BEST Records of 1972 | Aretha Franklin | 50th Anniversary

BEST Records of 1972 | Aretha Franklin | 50th Anniversary Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace Atlantic No. 154 - Rolling Stone: "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" #arethafranklin @arethafranklin As a basis I used the list of „Rolling Stone - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time“ and from this, extracted the albums that were released in 1972. There's a lot more out there. From 1972. I liked the idea of seeing the 1972 releases in the overall context of all releases, in competition, so to speak. There are just under 20 from 1972 in the Top 500. Wikipedia: „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. The recording was originally released as a double album on June 1, 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album was a critical and commercial success, selling over two million copies in the United States alone and earning a double platinum certification. It also won Franklin the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance. As of 2017, it stands as the best-selling disc of Franklin's entire fifty-plus year recording career as well as the highest-selling live gospel music album of all time.“ „Aretha Louise Franklin (/əˈriːθə/ ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers.“ #70er #70ies #70s #70smusic #70svinyl #70srecords