Where No One Stands Alone

by Elvis Presley

Overview

Although it's not produced by the same team, it's best to view Where No One Stands Alone as part of the lineage that stretches back to 2016's The Wonder of You. That album, executive produced by Priscilla Presley, dressed original Presley recordings in overdubs by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was so successful -- it topped the U.K. charts -- that three sequels were commissioned before the formula was changed for 2018's Where No One Stands Alone. This record follows the same principle as its predecessors, but the focus is shifted: this time, original Elvis Presley gospel recordings are given new instrumental overdubs. Same idea, but the intention is different: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra records were purposeful schlock, but this attempts to modernize Elvis gospel sides, most of which were recorded in the late '60s or early '70s. The basic arrangements and many of the instruments remain in place, but the polish is slick and punchy, moving these tracks ever so slightly away from Southern gospel and into CCM. It's a subtle shift but it's a notable one, creating an uncanny valley effect: it seems like it's the real Elvis but there's enough distance between the original elements and the new material to show it's not. Comparatively, it's better than the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra records, but there's also less reason to hear this, as it's so similar to the originals, why not put those on instead? ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/10/2018
Label:	Rca Victor / Legacy
UPC:	0190758594514

Tracks

1. I've Got Confidence
2. Where No One Stands Alone
3. Saved
4. Crying in the Chapel
5. So High
6. In the Garden
7. Bosom of Abraham
8. How Great Thou Art
9. I, John
10. You'll Never Walk Alone
11. He Touched Me
12. Stand by Me
13. He Is My Everything
14. Amazing Grace

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist
Lisa Marie Presley   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Terry Blackwood   Vocals (Background)
Andy Childs   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Steve Mandile   Guitar (Electric)
Christ Church Choir   Vocals (Background)
Terry Franklin   Vocals (Background)
Jason Webb   Keyboards
Cissy Houston   Vocals (Background)
Larry Strickland   Vocals (Background)
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Ed Hill   Vocals (Background)
Gus Gaches   Vocals (Background)
Lonnie Wilson   Drums,Percussion
Roy Agee   Trombone
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Darlene Love   Vocals (Background)
Tom Hemby   Guitar (Electric)
Donnie Sumner   Vocals (Background)
Angela Primm   Vocals (Background)
B. James Lowry   Guitar (Acoustic)
Scott Ducaj   Trumpet
Jim Horn   Saxophone
Jim Murray   Vocals (Background)
Robb Tripp   Vocals (Background)
Dennis Wage   Organ,Piano
Shawnel Corley   Vocals (Background)
Greg Marrow   Drums,Percussion
Christopher Phillips   Choir Director
Armond Morales   Vocals (Background)
Gale Mayes   Vocals (Background)
Bill Baize   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Andrae Crouch   Composer
Andy Childs   Producer,Liner Notes
Steve Mandile   Engineer
Elvis Presley   Arranger
Tom Burleigh   Product Development Director
John Guess   Engineer
Lisa Marie Presley   Producer,Liner Notes
Gus Gaches   Vocal Arrangement
Roy Hendrickson   Engineer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Mosie Lister   Composer
Artie Glenn   Composer
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Tony Castle   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Bill Gaither   Composer
Ed Seay   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Roger Semon   Art Direction,Photo Research
Jim Horn   Horn Arrangements
Dallas Frazier   Composer
Luther Johnson   Composer
George McFadden   Composer
Steve Mauldin   Choir Arrangement
Paul Bevoir   Design,Artwork
Bob Klein   Photography
Jim Parham   Project Director
Garth Justice   Engineer
Andrew Darby   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Ted Brooks   Composer
Shannon Finnegan   Production Coordination
Jake Burns   Assistant Engineer
Steve Barile   Photography
John Jackson   A&R
William Luther Johnson   Composer
Neal Shaw   Assistant Engineer
Josh Ditty   Assistant Engineer
Jennifer Kirell   Project Director
Kevin Boettger   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Bobbi Giel   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Matt Leigh   Assistant Engineer
Chaz Sexton   Assistant Engineer
Shao Jean Sim   Assistant Engineer
Ryan Yount   Assistant Engineer
Taylor Chadwick   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Joel Weinshanker   Producer,Liner Notes