Amazing Grace [DVD] [2019]

A great watch; a great listen & a great DVD. The whole ambiance was just wonderful. I enjoyed all of this DVD. Worth every penny. A glimpse into the life of Aretha Franklin and a DVD that culminated into a great moment of her life. To those of you who purchase this DVD I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you

Will definitely watch again

This is not a musical, this is a fly-on-the-wall making of a msuic album. Ms. Franklin raises the roof and your spirits simultaneously. You do not need to be religious but after watching this you could believe in a greater power. Aretha's voice is beautiful, the backing choir are glorious, and you will soon be singing or tapping your feet. I watched this at the cinema and listened to the sound track several times on Spotify. Highly recommended.

01. Mary Don't You Weep 7:29 02. Medley: Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You've Got A Friend 5:34 03. Old Landmark 3:40 04. Give Yourself To Jesus 5:16 05. How I Got Over 4:22 06. What A Friend We Have In Jesus 6:03 07. Amazing Grace 10:45 08. Precious Memories 7:20 09. Climbing Higher Mountains 2:32 10. Remarks By Reverend C.L. Franklin 1:56 11. God Will Take Care Of You 8:48 12. Wholy Holy 5:30 13. You'll Never Walk Alone 6:31 14. Never Grow Old Having now listened to this, this track list is not in the correct order, but at least you can see what is on the DVD. I would have liked to correct it but it is difficult to recognise all the songs.

Great to see Aretha as a young woman with that voice she was to develop. Unfortunately the film about Aretha does not show her at her best, each song sounds exactly like the last one.

Firstly appreciation should be given to the technicians for sorting out this filming disaster and giving us a great DVD of a 'fly-on-the-wall' recording of Aretha and her small band, her friendly mentor Rev James Cleveland and the amazing Southern California Community Choir, before a smallish select congregation. And thank you to the Franklin family for authorising its completion, after Aretha's disappointment and with-holding of the filming result. Surprisingly, although Aretha was a singing superstar at the time, the filming organisation was abysmal; with no clapperboard to match vision and sound, and what looks like a load of free-ranging cameramen just doing their own thing. Nearly half of the quaint local church is a jumble of stacked chairs and unused space, because I think this was primarily a 'sound-recording' for Jerry Wexler and Atlantic records. No one I guessed, envisaged the impact this 'gospel project' would have from the Queen of Soul. Aretha sits patiently as setting-up takes place, until she sings gloriously in her own gospel-song arrangements. The room is hot, Aretha perspires and she looks a little bit lonely, in need of a glass of water … but she delivers a super professional performance. On the second night, her father and Clara Ward are there and her husband? I spotted Aretha's sister Carolyn backstage as well and she seemed more at ease but didn't we always love Aretha's early apparent shyness, when she wasn't singing. Film of the bemused congregation was meagre, which is a shame as they were all dressed-up for church, although the film-crew picked out Mick Jagger snuck in on the back-pew (how did he get in?). Later, her family members did get more footage on the special-guest front-row and Gertrude ward came down front to have a 'church-fit'. For me, I loved seeing the rare-footage of her band; Cornell Dupree, Chuck Rainey, Bernard Purdie and Pancho Morales and also three female members of the choir were brought out, to back her in place of her usual back-up singers (Sweethearts of Soul). So a good DVD experience, the slower performances are a bit 'heavy' for me but the upbeat and gospel interpretation of the pop titles are wonderful … and you really 'feel the spirit'.

I am not religious at all but by golly this can easily make you believe there is a God. Beautiful!

Everything was good

Well packaged and arrived on time . Highly recommended

Todo OK. On time.

I purchased this album as a teenager and finally I was able to see the live recording as an adult. I am happy I purchased the DVD to Enjoy over and over again.

Un'esperienza che consiglio vivamente di fare, oserei dire obbligata, per chi ami The Queen of Soul.

Lo único malo de este magnífico documental musical es haber tenido que esperar tantos años para verlo. Emocionante de principio a fin, y una perfecta muestra de la maestría de -para mí- la mejor cantante de todos los tiempos.