You'll Never Walk Alone (Elvis Presley album)
| You'll Never Walk Alone | ||||
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| Compilation album by Elvis Presley | ||||
| Released | March 22, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Length | 26:13 | |||
| Label | RCA Camden | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound |  [2] |
You'll Never Walk Alone is a gospel compilation album by Elvis Presley, released in 1971 on RCA Camden. The album consisted primarily of previously released Gospel recordings by Presley dating back as far as 1957, plus two unreleased tracks. The single "You'll Never Walk Alone", an adaptation of the Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers standard, was a minor hit for him in the late 1960s. Two previously unissued recordings are included: "Let Us Pray" from the soundtrack of Presley's 1969 film, Change of Habit and "Who Am I?", a leftover from the early-1969 recording sessions that produced his album From Elvis in Memphis.
The album reached number 69 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3] You'll Never Walk Alone was later re-released in 2006 as part of a reissue series of Elvis' budget albums. However, at the time this album was a big seller in the United Kingdom and reached a high position. It was certified Gold on March 27, 1992, Platinum on July 15, 1999, and 3x Platinum on January 6, 2004 by the Recording Industry Association of America.[4]
The album is a companion to RCA-Camden's reissued version of Elvis' Christmas Album, as it contains the four gospel recordings from the original 1958 release of that album, which were omitted from RCA-Camden's 1970 reissue. The original 4 gospel songs were issued in 1957 as an RCA Victor EP titled "Peace in the Valley".
Although there would be further RCA-Camden collections, this was the final release that featured previously unreleased tracks. The main RCA label later revived the idea of collecting unissued recordings with its Elvis: A Legendary Performer series starting in 1974.
The track listing below shows the songs as they appeared on the re-release of this album in 2006. The original L.P. released in 1971 included an additional song at the end of side 2, Swing Down Sweet Chariot, taken from Elvis' 1969 movie The Trouble With Girls.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers | September 11, 1967 | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Who Am I?" | Rusty Goodman | February 17, 1969 | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Let Us Pray" (from Change of Habit) | Buddy Kaye and Ben Weisman | March 5 & 6, 1969 | 3:01 |
| 4. | "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley" | Thomas A. Dorsey | January 13, 1957 | 3:23 |
| 5. | "We Call on Him" | Fred Karger, Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman | September 10 & 11, 1967 | 2:33 |
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
| 1. | "I Believe" | Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman | January 12, 1957 | 2:06 |
| 2. | "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)" | Stuart Hamblen | January 19, 1957 | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Sing You Children" (from Easy Come, Easy Go) | Fred Burch and Gerald Nelson | September 28, 1966 | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" | Thomas A. Dorsey | January 13, 1957 | 3:17 |
References
- ↑ You'll Never Walk Alone at AllMusic
- ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 892. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ↑ "You'll Never Walk Alone Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Searchable database". RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Note: Enter search for "You'll Never Walk Alone"
