Aretha grew up singing in a church choir and dreamed of one day recording a live gospel album to invite everyone to feel the soul behind this genre of music. Her wish came true in 1972, when she spent two nights in January recording AMAZING GRACE. The album was recorded live inside the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, and to this day, it remains the best-selling gospel album of all time. Stream this moving album here: Aretha.lnk.to/AmazingGrace | Aretha Franklin

"Amazing Grace is more a great Aretha Franklin album than a great gospel album. She plays havoc with the traditional styles but she sings like never before on record. The liberation and abandon she has always implied in her greatest moments are now fully and consistently achieved.” – ROLLING STONE Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Aretha’s best-selling album, AMAZING GRACE, and listen now: Aretha.lnk.to/AmazingGrace | Aretha Franklin