October 31, 1960, Elvis recorded “Crying In the Chapel” with plans to put it on his RCA gospel album His Hand in Mine. Three takes were recorded, but neither Elvis nor the Jordanaires, who provided background vocals, were satisfied. Eventually it was decided to shelve the recordings and move on.

April 6, 1965, “Crying In the Chapel” was issued on RCA’s “Gold Standard Series.”

The single hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and topped the Easy Listening chart for seven weeks. It was later included as a bonus track on Elvis’ 1967 gospel album, How Great Thou Art.

For “His Hand in Mine” tapes; please go to Reel-to-Reel, 8-Track and Cassette pages.