Elvis Inspirational
Elvis Inspirational, RCA's 2006 compilation, is part of a set of six theme-based compilations that also includes Elvis Rock, Elvis Country, Elvis Movies, Elvis Live and Elvis R&B and while this collection suggests that it will deliver 20 tracks of Elvis singing gospel tunes, that's not quite the case. Instead of concentrating on his classic early-1960s record His Hand in Mine, this is almost entirely culled from sessions from the late 1960s and early 1970s, which means this isn't pure gospel by any means: as the title suggests, these are inspirational songs, not gospel, so Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Neil Diamond's "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind," Mac Davis' "In the Ghetto," "Danny Boy," and "The Impossible Dream" can all fit into that definition. So, this isn't really a gospel record, but that doesn't mean it's bad by any measure. In fact, it's quite an enjoyable collection of alternately sentimental and dramatic highly produced pop by Elvis, and as long as a listener is expecting a vocal pop compilation, not a gospel record, he'll/she'll be likely to enjoy this.[1]
Track listing
Credits
Name | Credits |
Vic Anesini[2] | Mastering |
C. Gabriel Battersby | Composer |
W. Earl Brown | Composer |
Johnny Christopher | Composer |
Joe Darion | Composer |
Mac Davis | Composer |
Neil Diamond | Composer |
Joseph DiMuro | Executive Producer |
Dallas Frazier | Composer |
Charles H. Gabriel | Composer |
Larry Gatlin | Composer |
Artie Glenn | Composer |
Erwin Gorostiza | Art Direction |
Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
Michael Hill | Liner Notes |
Stuart K. Hine | Composer |
John Hudson | A&R |
Ernst Mikael Jørgensen | Audio Production, Compilation Producer |
Mitch Leigh | Composer |
Jennifer Liebeskind | Project Coordinator |
Gene MacLellan | Composer |
Iris Maenza | Project Director |
Paul Rader | Composer |
Dottie Rambo | Composer |
Jerry Reed | Composer |
Richard Rodgers | Composer |
Rob Santos | Production Assistant |
Jeffrey Schulz | Design |
Roger Semon | Audio Production, Compilation Producer |
Paul Simon | Composer |
Matthew Stringer | Project Director |
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