7/19/2008

Amazing Grace::Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is known to her fans as "The Queen of Soul"[citation needed] and is also affectionately called "Sister Ree". She is renowned for her soul recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera.[1] She is widely acclaimed for her passionate, soulful vocal style, which is aided by a massive and powerful vocal range. (Wikipedia)

Amazing Grace is a 1972 album by R&B/gospel legend Aretha Franklin.
Rolling Stone reviewer Jon Landau wrote that the album was " a great Aretha Franklin 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." Landau went on to hail her rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" as "one of the best things she has ever recorded...Aretha's voice rings out like a clarion call to righteousness, as she hits miraculous note after miraculous note..." (Wikipedia)