Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. His Hand in Mine
2. I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs
3. In My Father's House
4. Milky White Way
5. Known Only to Him
6. I Believe in the Man in the Sky
7. Joshua Fit the Battle
8. He Knows Just What I Need
9. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
10. Mansion over the Hilltop
11. If We Never Meet Again
12. Working on the Building
13. Crying in the Chapel
14. How Great Thou Art
15. In the Garden
16. Somebody Bigger Than You and I
17. Farther Along
18. Stand by Me
19. Without Him
20. So High
21. Where Could I Go But to the Lord
22. By and By
23. If the Lord Wasn't Walking by My Side
24. Run On
25. Where No One Stands Alone
26. We Call on Him
27. You'll Never Walk Alone
28. Who Am I?
29. Life

Disc 2:

1. Only Believe
2. He Touched Me
3. I've Got Confidence
4. Amazing Grace
5. Seeing Is Believing
6. He Is My Everything
7. Bosom of Abraham
8. Evening Party
9. Lead Me, Guide Me
10. There Is No God But God
11. Thing Called Love
12. I, John
13. Reach Out to Jesus
14. Miracle of the Rosary
15. Put Your Hand in the Hand
16. I Got a Feelin' in My Body
17. Help Me
18. If That Isn't Love
19. Help Me
20. Why Me Lord? [Live]
21. How Great Thou Art [Live]
22. Farther Along
23. Oh Happy Day
24. I, John
25. Bosom of Abraham
26. You Better Run
27. Lead Me, Guide Me
28. Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus/Nearer My God to Thee

Disc 3:

1. When the Saints Go Marching In
2. Just a Little Talk With Jesus
3. Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
4. I Shall Not Be Moved
5. Peace in the Valley
6. Down by the Riverside
7. Farther Along
8. Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)
9. On the Jericho Road
10. I Just Can't Make It by Myself
11. I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
12. When the Saints Go Marching In
13. Softly and Tenderly
14. Peace in the Valley
15. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
16. I Believe
17. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
18. I Asked the Lord
19. He
20. Oh, How I Love Jesus
21. Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord
22. Hide Thou Me
23. Down by the Riverside/When the Saints Go Marchin' In
24. Sing You Children
25. Swing Down Sweet Chariot
26. Let Us Pray
27. Gospel Medley
28. Lord's Prayer
29. How Great Thou Art [Live]
30. Peace in the Valley

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2116 in Music
• Brand: Bmg
• Released on: 2000-09-12
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Import
• Dimensions: .45 pounds

Customer Reviews

Definitive gospel set from Elvis worth singing about
Finally, the folks at BMG produced an Elvis reissue worth celebrating! PEACE IN THE VALLEY is, without a doubt, the best collection of Elvis Presley's gospel recordings.

If you think Elvis' favourite kind of music was either rock or country, you'd be wrong. Gospel was Elvis' first musical love, as revealed in the two-part TV documentary, HE TOUCHED ME: THE GOSPEL MUSIC OF ELVIS PRESLEY. PEACE IN THE VALLEY includes all the songs from his three gospel albums (HIS HAND IN MINE, HOW GREAT THOU ART, and HE TOUCHED ME), the PEACE IN THE VALLEY EP, and gospel highlights from the '74 Memphis concert, TV specials and movies thrown in for good measure. It also includes some informal recordings from the '56 Million Dollar Quartet sessions with Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.

Elvis arranged many of these songs in the traditional way, but makes them lively by throwing a modern, rock-inflected beat to them. And the sound quality is much crisper and clearer than on the two-CD AMAZING GRACE collection released in '94. The liner notes in PEACE IN THE VALLEY's booklet are also well-written, and without the sloppy edits found in the AMAZING GRACE booklet (e.g. the HE TOUCHED ME album wasn't just nominated for a Grammy for Best Gospel Album in 1972, it actually WON -- hello!)

When the King of Rock 'n' Roll sings the praises of another King (i.e. Jesus), you know you're going to be moved and entertained, even if you're not religious. You don't have to be religious to appreciate the good music heard here. Kudos to BMG for a job well done!

Despite No New Thrills, Gospel Box Set Appeals To Fans
"Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings" is the latest offering from the revolutionary Elvis producers Ernst Jorgensen and Roger Semon. This 3-CD box set differs from many other recent Elvis releases spearheaded by Jorgensen and Semon for one reason: it features all previously released material.

The kicker? Even the most avid Elvis CD collectors don't seem to mind.

This immaculate, comprehensive set needs no previously unreleased tracks to entice Elvis CD junkies like me. Likewise, the listener needs not be an Elvis Presley fan - or even a fan of traditional gospel music - to enjoy this collection.

The music, digitally remastered from the original master tapes to produce the cleanest, crispest sound to date, captures Elvis at his emotional and spiritual best. This set proves that gospel provided an anchor for Elvis's musical repertoire from day one, right up to the end. The consistency in vocal conviction from the "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions (recorded by a young Elvis on the brink of superstardom) to the live version of "How Great Thou Art" (recorded at one of Elvis's final concert performances) is both startling and revealing. It is indeed difficult to listen to these tracks and not feel swept away by the utterly convincing candor that carries Elvis's voice through every note.

From the tender, humble testimony of "Known Only To Him" to the gritty, almost fierce testimonial of "I, John," Elvis manages to bridge a decade in his career with equally moving performances. Such consistency is rare, but given Elvis's unmatched vocal talent, this should come as little surprise.

Listen to relax, listen to energize, listen to sing along. Despite the historial and musical significance of these recordings, which is indeed difficult to underestimate (for without gospel, Elvis-brand rock may not have existed) - their universal appeal is easy to explain: it is simply wonderful music.

Holy Smokes! This'll get your blood pumping
This collection of Elvis' gospel is a round trip of everything you love about Elvis, and everything you didn't know about Elvis that you're about to love. Imagine loving the songs that you know of Elvis, and then hearing some of these for the first time. Here's an entirely new collection of songs that you may have never known, but you're about to love...many, even more than the ones you love the most. I'll start with my favorite of his: Run On. Wow, what a powerful, jamming song. Teaches you about fearing God behind the backdrop of an absolutely awesome tune that you just wanna CRANK! If the Lord Wasn't Walkin' By My Side....Joshua Fit the Battle....So High...How Great Thou Art...Holy Smokes, Elvis. How Great THOU Art when you sang that tribute to God. I'm moved by this music, and in several different ways. Here's the long and short of it. If you want a little Elvis gospel, don't sell yourself short by getting a 1 CD collection. 11 or 13 songs won't cut it. It's a waste of money. Get this CD collection. So it's $30 more. Big deal. You won't miss the money, but after listening to this collection for a while, you'd be thinking about how much you'd hate yourself had you not shelled out the money to buy this CD collection.

Buy it as a gift for every Elvis fan who loves Jesus. You'll be the hero of the day.

5 stars doesn't do it justice.