Elvis: The How Great Thou Art Sessions - FTD 5-CD Set

As part of the acclaimed 'Sessions' series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of THE HOW GREAT THOU ART SESSIONS. Recorded in May and June 1966. The 3x platinum winning album also gave Elvis his first Grammy ® award for "Best Sacred Performance".

Apart from the excellent gospel performances that include "Run On", "So High" and "Where No One Stands Alone". The sessions also spawned the secular hits "If Every Day Was Like Christmas", "Love Letters", and Indescribably Blue. Packaged in FTD's 8-inch format, it includes a 24-page booklet with insightful notes, recording details, and memorabilia.

The HGTA album is presented as originally planned by Elvis prior to RCA's decision to include the 1965 hit "Crying In The Chapel." This recording, along with outtakes, is already on FTD's previous release of The His Hand In Mine Sessions,

Disc 1

THE ALBUM - Masters

1. How Great Thou Art 3:02

2. In The Garden 3:12

3. Somebody Bigger Than You And I 2:27

4. Farther Along 4:07 )

5. Stand By Me 2:29

6.Without Him 2:32

7. So High 1:59

8. Where Could I Go But To The Lord 3:39

9. By And By 1:52

10. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side 1:39

11. Run On 2:24

12. Where No One Stands Alone 2:48

JUNE 8, 1966 SINGLE

13. Love Letters 2:53

14. Come What May 2:03

OCTOBER 24,1966 SPINOUT BONUS SONGS

15.Tomorrow Is A Long Time 5:24

16. Down In The Alley 2:53

17. I'll Remember You 2:47

NOVEMBER 15,1966 SINGLE A-SIDE

18. If Every Day Was Like Christmas 2:58

JANUARY 10, 1967 SINGLE

19. Indescribably Blue 2:50

20. Fools Fall In Love 2:08

UNUSED RECORDING

21. Beyond The Reef (original overdubbed master) 3:11

DISC 2

1. Run On (takes 1-2) 4:52

2. Run On (takes 3-6) 5:30

3. Run On (take 7/M) 2:36

4. How Great Thou Art (takes 1-2) 3:44

5. How Great Thou Art (takes 3-4/M) 4:19

6. Stand By Me (takes 1-2) 3:06

7. Stand By Me (takes 3-7) 6:06

8. Stand By Me (takes 8-10) 5:53

9. Stand By Me (take 11/M) 2:43

10. Where No One Stands Alone (take 1) 3:28

11. Where No One Stands Alone (takes 2-3) 3:10

12. Where No One Stands Alone (take 4) 2:56

13. Where No One Stands Alone (work parts 1-4) 5:04

14. Where No One Stands Alone (work part 5) 1:07

15. Where No One Stands Alone (work part 6) 1:41

16. Where No One Stands Alone (splice of takes 4 & 1/M) 2:47

Disc 3

1. Down In The Alley (take 1) 3:27

2. Down In The Alley (takes 2-6) 7:26

3. Down In The Alley (takes 7-9/M) 6:08

4. Tomorrow Is A Long Time (takes 1-2) 6:17

5. Tomorrow Is A Long Time (take 3/M) 5:42

6. Love Letters (takes 1-2) 3:29

7. Love Letters (takes 3-7) 5:48

8. Love Letters (take 8) 3:19

9. Love Letters (take 9/M) 3:12

10. So High (take 1) 2:16

11. So High (takes 2-3) 2:21

12. So High (take 4/M) 2:14

13. Farther Along (takes 1-2) 3:58

14. Farther Along (splice of take 3 and one line from take 2/M) 4:16

15. By And By (takes 1-4) 6:16

16. By And By (takes 5-9) 4:14

17. By And By (take 10/M) 2:08

Disc 4

1. In The Garden (takes 1-3/M) 5:15

2. Beyond The Reef (takes 1-2/M [undubbed master]) 5:44

3. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (takes 1-8) 8:01

4. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (takes 9-11) 3:39

5. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (take 12) 2:47

6. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (takes 13-15) 4:01

7. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (take 16) 2:48

8. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work parts 1-4) 4:47

9. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work part 5) 1:25

10. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (work part 6) 1:38

11. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (splice of take 16 and work part 6/M) 2:30

12. Without Him (take 1) 3:08

13. Without Him (takes 2-8) 8:10

14. Without Him (takes 9-14) 5:27

15. Without Him (take 15/M) 2:31

16. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (take 1) 1:52

17. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (takes 2-4) 4:06

18. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (take 5/M) 1:49

19. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side (take 6) 1:55

20. Where Could I Go But To The Lord (takes 1-2/M) 4:25

disk 5

1. Come What May (takes 1-2) 4:33

2. Come What May (takes 3-4) 2:31

3. Come What May (takes 5-6) 2:59

4. Come What May (take 7) 2:53

5. Come What May (take 8/M) 2:21

6. Fools Fall In Love (takes 1-4) 3:51

7. Fools Fall In Love (take 5/M) 2:55

8. Indescribably Blue (instrumental track take 7 and work parts 1-2) 6:13

9. I'll Remember You (instrumental track takes 17-19/M) 5:26

10. If Every Day Was Like Christmas (instrumental track takes 8-9/M) 5:00

11. Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub take 1 to instrumental track 7 and work part 1) 2:58

12. Indescribably Blue (vocal overdub take 2 to instrumental track 7 and work part 1/M) 2:59

13. I'll Remember You (vocal overdub take 1 to instrumental track 19) 4:18

14. I'll Remember You (vocal overdub take 2 to instrumental track 19) 4:23

15. I'll Remember You (vocal overdub take 3 to instrumental track 19) 4:12

16. I'll Remember You (splice of vocal overdub takes 1 and 3 to instrumental track 19 ñ unedited/M) 4:09

17. If Every Day Was Like Christmas (vocal overdub takes 1-2/M to instrumental track 9 ñ undubbed/M) 3:31