His Songs of Praise, Volume Two

~ Release by Elvis Presley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Only Believe (with unused horns overdub)
recording of:
Only Believe (on 1970-06-08)
writer:
Paul Rader
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and The Rodeheaver Co.
2:55
2I, John (take 2, undubbed master)
recording of:
I, John (on 1971-06-10)
writer:
Bill Gaither (contemporary gospel singer & songwriter)
2:15
3Life (take 20, undubbed master)
cover recording of:
Life (on 1970-06-06)
lyricist and composer:
Shirl Milete (country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Last Straw Music, Inc. and R&H Music
3:07
4Reach Out to Jesus (take 9)
cover recording of:
Reach Out to Jesus (on 1971-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Carmichael
publisher:
Fine Balance Music Ltd.
3:08
5He Is My Everything (undubbed master)
cover recording of:
He Is My Everything (on 1971-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
2:40
6He Knows Just What I Need (take 9)
cover recording of:
He Knows Just What I Need (on 1960-10-30)
writer:
Mosie Lister (Gospel song writer)
2:10
7Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (undubbed movie version)
recording of:
Swing Down Sweet Chariot (on 1968-10-23)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
2:15
8We Call on Him (take 3 undubbed)
cover recording of:
We Call on Him (on 1967-09-11)
writer:
Fred Karger (Frederick Maxwell Karger, Jr), Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
2:33
9Padre (spliced master)
cover recording of:
Padre (on 1971-05-16)
writer:
Alain Romans and Paul Francis Webster
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:30
10You’ll Never Walk Alone (expanded master)
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) (on 1967-09-11)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:52
11On the Jericho Road (Sun Studio)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-12-04)
recording of:
On the Jericho Road (on 1956-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Don McCrossan (Evangelist, singer, composer and radio announcer)
0:50
12(There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me) (Ed Sullivan Show)
live cover recording of:
There’ll Be Peace in the Valley for Me (on 1957-01-06)
publisher:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1939-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Rightsong Music, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1:38
13Down by the Riverside / When the Saints Go Marchin’ In
medley including a cover recording of:
Down by the Riverside (in 1965-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1965-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
1:42
14The Lord’s Prayer (edit)
cover recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer (on 1971-05-16)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
2:03
15Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone / Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God to Thee
medley including a cover recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany) (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
medley including a recording of:
The Heavenly Vision (Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus) (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
3:11
16Bosom of Abraham / You Better Run
medley including a recording of:
Bosom of Abraham (from 1972-03 until 1972-04)
writer:
Ted Brooks and George McFadden
2:34
17The Impossible Dream
recorded at:
Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-10)
live recording of:
The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha) (on 1972-06-10)
lyricist:
Joe Darion
composer:
Mitch Leigh
publisher:
Andrew Scott Inc., Andrew Scott Music, Carlin Music Corporation and Helena Music Co.
part of:
Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh musical)
3:18
18Where No One Stands Alone
recorded at:
Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama, United States (on 1977-02-16)
cover recording of:
Where No One Stands Alone (on 1977-02-16)
lyricist:
Mosie Lister (Gospel song writer)
composer:
Mosie Lister (Gospel song writer) (in 1955)
2:22
19Here Comes Santa Claus
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
writer:
Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
2:38
20Blue Christmas
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of “Blue Christmas”)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
2:11
21O Little Town of Bethlehem
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (version performed by Elvis Presley)
writer:
Mark White (co-writer of version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" performed by Elvis Presley)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner
publisher:
Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
2:47
22Dale Robertson (Christmas Seal Charity Appeal)
1:23
23Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
2:35
24I’ll Be Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
1:53
25I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake (songwriter), Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl (songwriter) and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
2:23
26If Every Day Was Like Christmas
cover recording of:
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Red West
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:03
27How Great Thou Art
cover recording of:
How Great Thou Art (Hine’s version)
additional lyricist:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
lyricist:
Carl Gustav Boberg
composer:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949)
translator:
Stuart K. Hine (from 1931 until 1949, in 1949)
publisher:
Thankyou Music Ltd.
translated version of:
O store Gud
3:46
28His Hand in Mine
cover recording of:
His Hand in Mine
writer:
Mosie Lister (Gospel song writer)
3:00
29Announcer (promotion of Elvis’ albums)
1:15
30I’ll Be Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
1:53
31The First Noel (undubbed master)
recording of:
The First Noel (arrangement by Elvis Presley) (on 1971-05-21)
arranger:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
arrangement of:
The First Noël
2:12
32O Come, All Ye Faithful (take 1, undubbed master1)
cover recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arrangement by Elvis Presley) (on 1971-05-21)
arranger:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Cherry River Music, Elvis Presley Music and R&H Music
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
2:52