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Coltrane, John – 1964 - A Love Supreme 02 Resolution
Identifier
021987
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Recorded in December of 1964 and released in 1965, A Love Supreme is Coltrane’s personal declaration of his faith in God and his awareness of being on a spiritual path. “No road is an easy one,” writes Coltrane in a prayer at the bottom of his own liner notes for the album, “but they all go back to God.”
If you examine the copy of the manuscript below, you will notice that Coltrane has written the same sentiment at the bottom of the page. “All paths lead to God.”
In 1972, A Love Supreme was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over half a million copies in Japan. This album, as well as My Favorite Things, was certified gold in the United States in 2001.
