She plays havoc with the traditional styles but she sings 'like never before' on record. Reviewing for Rolling Stone in 1972, Jon Landau commented: " Amazing Grace is more a great Aretha Franklin album than a great gospel album. MusicHound R & B: The Essential Album Guide A film documenting the making of the album premiered in 2018.Ĭritical reception Retrospective professional reviews Review scores As of 2017, it stands as the best-selling disc of Franklin's entire fifty-plus year recording career as well as the highest-selling live gospel music album of all time.Īmazing Grace was remastered and re-released in 1999 as a two-compact disc set with many previously unreleased takes.
It also won Franklin the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance. The album was a critical and commercial success, selling over two million copies in the United States alone and earning a double platinum certification. The recording was originally released as a double album on June 1, 1972, by Atlantic Records. It was recorded in January 1972 at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, with Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir accompanying Franklin in performance. Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Aretha FranklinĪmazing Grace is a live album by American singer Aretha Franklin. New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles
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