Elvis was very happy when he received the RCA order to record a gospel album in early 1966. It would be the first time he would enter the studio to record non-soundtrack material in two years. He begun preparing for the recording, making home records of songs that he consider as candidates for the album. The dedication that he put into this home rehearsals and studio sessions is evident on both How Great Thou Art album and (even more) on this release.
The How Great Thou Art Sessions CD features outstanding material, showing Elvis as a very dedicated singer. No fooling around (as we are used to by other studio sessions of Mr. Presley), just straight work.
The sound quality on this release differs from song to song. There is some annoying hiss on some of the songs, but knowing that this are not the master tapes, it's possible to live with it. It's a pretty good mono recording.

Track List:

CD 1
01 - Run On (take 1)
02 - Run On (take 2)
03 - Run On (takes 3-5)
04 - Run On (take 6)
05 - How Great Thou Art (takes 1-3)
06 - Stand By Me (takes 1 & 2)
07 - Stand By Me (takes 3-7)
08 - Stand By Me (takes 8 & 9)
09 - Stand By Me (take 10)
10 - Where No One Stands Alone (take 1)
11 - Where No One Stands Alone (takes 2 & 3)
12 - Where No One Stands Alone (take 4)
13 - Where No One Stands Alone (workpart take 1)
14 - Where No One Stands Alone (workpart takes 2 & 3)
15 - Farther Along (takes 1 & 2)
16 - In The Garden (takes 1 & 2)
17 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (takes 1 & 2)
18 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (take 3)
19 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (takes 4-10)
20 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (take 11)
21 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (take 12)
22 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (takes 13-16)
23 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (workpart ending takes 1 & 2))
24 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (workpart ending takes 3 & 4)
25 - Somebody Bigger Than You And I (workpart ending takes 5 & 6)
CD 2
01 - So High (take 1)
02 - So High (takes 2 & 3)
03 - By And By (takes 1 & 2)
04 - By And By (take 3)
05 - By And By (take 4)
06 - By And By (takes 5-8)
07 - By And By (take 9)
08 - Without Him (take 1)
09 - Without Him (takes 2-7)
10 - Without Him (take 8)
11 - Without Him (takes 9-11 & 13)
12 - Without Him (take 14)
13 - If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (take 1)
14 - If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (takes 2 & 3)
15 - If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (take 4)
16 - If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (take 6)
17 - Where Could I Go But To The Lord (take 1)
18 - Love Letters (takes 1 & 2)
19 - Love Letters (takes 3-5)
20 - Love Letters (take 7)
21 - Love Letters (take 8)
22 - Down In The Alley (take 1)
23 - Down In The Alley (takes 2-4)
24 - Down In The Alley (take 6)
25 - Down In The Alley (takes 7 & 8)
CD 3
01 - Tomorrow Is A Long Time (takes 1 & 2)
02 - Beyond The Reef (take 1)
03 - Come What May (take 1)
04 - Come What May (take 2)
05 - Come What May (takes 3 & 4)
06 - Come What May (takes 5 & 6)
07 - Come What May (take 7)
08 - Fools Fall In Love (take 5)
09 - Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub take 1)
10 - I'll Remember You (vocal overdub take 1)
11 - I'll Remember You (vocal overdub take 2)
12 - I'll Remember You (vocal overdub take 3)
13 - If Everyday Was Like Christmas (vocal overdub take 1)
14 - Big Boss Man (takes 1 & 2)
15 - Big Boss Man (takes 3-5 & 7)
16 - Big Boss Man (takes 8 & 9)
17 - Mine (takes 1-3)
18 - Mine (take 4)
19 - Mine (takes 5-7)
20 - Mine (takes 8 & 9)

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