A nice gospel piece from Aretha from her “Amazing Grace” album recorded at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles during January 1972, The album ultimately sold over two million copies in the United States alone, earning a double platinum certification!
- Climbing Higher Mountains Aretha Franklin 2:46
The personal on this recording is pretty amazing too:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
Rev. James Cleveland – piano, vocals
Rev. C.L. Franklin
Chuck Rainey – bass
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Kenneth Lupper – organ
Pancho Morales – percussion, conga
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums
Southern California Community Choir – background vocals
Fantastic! Pretty sure my husband, Patrick, met Bernard Purdie a couple of years ago in Quincy at an event for drummers.