How Great Thou Art (Elvis Presley album)

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How Great Thou Art is the ninth studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in February 1967. How Great Thou Art is a gospel album with slow numbers on side A, and fast-paced numbers on side B. The album earned Presley a Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance, while it charted no. 17 on the Billboard 200 and appeared on the Top Country Albums chart on the top 10. After the initial success of his films and their respective soundtracks, Presley's movie career began to decline by the mid-1960s. Due to the continued success of his previous gospel recording, His Hand in Mine (1960), and the fact that his 1965 single of "Crying in the Chapel"—a leftover from the 1960 album sessions—became an unexpected major hit, RCA accepted Presley's proposal of a follow-up release. The tracks were recorded in May 1966, and produced by Felton Jarvis with the accompaniment of the Imperials and the Jordanaires. Following its February 1967 release, How Great Thou Art was certified...

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