The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. The album was a commercial and critical success, and won the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance. The album was recorded live at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, and featured Franklin’s father, the Reverend C. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. In 1972, Aretha Franklin released her gospel album, Amazing Grace. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOIR: (Singing) Old landmark.Ĭopyright © 2018 NPR. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOIR: (Singing) All go back. It's the Queen of Soul at her peak, and it's still one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.įRANKLIN: (Singing) And grace will lead me home. GARCIA-NAVARRO: The recordings were released as a live album - "Amazing Grace." The album went back to Franklin's roots in gospel music, though, as she often said, she never left the church. It won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel.
Joining her at the altar, the Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir.įRANKLIN: (Singing) Praise, praise Jesus. The double album was recorded at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles during January 1972. GARCIA-NAVARRO: In 1972, Franklin performed at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in South Central Los Angeles, just a few years after riots devastated that area. By the late 1970s disco cramped Franklin’s style and eroded her popularity. And today we're remembering another wonder woman - Aretha Franklin.ĪRETHA FRANKLIN: (Singing) Amazing grace. Amazing Grace (1972), a live recording of her performance with a choir at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, is considered one of the great gospel albums of any era.
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