Crying In The Chapel / I Believe In The Man In The Sky

Modified: October 9, 2026

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0643 Crying In The Chapel / I Believe In The Man In The Sky (45)
Release Date: 4/6/1965

Gold Standard Series
447-0643-cover-side1447-0643-cover-side2

Cover: 4/1965. Gold Standard picture sleeve.

447-0643-side1-r-wlp447-0643-side2-r-wlp

Disc: 4/1965. Gold Standard. White label, NOT FOR SALE.1

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–1S A2 / L2WW-0375–3S A3 (Rockaway pressing)2
L2WW-0385–1S A3 / L2WW-0375–3S A1 (Rockaway pressing)

447-0643-side2-wlp447-0643-side1-wlp

Disc: 4/1965. Gold Standard. White label, NOT FOR SALE.

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–4S / L2WW-0375–4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

447-0643-1965-side1-v2447-0643-1965-side2-v2

Disc: 4/1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side. Small font for credits. On the Crying in the Chapel side, song credits above spindle hole. On the I Believe in the Man in the Sky side, title on one line, song credits above spindle hole.

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–1S A1 / L2WW-0375–3S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
L2WW-0385–1S A1 / L2WW-0375–3S A3 (Rockaway pressing)
L2WW-0385–1S A3 / L2WW-0375–3S B1 (Rockaway pressing)
L2WW-0385–1S B1 / L2WW-0375–3S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
L2WW-0385–2S / L2WW-0375–3S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
L2WW-0385–5S / L2WW-0375–3S (Rockaway pressing)

447-0643-side2447-0643-side1

Disc: 4/1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side. Large font for credits. On the Crying in the Chapel side, song credits below spindle hole. On the I Believe in the Man in the Sky side, title on one line, song credits below spindle hole.

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–3S / L2WW-0375–1S (Indianapolis pressing)
L2WW-0385–3S A1 / L2WW-0375–1S K B1 (Indianapolis pressing)3
L2WW-0385–3S B2 / L2WW-0375–1S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)4

447-0643-1965-side1-h447-0643-1965-side2-h

Disc: 4/1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side. Large font for credits. On the Crying in the Chapel side, song credits above spindle hole. On the I Believe in the Man in the Sky side, title on two lines, song credits above spindle hole.

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–4S / L2WW-0375–4S (Hollywood pressing)

447-0643-side2-1970447-0643-side1-1970

Disc: 1970. Gold Standard. Red label.

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–6S / L2WW-0375–6S (Indianapolis pressing)
L2WW-0385–9S / L2WW-0375–9S (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0643-1977-side2447-0643-1977-side1

Disc: 1977. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
L2WW-0385–9S C1 (machine stamped) / L2WW 0375 (hand etched) 9S A8 (hand etched) A8 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Crying in the Chapel / I Believe in the Man in the Sky on the Collectors’ Series label.

  1. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto ↩