Just like the supermarkets racked up the Xmast articles in September, RCA Victor issued their easter singles on February 15, 1966. "Joshua Fit The Battle" / "Known Only To Him" and "Milky White Way" / "Swing Down Sweed Chariot" sold just 40,000 copies each and didn't chart anywhere. Translated to the present this amount equals 8 million paid streams. Obviously these releases were triggered by the success of "Crying In The Chapel" and "Santa Claus Is Back In Town", but they became the biggest commercial failtures of the king's career. Today the situation is a tad better since "Joshua Fit The Battle" accumulates 2 million streams on Spotify, "Known Only To Him" was listened to 1.2 million times.

The cover was designed with a promo photo for "Girls! Girls! Girls!", which by now was four years old. However, I like the artwork. The backside advertised the album "His Hand In Mine" (1960) and the extended player "Peace In The Valley" (1957). A banner also made sure, that everyone knew that the songs on the 45 came from the "His Hand In Mine" album and also advertised the single "Crying In The Chapel".

The single is not available on the streaming platforms, because the tracks can be heared on the album "His Hand In Mine" (1960).

While serving the US Army in (West-) Germany Elvis was made aware of The Golden Gate Quartet by Charlie Hodge. The group was known for their uptempo songs, which also included the traditional "Joahua Fit The Battle". Of course everyone knew the song and so the king and his crew needed just four takes to nail a perfect version on tape.

The hymn was written by Steward Hamblen and recorded by The Statesmen as well as The Blackwood Brothers. Elvis needed five attempts to get "Known Only To Him" right.