Put your hand in the hand

[Fabbe]

Another interpretation from Elvis I really enjoy is put your hand in the hand. I find the master take has the typical Elvis sound (pressing rhythm, choirs answering to Elvis and a bright guitar emphasizing the lyrics) sang with enjoyment and vigor. I also appreciate the solo played on the lower strings. I like the original version too but the emotions are different; as It often happens with Elvis — it feels like a different song.

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[LSP-4445]

I liked this song much more when I was younger,now I often use the skip button......

[bajo]

It's nice to see that someone actually like Elvis' rendition of this song. Still, I'm not too keen on this one, sorry! One of the few songs he covered that I really don't feel hit!

[Fabbe]

It's nice to see that someone actually like Elvis' rendition of this song. Still, I'm not too keen on this one, sorry! One of the few songs he covered that I really don't feel hit!

No probs

[SteamrollerBlues]

One that I don't visit often, but I never skip it when it comes up. I like it.

[Tomek]

Fun song, I like it a lot. Especially for that guitar solo.

[Ciscoking]

Nice song. ..yes.

[r&b]

ugh - by anyone. Oh Happy Day would have been a much better choice if he wanted to cover a chart hit that was gospel

[Mister Mike]

Salvaged by James' hot guitar playing.

[Tomek]

Not for me.
Oh Happy Day miss that rock'n'roll feeling, it's slow sipritual song, very different in style.
But it a good song as well, I like the TTWII footage of it and the live versions from later August 1970 shows.

[Ricky]

As the son of a Southern Baptist preacher, I was so tired of the regular hymnal songs in the 70's. "Put Your Hand In The Hand" was an exciting new type of gospel music along with Elvis' new "He Touched Me" album. This was stuff I wanted to hear!! Luckily, my father allowed me to listen both. Bill Gaither was pretty producing some progressive music at the time. PYHITH is still of my favorites, but as time goes on, I returned to loving those old hymns and good ole southern gospel quartet singing!

[jeanno]

Not for me.
Oh Happy Day miss that rock'n'roll feeling, it's slow sipritual song, very different in style.
But it a good song as well, I like the TTWII footage of it and the live versions from later August 1970 shows.

Did you watch Elvis singing OHD during the stage rehearsals in aug.1970? It's exciting, funky and without a doubt, it's rock'n'roll!

Not a fan of PYHITH but it would have fit better than He Is My Everything in the "He touched me" lp.

[Tomek]

Yea I did. It's great piece of footage and fun to watch.
But as I said for me PYHITH rocks more that OHD Can't help it.

[drjohncarpenter]

Another interpretation from Elvis I really enjoy is put your hand in the hand. I find the master take has the typical Elvis sound (pressing rhythm, choirs answering to Elvis and a bright guitar emphasizing the lyrics) sang with enjoyment and vigor. I also appreciate the solo played on the lower strings. I like the original version too but the emotions are different; as It often happens with Elvis — it feels like a different song.

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You don't mention the artist who did the original version, I suspect you mean the original hit version by the band Ocean, who had a #2 with the song in 1971, led by the sweet lead vocals of Janice Morgan and Greg Brown.



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Ocean "Put Your Hand In The Hand" (Kama Sutra 519, March 6, 1971)
Billboard "Hot 100" #2, May 1, 1971, Cash Box #2, April 24, 1971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_(band)


The original was released by Anne Murray in late 1970 on LP, and in early 1971 on a 45. This Gene MacLellan tune was covered by at least a dozen other people before Elvis' rendition was issued by RCA in early 1972.

I'm not much of a fan of his recording. By the time his appeared, the song was played out. It's just another unremarkable cover in his 1970s canon. Elvis should have been aiming so much higher, he was only 36 at the time.

[Fabbe]

Another interpretation from Elvis I really enjoy is put your hand in the hand. I find the master take has the typical Elvis sound (pressing rhythm, choirs answering to Elvis and a bright guitar emphasizing the lyrics) sang with enjoyment and vigor. I also appreciate the solo played on the lower strings. I like the original version too but the emotions are different; as It often happens with Elvis — it feels like a different song.

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You don't mention the artist who did the original version, I suspect you mean the original hit version by the band Ocean, who had a #2 with the song in 1971, led by the sweet lead vocals of Janice Morgan and Greg Brown.



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Ocean "Put Your Hand In The Hand" (Kama Sutra 519, March 6, 1971)
Billboard "Hot 100" #2, May 1, 1971, Cash Box #2, April 24, 1971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_(band)


The original was released by Anne Murray in late 1970 on LP, and in early 1971 on a 45. This Gene MacLellan tune was covered by at least a dozen other people before Elvis' rendition was issued by RCA in early 1972. I'm not much of a fan of his recording, by the time his recording was out, no one cared about the song. It's just another unremarkable cover in his 1970s canon. He should have been aiming so much higher, he was only 36 at the time.

