Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace (Full Album)

𝒜𝓇𝑒𝓉𝒽𝒶 𝐹𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓁𝒾𝓃 - 𝒜𝓂𝒶𝓏𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒 (𝟣𝟫𝟩𝟤) Happy birthday to Aretha!! The vibe: a very profound religious service type of vibe. You can hear the choir breathing, the audience shouting back, and a sense of communal spiritual energy Hot take: It’s incredibly impressive that the best-selling album of Aretha’s was a live gospel double-LP recorded in just two days at a church in Watts. By 1972, she was already the Queen of Soul, but here she sounds like she’s finally exhaling and returning to the piano and the hymns she grew up with. The way the Southern California Community Choir rolls in behind her doesn't just provide backup; it creates this massive, physical wall of sound that makes the whole experience feel less like a concert and more like a collective movement. My no skip track: "Mary Don't You Weep" The groove on this is surprisingly funky for a spiritual track, and the way Aretha tells the story with such vocal range is a chilling and beautiful delivery. ♥♥♥♥♥ Tracklist: 0:00:00 Mary, Don't You Weep 0:07:26 Medley: Precious Lord, Take My Hand/You've Got a Friend 0:13:05 Old Landmark 0:16:52 Give Yourself To Jesus 0:22:06 How I Got Over 0:26:27 What A Friend We Have In Jesus 0:32:34 Amazing Grace 0:43:18 Precious Memories (feat. Rev. James Cleveland) 0:50:42 Climbing Higher Mountains 0:53:37 Remarks By Reverend C L. Franklin 0:55:25 God Will Take Care Of You 1:04:11 Wholy Holy 1:09:42 You'll Never Walk Alone 1:16:24 Never Grow Old