Blossoms female vocal group that take the lead and follow Elvis' vocal throughou t. On the previous version - which is the same Elvis vocal track - it has always been The Mello Men doing these gospel backing-voc als. In Jorgensen's book 'A Life In Music' it states that The Blossoms were only there for a vocal overdub on 'Clean Up Your O wn Backyard' but maybe they also overdubbed this number too. What ever the reason this track is a real highlight. Finally as st ated in the sleeve notes "Despite all the millions of sales and the three Grammy Awards, what towers in importance is the timele ss music Elvis left behind. Church music, inspirational, hymns or gospel - the labels meant nothing to him. As with everything he ever sang, Elvis merged all the elements into his own belief of w hat music should be, free of any constraints of genre. Elvis' rel igious music afforded him more creative freedom than any other mu sic he made, as no one had the knowledge to challenge him, and no one dared. " Overall Verdict: This is a quality BMG release with a nice booklet and four well-selected CDs of the best of Elv is' Gospel sessions and at a very reasonable price. The 8-page es say looking at Elvis' early musical influences and his Gospel ses sions is of interest and splitting Elvis' sessions into these 4 i ndividual eras works very well. The improvement in sound gives th e songs a rich and warm feel, which suits the delicious gospel ha rmonies. Disovering a different version of the 1968 'Swing Down, Sweet Chariot' will be of real interest to hard-core collectors. Of course if you did purchase the individual BMG Gospel album re-releases of last year then it is only the upgraded forth CD t hat you need here. However if your Elvis budget is limited and li ke me you couldn't afford those at the time then this is the perf ect package. (For the full review please go to the Elvis Info rmation Network www.ElvisInfoNet.com)
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