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1972 studio album by Elvis Presley
He Touched Me is the 17th
studio album by American singer and musician
Elvis Presley , released in April 1972. A
contemporary
gospel music album,
[7] it earned him his second of three
Grammy Awards . The album was his third and final studio gospel album, and the most contemporary of the three.
[7] He Touched Me was certified Gold on March 27, 1992 and Platinum on July 15, 1999 by the
RIAA .
[8]
Track listings
Original LP release
Side two Title Writer(s) Recording date 1. "An Evening Prayer" C. Maude Battersby,
Charles H. Gabriel May 18, 1971 1:56 2. "Lead Me, Guide Me"
Doris Akers May 17, 1971 2:42 3. "There Is No God But God"
Bill Kenny June 9, 1971 2:21 4. "
A Thing Called Love "
Jerry Reed May 19, 1971 2:27 5. "I, John" William Johnson, George McFadden, Phillip Brooks June 8–10, 1971 2:18 6. "Reach Out to Jesus"
Ralph Carmichael June 8, 1971 3:13
2008 CD Reissue
Follow That Dream edition
The original album
[9] Title 1. "He Touched Me" 2:37 2. "I've Got Confidence" 2:19 3. "Amazing Grace" 3:32 4. "Seeing is Believing" 2:51 5. "He Is My Everything" 2:39 6. "Bosom of Abraham" 1:34 7. "An Evening Prayer" 1:53 8. "Lead Me, Guide Me" 2:39 9. "There Is No God But God" 2:18 10. "A Thing Called Love" 2:23 11. "I, John" 2:14 12. "Reach Out To Jesus" 3:13
Alternate takes Title 13. "He Touched Me" (take 2) 2:53 14. "An Evening Prayer" (take 2) 1:58 15. "Seeing Is Believing" (takes 1-4) 7:09 16. "A Thing Called Love" (take1) 2:40 17. "He Is My Everything" (take 1) 3:58 18. "Bosom of Abraham" (takes 2, 3) 2:40 19. "Reach Out To Jesus" (takes 1-7 & 9) 6:48 20. "The Lord's Prayer" 2:39
Alternate takes Title 1. "Johnny B. Goode" 1:08 2. "He Touched Me" (take 3 [incomplete]) 3:30 3. "An Evening Prayer" (take 3) 2:54 4. "Seeing Is Believing" (take 7) 3:58 5. "A Thing Called Love" (rehearsal) 5:35 6. "There Is No God But God" (takes 1, 2, 3, 4) 4:29 7. "Amazing Grace" (takes 1, 2) 5:15 8. "Seeing Is Believing" (takes 8, 9, 10) 5:50 9. "An Evening Prayer" (take 5) 2:05 10. "I, John" (take 1) 2:04 11. "Bosom Of Abraham" (take 4) 1:45 12. "A Thing Called Love" (takes 2, 3) 5:04 13. "I've Got Confidence" (take 1) 3:09 14. "An Evening Prayer" (take 7) 2:00 15. "He Is My Everything" (takes 2, 4 [incomplete]) 2:32 16. "Bosom of Abraham" (takes 5, 7) 2:25 17. "A Thing Called Love" (takes 4-7) 8:10 18. "An Evening Prayer" (take 8) 2:17 19. "Seeing Is Believing" (takes 11, 12) 4:28 Total length: 2:09:39
Personnel
Certifications
Region
Provider
Certification(s)
United States
RIAA
Platinum
References
^
"Elvis Discography" .
^
He Touched Me at
AllMusic
^
Christgau, Robert (1981).
"Consumer Guide '70s: P" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ 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 .
^
"Elvis Presley: Album Guide" .
rollingstone.com . Archived from
the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .
^ Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis . London: Rough Guides. p. 147.
ISBN
1-84353-417-7 .
^
a
b Bush, John.
"He Touched Me" . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2012 .
^
"Searchable Database" . RIAA. 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015 . Note: Go to "Advanced Search" and type "Presley, Elvis" into the artist section and "He Touched Me" into the album name section.
^
"He Touched Me" . ABG EPE IP LLC. 2015. Archived from
the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
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