Aretha Franklin - Mary, Don't You Weep [HD]

"Mary, Don't You Weep" is from the 1972 album "Amazing Grace" by Aretha Franklin.

It ultimately sold over two million copies in the United States alone, earning a Double Platinum certification. As of 2010 it is also the biggest selling disc of Aretha's entire fifty year recording career. The double album was recorded 'Live' at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles during January of 1972. It won the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance and also stands as the biggest selling pure Gospel album in history.

A film documenting the making of the album is set to be released in 2010.

Personnel featured on the recording:

Aretha Franklin - vocals, piano
Chuck Rainey - bass
Cornell Dupree - guitar
Kenneth Lupper - organ
Pancho Morales - percussion, conga
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums
Southern California Community Choir - background vocals

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[WaterzEdge]

An absolute gospel masterpiece. 

[TEESALSAS]

This is probably the best gospel song ever recorded! Aretha didn't just sing this, she told us the story in a way that no one ever could.

[821fayes]

I love this song this remind me of my mother she love this song R. I. P this is for u mother this is the day u pass way from us it have been 13 year now love u mother

[hopediamond4real]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!! I bought this album 40 years ago when I was 12, and I listened to this, and I tried and tried to sing like my queen, but I never could! This breaks me out in chills, and brings me to tears. I love so many songs, but I would have to say this among my most favorite of all times. The richest, purest, most soulful singing voice God has ever gifted to sing must belong to the QUEEN DIVA, Ms. Aretha Franklin!!!

[aswadsgirl]

When I was little my mother use to play this song and every time she played it she would cry it was a sad lonely cry. But when I got older it finally hit me one day she cried because she missed the love of her mother she never had as a child. I asked her one day about it and I was right. Gospel music truly touches your soul

[janeybob55]

have the original vinyl and it's one of my favorites

[ablkbtrfly]

@meemeelove63 We could have grown up in the same house. My grannie used to play it. And my mom played this album every single Saturday during cleanup

[vienteflora]

Probably the only song that I've heard, when you get goosebumps, you get them for the whole damn song

[kmashers1]

Im still young, 53 and counting...she is the shit!!!! the folks knew to send us to bed, but who can sleep when aretha is singing....not me!!!

[deemoore666]

Great gospel song and great singers!!! love ARETHA ...

[meemeelove63]

this song holds a dear memory in my heart and spirit to me my grandmother use to play this every saturday the whole album and at the time was to young but it was something about this one that moves me to this very day. my grandmother is gone home with the lord and when i hear this song it makes me cry because i miss her so much. this is one of my favorite songs by Aretha