How Great Thou Art

How Great Thou Art is the 28th album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo in February 1967. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 25, 26, 27, and 28, 1966. It peaked at No. 18 on the Top Pop Albums chart. It was certified Gold on 2/16/1968, Platinum and 2x Platinum on 3/27/1992 and 3x Platinum on 10/13/2010 by the R.I.A.A. It won a Grammy Award for 1967 in the Best Sacred Performance category. His previous gospel album His Hand in Mine had been a solid catalog seller for RCA. While Presley faced difficulty getting radio airplay in the mid-1960s, during that decade radio stations played Christmas music at Christmas-time and religious music at Easter, and the Colonel...