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"HIS HAND IN MINE"

(Cover pic of 1319-2-R)

LP, LSP/LPM-2328,ANL1-1319,AYL1-3935
CD, 1319-2-R

1. HIS HAND IN MINE
2. I'M GONNA WALK DEM GOLDEN STAIRS
3. IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE (ARE MANY MANSIONS)
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(JESUS KNOWS WHAT I NEED)
9. SWING DOWN, SWEET CHARIOT
10. MANSION OVER THE HILLTOP
11. IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN
12. WORKING ON THE BUILDING

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"HIS HAND IN MINE" RECORDING SESSION

RCA VICTOR STUDIOS B, Nashville,Tenn.

RCA A&R Rep.; Steve Sholes
Producer; Bob Ferguson
Engineer; Bill Porter, Bill Bullock, Jackie Niseley

Guitar,Leader; Elvis Presley
Guitar; Scotty Moore
Guitar; Hank Garland
Drums; D.J.Fontana
Drums; Murrey Herman
Piano; Floyd Cramer
Bass; Bob Moore
Sax; Homer Randolph
Vocals; The Jordanaires(Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Raymond C.Walker)
Vocal; Millie Kirkham

(Oct.30,'60, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm)

• MILKY WHITE WAY
  The Trumpeteers in 1948 recording(#8 in R&B). Lead singer of the group,Joseph Armstrong was a member of the Golden Gate Quartet.
• HIS HAND IN MINE(Mosie Lister)
  Written in 1953 for the Statesmen Quartet.
• I BELIEVE IN THE MAN IN THE SKY(Richard Howard)
  The Statesmen Quartet,1955.

(Oct.30,'60, 10:00 pm - 1:00 am)

• JESUS KNOWS WHAT I NEED(HE KNOWS WHAT I NEED)(Mosie Lister)
  Written in 1955 for the Statesmen Quartet.
• SURRENDER(Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman)
  Written for Elvis after a big success of "It's Now or Never".
  Italian song,"Torna a Sorrento" written by G.D.de Curtis and Ernesto de Curtis in 1911.
  "Come Back to Sorrento" was recorded by Toni Arden(1951) and Dean Martin(1952)
• MANSION OVER THE HILLTOP(Ira Stanphill)
  Written in 1949. This is a flip side of "I Believe",a 1953 hit by Red Foley. The Blackwood Brothers in 1954. The Statesmen Quartet. The Jordanaires.

(Oct.31,'60, 1:30 am - 4:30 am)

• IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE (ARE MANY MANSIONS)(Aileene Hanks)
  Written in 1953. The Statesmen Quartet. The Blackwood Brothers.
• JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE(of Jericho)
  Written in 1865. Marshall Bartholomew(1930), Thelma Carpenter(1940), Mahalia Jackson, The Golden Gate Quartet.
• SWING DOWN, SWEET CHARIOT
  "Swing Low,Sweet Chariot" was arranged by Henry Thacker Burleigh in 1917 from a nigro spiritual written in 1872. The Blackwood Brothers, The Golden Gate Quartet
• I'M GONNA WALK DEM GOLDEN STAIRS(Cully Holt)
  An original member of the Jordanaires,Cully Holt wrote in 1949 for his quartet.

(Oct.31,'60, 5:00 am - 8:00 am)

• IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN(Albert E.Brumley)
  Written and recorded by A.E.Brumley in 1945
• KNOWN ONLY TO HIM(Stuart Hamblen)
  1952 recording of S.Hamblen himself. George Beverly Shea in 1956. The Statesmen Quartet.
• CRYING IN THE CHAPEL(Artie Glenn)
  In 1953 Artie Dlenn's 16 years old son, Darrell recorded it(#4 on Country,#9 on Hot 100).Sonny Til and the Orioles(#1 on R&B) And also big hits by Rex Allen and June Valli in 1953.
• WORKING ON THE BUILDING(W.O.Hoyle - Lillian M.Bowles)
  Written in 1937.Original recorded by the Brackwood Brothers. Carter Family.Bill Monroe(1954)