Yes, I was referring to hit version by the band Ocean. I really like the vocals of Janice Morgan.

[poormadpeter2]

I'm with Greystoke on this. The only version I really like (and even that might be too strong a word) is Crosby and Basie's on their enjoyable, if uneven, album together - an album which also includes Snowbird and Gentle On My Mind, as it happens.

Elvis's version is given something of a monotone delivery that doesn't really go anywhere. It's inoffensive, but remarkably bland.

[Steve Morse]

I never did like the song or Elvis's version of it. To me it's a run-of-the-mill recording with a rather hollow sound and clichéd lyrics.

[fn2drive]

This is utter crap. Obviously didn’t make the cut for He Touched Me. So Ol Felton included it first chance he got on the smorgasbord scrap heap that was Elvis Now. As if Love Letter wasn’t a bad enough, a second LP of rejects. I knew Colonel was losing his touch. In the good old days. He would have created a series- Elvis- The Rejected Studio Recordings- Vol 1,2, 3 etc.

Back to back studio LPs composed of mostly garbage. Recorded music comeback over.

As an aside, my fantasy track would have been Elvis closing a Super Bowl half time show with Oh Happy Day along with 50 gospel singers doing backup.

[poormadpeter2]

This is utter crap. Obviously didn’t make the cut for He Touched Me. So Ol Felton included it first chance he got on the smorgasbord scrap heap that was Elvis Now. As if Love Letter wasn’t a bad enough, a second LP of rejects. I knew Colonel was losing his touch. In the good old days. He would have created a series- Elvis- The Rejected Studio Recordings- Vol 1,2, 3 etc.

Back to back studio LPs composed of mostly garbage. Recorded music comeback over.

As an aside, my fantasy track would have been Elvis closing a Super Bowl half time show with Oh Happy Day along with 50 gospel singers doing backup.

Actually, you have a slight problem with this theory. Elvis Now wasn't released AFTER He Touched Me, but BEFORE it. If you're going to have a rant rather than reply in a measured way like everyone else, at least get your facts right.

And, what's more, as it was the first non-seasonal album to taken largely from the 1971 studio recordings, it's difficult to view it as an album of "rejects" either, as the seven 1971 tracks hadn't been rejected for any project at the time.

Apart from all that, great post.

[fn2drive]

This is utter crap. Obviously didn’t make the cut for He Touched Me. So Ol Felton included it first chance he got on the smorgasbord scrap heap that was Elvis Now. As if Love Letter wasn’t a bad enough, a second LP of rejects. I knew Colonel was losing his touch. In the good old days. He would have created a series- Elvis- The Rejected Studio Recordings- Vol 1,2, 3 etc.

Back to back studio LPs composed of mostly garbage. Recorded music comeback over.

As an aside, my fantasy track would have been Elvis closing a Super Bowl half time show with Oh Happy Day along with 50 gospel singers doing backup.

Actually, you have a slight problem with this theory. Elvis Now wasn't released AFTER He Touched Me, but BEFORE it. If you're going to have a rant rather than reply in a measured way like everyone else, at least get your facts right.

And, what's more, as it was the first non-seasonal album to taken largely from the 1971 studio recordings, it's difficult to view it as an album of "rejects" either, as the seven 1971 tracks hadn't been rejected for any project at the time.

Apart from all that, great post.

Re your first point I failed to note secular LPs ie neither Xmas nor Easter which is what I was thinking.My error I stand corrected.

Re point 2 -5 of the tracks were rejects or 50 pct of the LP- Miracle, Put your hand, 1000 years Old, Sylvia and Hey Jude. But who’s keeping score. Fantastic LP. 2 weeks on Billboard peak position 45. Um okay yea not rejects. It was groundbreaking. Another Jarvis masterpiece. Look out Rick Rubin.

[Johnny2523]

Love this song. Terry Blackwood and the imperials performed the song at the gospel event in memphis in august noting that its the first time they sung it since the original recording (well actually just terry as the other 2 werent part of the imperials back then) they walked into the crowd as they sung it shaking hands with people. The only thing i was kind of dissapointed about is that terry talked about a thing called love but said they wouldnt sing it..

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[poormadpeter2]

This is utter crap. Obviously didn’t make the cut for He Touched Me. So Ol Felton included it first chance he got on the smorgasbord scrap heap that was Elvis Now. As if Love Letter wasn’t a bad enough, a second LP of rejects. I knew Colonel was losing his touch. In the good old days. He would have created a series- Elvis- The Rejected Studio Recordings- Vol 1,2, 3 etc.

Back to back studio LPs composed of mostly garbage. Recorded music comeback over.

As an aside, my fantasy track would have been Elvis closing a Super Bowl half time show with Oh Happy Day along with 50 gospel singers doing backup.

