He Touched Me (album)

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]

He Touched Me
Studio album by Elvis Presley
Released	April 1972
Recorded	March–June 1971 ^[1]
Studio	RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Gospel, contemporary Christian
Length	30:50
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis Now (1972) He Touched Me (1972) As Recorded at Madison Square Garden (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[3]
MusicHound	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
Rough Guides	^[6]

Track listings

Original LP release

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"He Touched Me"	William J. Gaither	May 18, 1971	2:40
2.	"I've Got Confidence"	Andraé Crouch	May 18, 1971	2:23
3.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton; arranged and adapted by Elvis Presley	March 15, 1971	3:36
4.	"Seeing Is Believing"	Red West, Glen Spreen	May 19, 1971	2:55
5.	"He Is My Everything"	Dallas Frazier	June 9, 1971	2:42
6.	"Bosom of Abraham"	William Johnson, George McFadden, Phillip Brooks	June 9, 1971	1:37

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
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

Tracks 1-12 are from the original release.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
13.	"Only Believe" (from Love Letters from Elvis)	Paul Rader	June 8, 1970	2:50
14.	"Put Your Hand in the Hand" (from Elvis Now)	Gene MacLellan	June 8, 1971	3:17
15.	"I Got a Feelin' in My Body" (from Good Times)	Dennis Linde	December 10, 1973	3:33
16.	"Help Me" (from Promised Land)	Larry Gatlin	December 12, 1973	2:27

Follow That Dream edition

The original album^[9]

No.	Title	Length
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

No.	Title	Length
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

No.	Title	Length
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

• Elvis Presley – arranger, vocals
• The Imperials – vocals
• Ginger Holladay – vocals
• Mary Holladay – backing vocals on "Amazing Grace"
• Millie Kirkham – vocals
• Kathy Westmoreland - vocals
• Sonja Montgomery – vocals
• June Page – vocals
• Temple Riser – vocals
• The Nashville Edition - backing vocals on "Amazing Grace"
• James Burton – guitar
• Chip Young – guitar
• Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
• David Briggs – organ, piano
• Charlie McCoy – organ, piano
• Joe Moscheo – organ, piano
• Kenny Buttrey – drums
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Joe Esposito – guitar

Technical

• Felton Jarvis – producer
• Al Pachucki – engineer

Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification(s)
United States	RIAA	Platinum

References

1. "Elvis Discography".
2. He Touched Me at AllMusic
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. . rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
6. Simpson, Paul (2004). The Rough Guide to Elvis. London: Rough Guides. p. 147. ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
7. Bush, John. "He Touched Me". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
8. "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.
9. . ABG EPE IP LLC. 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

External links

• He Touched Me at Discogs (list of releases)