On July 31, 2020, the BBC broadcast Gospel According To Mica - The Story Of Gospel Music In Six Songs, in which Mica Paris explored the origins of the gospel songs she sang in childhood growing up in Lewisham, south London and her decision to leave the church to sing secular music and record pop/soul hits such as the UK top 10 "My One Temptation", from her Platinum-certified debut album So Good (1988).

Paris also explores the history of gospel music used as communication by the slavery freedom fighters, the tragedies experienced by Thomas A. Dorsey and Sam Cooke after leaving the church and contemporary artists such as Stormzy, who merged secular and gospel music during his headline Glastonbury 2019 set performing "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt.

Following the success of the documentary, Paris began recording the album with the Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir.

As my grandmother always told me ‘don’t worry, prayer changes everything’ and she was right [...] In these uncertain times it’s the power of music that will get us through this.

[14] Gospel re-entered the top 5 of the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart on 29 January 2021.

[16] Four singles were released from Gospel, the first being original song "Mamma Said", inspired by Paris' grandmother.

Thomas A. Dorsey's "Take My Hand, Oh Precious Lord" and the John Newton hymn "Amazing Grace".