How Great Thou Art is presented in a simple but classy way - colour coordinated blue all around to match the cover, including the CD - and the bonus tracks complement the originals perfectly - 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'We Call On Him' and 'Who Am I'. The inside cover has a picture of Elvis with Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires.
All tracks of this album have been remastered.
How Great Thou Art, released in 1967 was Elvis' second Gospel album. Elvis won a Grammy for the albim. How Great Thou Art is a dramatic, ambitious, and almost revolutionary reinterpretation of Gospel.
Elvis Presley won three Grammy awards during his lifetime, all for his gospel performances. The 1967 album How Great Thou Art, a collection of fourteen sacred songs drawn largely from the standards of the genre, was his third gospel recording and his first Grammy winner. While Presley's previous gospel album, 1960's His hand In Mine, stayed within the vocal quartet tradition Presley had loved as a child, How Great Thou Art places greater emphasis on Elvis' solo voice, framed by a larger church choir.
Friends and musical associates often remarked that Presley was happiest when singing gospel music. How Great Thou Art supports their claims; throughout the album, Presley sounds completely at ease with the material. The King's versatility serves him well here, as the material ranges from footstompers ('By and By') to sweet ballads ('Crying in the Chapel', 'In the Garden') to the near-operatic title track and a similarly dramatic reading of 'Where No One Stands Alone.' The final track, 'Peace In The Valley', was recorded for a 1957 gospel EP of the same title.
How Great Thou Art - Elvis Presley CD
1. How Great Thou Art (2007 Remaster) 3:03
2. In The Garden (2007 Remaster) 3:12
3. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (2007 Remaster) 2:27
4. Farther Along (2007 Remaster) 4:05
5. Stand By Me (2007 Remaster) 2:30
6. Without Him (2007 Remaster) 2:30
7. So High (2007 Remaster) 1:58
8. Where Could I Go But To The Lord (2007 Remaster) 3:39
9. By And By (2007 Remaster) 1:52
10. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (2007 Remaster) 1:38
11. Run On (2007 Remaster) 2:24
12. Where No One Stands Alone (2007 Remaster) 2:43
13. Crying In The Chapel (2007 Remaster) 2:25
14. You'll Never Walk Alone (2007 Remaster) 2:44
15. We Call On Him (2007 Remaster) 2:33
16. Who Am I? (2007 Remaster)
