DOI: 10.25549/gmha-c9-1458
title: Amazing Grace, 1972

description: Long playing stereo record album jacket and disk of "Amazing Grace". [Cover page]: "Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace with James Cleveland and Southern California Community Choir; Atlantic Stereo SD 2-906; 2 record set" and song list on cover. Displaying a photograph of Aretha Franklin sitting on steps. "Barbara J. Willia (rest of it is not legible); Misss 'B'" hand written in ink on cover. [Page 1]: Photographs of Aretha Franklin, Reverend James Cleveland, and Baptist Church congregation. One photograph reads, "Cornerstone Insitutional Baptist Church founder and pastor Rev. James Cleveland".; [Page 2]: Photographs continue from previous page. Liner note about Aretha's background written by John Hammond. "Side one: 1. Mary, don't you weep. By Inez Andrews. 2. a. Precious Lord, take my hand. By Thomas A. Dorsey. b. You've got a friend. By Carol King. 3. Old Landmark. By A.M. Brunmer. 4. Give yourself to Jesus. By Robert Fryson. Side two: 1. How I got over. By Clara Ward. 2. What a friend we have in Jesus. Traditional. 3. Amazing Grace. Traditional. Side three: 1. Precious memories. Traditional. 2. Climbing higher mountains. Traditional. 3. Remarks by Reverend C.L. Franklin. 4. God will take care of youl. Traditional. Side four: 1. Wholy Holy. By Marvin Gaye. 2. You'll never walk alone. By Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II. 3. Never grow old. Traditional."; Description continues: "The personnel is: Aretha Franklin; Rev. James Cleveland, piano on all selections except Wholy Holy & Never grow old; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ken Lupper, organ; Chuck Rainey, bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Pancho Morales, congas. The Southern California Community choir, Rev. James Cleveland, choir director; Alexander Hamilton, assistant choir director. Miss Franklin is the lead vocalist on all selections. She plays piano on Wholy Holy & Never grow old, and plays the celeste on What a friend we have in Jesus. On Precious memories, Rev. James Cleveland joins Miss Franklin on lead vocals. Arrangements by Aretha Franklin.; Description continues: "Recorded live at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California; Rev. C.L. Birden, Pastor. Recording engineer; Ray Thompson for Wally Heider. Assisting engineers: Jimmy Douglass, Gene Paul & George Piros. Re-mixed & edited by Arif Mardin. Photography: Ken Cunningham. Album design: Loring Eutemey. Produced by Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, and Aretha Franklin. The recording of this album was filmed by Warner Brothers, Inc. with Sidney Pollack directing. James Cleveland appears on this through the courtesy of Savoy Records. With our special thanks to Herman Lubinsky. In this two record set Side One is backed with Side Four and Side Two is backed with Side Three." [Back page]: Photograph of Aretha Franklin.; Records read: "Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace. SD 2-906. (ST-A-722493RI), 1972. MFG. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y."; "Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace. SD 2-906. (ST-A-722494RI), 1972. MFG. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y."; "Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace. SD 2-906. (ST-A-722495RI), 1972. MFG. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y."; and "Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace. SD 2-906. (ST-A-722496RI), 1972. MFG. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y."; [Catalogue page 1]: "From the Atlantic Catalogue", and includes a list of phonograph records produced by Atlantic Recording Corporation. [Catalogue page 2]: Page two continues the list from page one.