Original released in 1972, as a double LP, with a selection of her performances during the service in New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. In 1987 it was issued on CD with the same Track listing. Reissued in 1999 with the full and complete service. Expanded with the opening and closing of the service.
Which Aretha Franklin album was the biggest-selling LP of her career? It was actually her 1972 gospel album AMAZING GRACE - and we're giving it away to one lucky fan. ENTER TO WIN BELOW!
It’s also the best-selling live gospel album of all time, it won Franklin a Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance, and in the wake of our recent podcast episode on the Queen of Soul, we're giving away this four-LP set to one lucky fan.
- Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings Recorded before a live audience at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Although just 14 tracks were released on the orginal album, this recording includes 29 tracks. So if you think you’ve heard the session before, you are about to be doubly rewarded for your patience.
- Find album release information for Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings - Aretha Franklin on AllMusic.
Recorded at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles in January 1972, AMAZING GRACE: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS is a 4-LP set with more than double the number of tracks that it did upon its original release.
We've extended the giveaway until Saturday, Feb 29. See the full track listing below!
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AMAZING GRACE: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
LP Track Listing
Thursday Night Show (1/13/72)
Side One
1. Organ Introduction ('On Our Way') - Ken Lupper
2. Opening Remarks - Rev. James Cleveland
3. 'On Our Way' - Southern California Community Choir
4. Aretha's Introduction - Rev. James Cleveland
5. 'Wholy Holy'
6. 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
Side Two
1. 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'
2. 'Precious Memories' - With Rev. James Cleveland
3. 'How I Got Over'
Side Three
1. 'Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You've Got A Friend'
2. 'Climbing Higher Mountains'
3. 'Give Yourself To Jesus'
Side Four
1. 'Amazing Grace'
2. 'My Sweet Lord' – Instrumental
Friday Night Show (1/14/72)
Side Five
1. Organ Introduction ('On Our Way') and Opening Remarks - Ken Lupper & Rev. James Cleveland
2. 'On Our Way' - Southern California Community Choir
3. Aretha's Introduction - Rev. James Cleveland
4. 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'
5. 'Wholy Holy'
Side Six
1. 'Climbing Higher Mountains'
2. 'God Will Take Care Of You'
3. 'Old Landmark'
Side Seven
1. 'Mary, Don't You Weep'
2. 'Never Grow Old'
Side Eight
1. Remarks By Reverend C.L. Franklin
2. 'Precious Memories' - With Rev. James Cleveland
3. 'My Sweet Lord' - Instrumental
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Locations
Call Number: CD Gospel Franklin Amazing
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch
| Location | Call Number | Branch | Item Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Adult A/V | CD Gospel Franklin Amazing | Pittsfield Branch | On Shelf |
| Traverwood Adult A/V | CD Gospel Franklin Amazing | Traverwood Branch | On Shelf |
Amazing Grace Aretha Franklin 1972
Principally gospel music, arr. by Aretha Franklin.
Compact discs.
Program notes by David Nathan (27 p. : ill.) bound in countainer.
disc 1: Thursday night show (1/13/72). Organ introd. (On our way) (Ken Lupper) (1:34) -- Opening remarks (Rev. James Cleveland) (1:36) -- On our way / traditional (1:58) -- Aretha's introd. (Rev. James Cleveland) (2:14) -- Wholy holy / Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson (6:55) -- You'll never walk alone / Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II (8:26) -- What a friend we have in Jesus / traditional (5:56) -- Precious memories / traditional (9:02) -- How I got over / Clara Ward (5:30) -- Precious Lord, take me hand / Thomas Dorsey ; You've got a friend / Carole King (8:37) -- Climbing higher mountains / traditional (3:01) -- Amazing grace / traditional (16:10) -- My sweet Lord (instrumental) / George Harrison (2:02) -- Give yourself to Jesus / Robert Fryson (5:19).
disc 2: Friday night show (1/14/72). Organ introd. (On our way) (Ken Lupper) ; Opening remarks (Rev. James Cleveland) (2:32) -- On our way / traditional (3:01) -- Aretha's introd. (Rev. James Cleveland) (2:59) -- What a friend we have in Jesus / traditional (6:18) -- Wholy holy / Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson (5:46) -- Climbing higher mountains / traditional (5:25) -- God will take care of you / traditional (9:00) -- Old landmark / A.M. Bruner (2:56) -- Mary, don't you weep / Inez Andrews (8:21) -- Never grow old / traditional (15:27) -- Remarks (Rev. C. L. Franklin) (7:52) -- Precious memories / traditional (7:49) -- My sweet Lord (instrumental) / George Harrison ( :39).
Aretha Franklin, vocals, piano (5th & 24th works), and celeste (7th work) ; Southern California Community Choir ; James Cleveland, piano, vocals (8th work), choir director ; other instrumentalists.
Recorded over two days at Los Angeles' New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, AMAZING GRACE finds Franklin backed by her studio band and joined by a choir led by family friend and gospel icon James Cleveland.
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If You Haven’t Heard This, You Don’t Know Aretha submitted by robbo on August 29, 2018, 4:06pmAretha Franklin was not only the greatest Black soul singer, not only the greatest female soul singer, not only the greatest soul singer of all time, but the greatest gospel singer of all time.
This album is both a concert and recording center and a church service.
If you have a hang up about religiosity and church music, remember that this was part of the great heart and the musical legacy of the great Aretha Franklin.
Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace Movie
May she rest in powersubmitted by redwood on August 5, 2019, 8:54pmAretha Franklin coming home. A must-hear.