He Touched Me in Bloomington, MN

Elvis
' third and final
gospel
album,
He Touched Me
, is distinct from both of his previous LPs -- it was not only recorded five years after the prior album, but included a far different set of songs and musicians. This is
'
contemporary gospel
record, including material from
Bill Gaither
(the title song),
Andrae Crouch
(
"I've Got Confidence"
), and
Dallas Frazier
"He Is My Everything"
). His vocal backgrounds come from
the Imperials
and
J.D. Sumner & the Stamps
, and the instrumental arrangements leave space for electric guitar and electric bass. Though it's spiritual, it doesn't have the sacred feel of 1960's
His Hand in Mine
or the first half of 1966's
How Great Thou Art
. ~ John Bush