Actually, you have a slight problem with this theory. Elvis Now wasn't released AFTER He Touched Me, but BEFORE it. If you're going to have a rant rather than reply in a measured way like everyone else, at least get your facts right.

And, what's more, as it was the first non-seasonal album to taken largely from the 1971 studio recordings, it's difficult to view it as an album of "rejects" either, as the seven 1971 tracks hadn't been rejected for any project at the time.

Apart from all that, great post.

Re your first point I failed to note secular LPs ie neither Xmas nor Easter which is what I was thinking.My error I stand corrected.

Re point 2 -5 of the tracks were rejects or 50 pct of the LP- Miracle, Put your hand, 1000 years Old, Sylvia and Hey Jude. But who’s keeping score. Fantastic LP. 2 weeks on Billboard peak position 45. Um okay yea not rejects. It was groundbreaking. Another Jarvis masterpiece. Look out Rick Rubin.

Miracle and Put Your Hand were not rejects. The He Touched Me album hadn't come out by this point.

[fn2drive]

This is utter crap. Obviously didn’t make the cut for He Touched Me. So Ol Felton included it first chance he got on the smorgasbord scrap heap that was Elvis Now. As if Love Letter wasn’t a bad enough, a second LP of rejects. I knew Colonel was losing his touch. In the good old days. He would have created a series- Elvis- The Rejected Studio Recordings- Vol 1,2, 3 etc.

Back to back studio LPs composed of mostly garbage. Recorded music comeback over.

As an aside, my fantasy track would have been Elvis closing a Super Bowl half time show with Oh Happy Day along with 50 gospel singers doing backup.

Actually, you have a slight problem with this theory. Elvis Now wasn't released AFTER He Touched Me, but BEFORE it. If you're going to have a rant rather than reply in a measured way like everyone else, at least get your facts right.

And, what's more, as it was the first non-seasonal album to taken largely from the 1971 studio recordings, it's difficult to view it as an album of "rejects" either, as the seven 1971 tracks hadn't been rejected for any project at the time.

Apart from all that, great post.

Re your first point I failed to note secular LPs ie neither Xmas nor Easter which is what I was thinking.My error I stand corrected.

Re point 2 -5 of the tracks were rejects or 50 pct of the LP- Miracle, Put your hand, 1000 years Old, Sylvia and Hey Jude. But who’s keeping score. Fantastic LP. 2 weeks on Billboard peak position 45. Um okay yea not rejects. It was groundbreaking. Another Jarvis masterpiece. Look out Rick Rubin.

Miracle and Put Your Hand were not rejects. The He Touched Me album hadn't come out by this point.

Yea okay. They put the 2 best tracks from the upcoming spiritual album on Now as teaser so they could weaken the long awaited gospel release. Of course they were rejected from being included in He Touched Me. Just can’t admit when you’re wrong. That’s okay. I don’t take it personally.

[drjohncarpenter]

Actually, you have a slight problem with this theory. Elvis Now wasn't released AFTER He Touched Me, but BEFORE it. If you're going to have a rant rather than reply in a measured way like everyone else, at least get your facts right.

And, what's more, as it was the first non-seasonal album to taken largely from the 1971 studio recordings, it's difficult to view it as an album of "rejects" either, as the seven 1971 tracks hadn't been rejected for any project at the time.

Apart from all that, great post.

Re your first point I failed to note secular LPs ie neither Xmas nor Easter which is what I was thinking.My error I stand corrected.

Re point 2 -5 of the tracks were rejects or 50 pct of the LP- Miracle, Put your hand, 1000 years Old, Sylvia and Hey Jude. But who’s keeping score. Fantastic LP. 2 weeks on Billboard peak position 45. Um okay yea not rejects. It was groundbreaking. Another Jarvis masterpiece. Look out Rick Rubin.

Your original point still stands.

To infer that "Put Your Hand In The Hand" was so darned good that RCA simply could not help but place it on the Elvis Now release is ridiculous.

The facts are that Elvis' lackluster cover of Ocean's big pop hit was taped on 6-08-1971, at the same Nashville session as "Reach Out To Jesus." The next evening continued with even more religious songs slated for that project.

"Put Your Hand In The Hand" was undoubtedly earmarked for inclusion on the religious LP, but long before the hodge-podge that was Elvis Now hit the market it seems very likely it had been dropped from consideration. And thus it was another orphaned track that Fel-tone Jarvis could use for a mop-up release like Elvis Now.

The same goes for "Miracle of the Rosary." It was not a "coveted" track that had to be plucked away from the religious pool of songs Elvis made in 1971. It was mediocre at best, and not going to make the He Touched Me LP.

And it is deeply ironic to see you lectured by that fellow about how to properly "rant."

[midnightx]

I liked this song much more when I was younger,now I often use the skip button......

This song has been the recipient of the skip button since day one.