Long before Elvis was heralded as the king of rock 'n' roll, he was a faithful fan of gospel music. Although it was instrumental in shaping his spiritual life as well as his career, no documentary has truly chronicled this facet of his life...until now.

He Touched me: The gospel music of Elvis Presley, Volume 1 & 2 feature more than thirty of Elvis' gospel recordings and never-before-seen footage. This 3-hour collection, filled with personal stories by those who knew him well, goes behind the scenes of Elvis' career. Discover how Elvis was dramatically influenced by two of southern gospel music's premiere quartets. The Statesman and the Blackwood Brothers. Examine Elvis' thirty year friendship with gospel legend J.D. Sumner. Learn of the controversy surrounding his performance of "Peace in the valley" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Hear the surprising story behind the recording of his signature hymn. "How great thou art". You'll see Elvis in a new light as you witness how deeply he was touched by gospel music.

Include: How great thou art - Peace in the valley - Swing down, sweet Chariot - Where could I go - I, John - If I can dream - An American Trilogy - Bosom of Abraham - This time you gave me a mountain - In the ghetto - Put your hand in the hand - Bridge over troubled water - He touched me - I believe in the man in the sky - Why me lord - Take my hand, precious lord - In the garden - His hand in mine - It is no secret - Mansion over the hilltop - Father along - Where no one stands alone - Without him - You'll never walk alone - Amazing Grace - Turn your eyes upon Jesus - I'm saved - I'll remember you - Somebody bigger than you and I - Up above my head - Sweet, sweet spirit - Stand by me.


Run Time: over 3 hours

I'm one of those who adds Elvis info on www.imdb.com
Could you send me credits of the production (i see some of those on the back cover) from the end of film or from cover?

This is a very good doc set - lots of music and interviews with musicians who worked with Elvis on aa narrow subject that was clearly important to Elvis but was rarely examined.

and is really interesting, given how secular we are as a society now

Can you imagine anyone now putting a gospel song in their rock concert - and not making a parody or protest commentary of it?

so good that I accidentally bought it twice - since it came out with different covers.

but one thing that i was confused about

was that on youtube, you can find Elvis music videos to gosel music and the video is Eddie Fadal's home movies of Elvis

and the people who've posted say it comes from this documentary

but it doesn't