By 1971, solo queen Aretha Franklin had recorded over 20 albums, had eleven straight lists and won both five Grammys and people's hearts all over the world.

A year later, she decided to go back to her roots and to the music she sang with her father, Baptist Pastor Clarence LaVaughn Franklin, as a kid: gospel. Aretha Franklin, her band, and the gospel choir Southern California community choir entered the small Baptist church New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles to create musical magic for two nights. The music was released the same year in Arethas Franklin's legendary live album Amazing Grace.

An intriguing time document

At the church there was also Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack, hired to catch the concerts on film. But after that - nothing.

Due to technical problems in connection with the recording, the material remained lying and when it could then be restored in the 00s, with the help of today's technology, Aretha Franklin did not want the result to be shown.

Today - 47 years later - the recordings are finally released in the documentary Amazing Grace. A magical, intriguing time document.

Aretha Franklin performs songs such as Old Landmark, Wholy holy and How I got over for an audience (including gospel star Clara Ward and Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger from The Rolling Stones) who can't sit still, who dances in the altar. singing along and patting the beat.

The documentary film has Sweden premiere on Friday 23 August.