Let Aretha take you to church Sunday

"It will make you feel as if you've seen the face of God" is how Rolling Stone described "Amazing Grace," the documentary about Aretha Franklin recording the album of the same name. / Facebook.com "It will make you feel as if you've seen the face of God" is how Rolling Stone described "Amazing Grace," the documentary about Aretha Franklin recording the album of the same name. / Facebook.com

By Staff Report July 23, 2019 2 min read

Hear Aretha Franklin singing in the prime of her life when “Amazing Grace” is screened Sunday, July 28, as part of the Bobby Stone Film Series at the Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.

“Amazing Grace” is the documentary featuring Franklin recording her 1972 live album of the same name in Los Angeles. She is backed by the Southern California Community Choir.

Gospel songs performed on the double-platinum album include “Precious Lord Take My Hand,” “Mary, Don’t You Weep,” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “Precious Memories,” “Wholy Holy” and the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

“Amazing Grace” won the award for Outstanding Documentary at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards.

The documentary will be shown Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m.