Aretha Franklin

Released: July 1, 1972

Songwriter: John Newton

Producer: Arif Mardin

[Intro: Choir]
Was blind, but now I see

[Verse 1: Aretha Franklin]
Amazing, Amazing Grace! How sweet the, the sound
That, that saved a wretch like me
I once was, was lost, but, but now I, I'm found
Was, was blind, but now, now I, I see

[Verse 2]
Through, through, through, through
Through many dangers, oh oh, dangers, toils, woo Lord, toils and snares
I, I've been right here in the midst of a heaven
But I'm ready, I've already
Jesus was with me and I've already called, yes I have

It was, it was, it was, it was, it was grace amazing
Has been with me, Lord, and let me see
Don't you know it?
And that same, that same old grace
They call it God's amazing, oh oh, amazing
Mmm, Amazing Grace
It was, it was, I want the world to know that it was
It was, it was, it was grace
Woo-hoo, it was grace, Lord
Oh Lord, hath brought me, me so safe
So safe, so safe, so safe, so safe, so safe, so safe thus far
And it won't be nothin' but that same old Grace
I know that it won't, that's gonna lead me right on, right on
Right on, right on, right on home, yeah

[Outro: Aretha & (Choir)]
(Safe)
(Safe) So safe
(Safe) So safe
(Safe) Safe with Jesus
(Safe) So safe
(That same grace will lead me home)
Oh, oh, oh, lead me safe, woo-hoo, hoo-hoo, oh
The Lord will lead me home

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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