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Amazing Grace is a live album by American singer Aretha Franklin. 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.
Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances is a two-disc compilation of studio master recordings by Elvis Presley, released in 1994 on RCA Records and certified double platinum by the RIAA on July 15, 1999. The release also includes a booklet with session details and an essay by Charles Wolfe.
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes. [1] [2] [3]
Amazing Grace remains the biggest-selling live gospel album of all time, being certified 2× Platinum in the US. [4] [5] According to RIAA database, Franklin has sold 16.5 million albums and singles in the US (based on certifications). [6]
Amazing Grace was released in the United States on digital download and DVD on August 6, 2019, by Universal Studios. [citation needed] In the UK, StudioCanal released the film on DVD, digital and Blu-ray on September 2, 2019. [citation needed] The film debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Music Video Sales chart
An hour-long documentary about Buckley called Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley has been shown at various film festivals to critical acclaim. [135] The film was released worldwide in 2009 by Sony BMG Legacy as part of the Grace Around The World Deluxe Edition.
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In January 1972, she returned to Gospel music in a two-night, live-church recording, with the album Amazing Grace, in which she reinterpreted standards such as Mahalia Jackson's "How I Got Over". [75] Originally released in June 1972, Amazing Grace sold more than two million copies, [76] and is one of bestselling gospel albums of all time. [77]