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Al Green

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Al Green was the first great soul singer of the '70s and arguably the last great Southern soul singer. With his seductive singles for Hi Records in the early '70s, Green bridged the gap between deep soul and smooth Philadelphia soul. He incorporated elements of gospel, interjecting his performances with wild moans and wails, but his records were stylish, boasting immaculate productions that rolled along with a tight beat, sexy backing vocals, and lush strings. The distinctive Hi Records sound that the vocalist and producer Willie Mitchell developed m...[more]

 

 

Al Green reached his creative peak with the brilliant Call Me, the most inventive and assured album of his career. So silky and fluid as to sound almost effortless, Green's vocals revel in the lush strings and evocative horns of Willie Mitchell's superbly intimate production, barely rising above an angelic whisper for the gossamer "Have You Been Making Out O.K.." With barely perceptible changes in mood, Call Me covers remarkable ground, spanning from "Stand Up" -- a call to arms delivered with   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Lay It Down with 11 tracks by Al Green. The new album, produced by and featuring Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and James Poyser of the Roots, echoes Green's classic 70's sound.. Friends laying it down with Al Green are Anthony Hamilton on the opening album title track and on "You've Got the Love I Need". Corinne Bailey Rae sings with Al on "Take Your Time" and John Legend joins in on "Stay With Me (By The Sea)".

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Lay It Down with 11 tracks by Al Green. The new album, produced by and featuring Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and James Poyser of the Roots, echoes Green's classic 70's sound.. Friends laying it down with Al Green are Anthony Hamilton on the opening album title track and on "You've Got the Love I Need". Corinne Bailey Rae sings with Al on "Take Your Time" and John Legend joins in on "Stay With Me (By The Sea)".

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VINYL FORMAT. 180 gram gatefold LP. Green vinyl repress of this 2001 release, a 12 track best-of compilation, featuring classic 1971-76 Al Green material.

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VINYL FORMAT. Green's sophomore release for Blue Note, co-produced by the legendary Willie Mitchell. Featuring backing vocals by Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes, The Royal Horns and The New Memphis Strings, Everything's Ok combines tradtiona; Memphis soul with contemporary style and sound.

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Al Green finally recorded a holiday album in 1983, years after his popularity had waned until he was left with only a cult following. Even though he was no longer having hits, Green was still an astonishing vocalist, and he breathes life into these fairly predictable (and utterly too-slick) pop-soul arrangements of such familiar tunes as "Jingle Bells," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Silent Night," "O Holy Night," "Winter Wonderland," "The Christmas Song" and {&"White Christmas   [ read more ]

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A wonderful live set that serves as both a retrospective and a defining release showing that Green sang the same way regardless of musical and lyrical content. He did many of his greatest soul hits, performing them with the relaxed, powerful grace that made him the '70s' finest soul vocalist and the '80s' best male gospel artist. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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The first album linking the soul-singing greatness of Al Green with the production brilliance and expertise of Willie Mitchell. The results were mutually beneficial; Green got the great production, arrangements, and backing from the Hi Rhythm section that often turned good songs into classics, and he sang with the conviction and talent that provided the final component in an artistically and commercially satisfying union. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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Al Green suffered a slight lull in his gospel career with 1984's Trust in God. As a response, he reunited with producer Willie Mitchell, who admittedly preferred the secular to the gospel. At this point, Green was unwavering in his faith and presents a challenge for He Is the Light. "Going Away" and "True Love" are great updates of the classic 1971-1976 sound with Green's dulcet, anxious vocals above an updated version of the sound that made him famous. The cover of {&"Be With    [ read more ]

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After the shaky start of Green Is Blues, Al Green and producer Willie Mitchell established their classic sound with Green's second album, Gets Next to You. The main difference is in the rhythm section. Abandoning the gritty syncopations of deep Southern soul, the Hi Rhythm Section plays it slow and seductive, working a sultry, steady pulse that Green exploits with his remarkable voice. Alternating between Sam Cooke's croon and Otis Redding's shout, Green develops his own dis   [ read more ]

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Upon its original release in 1975, Al Green's Greatest Hits pretty much summed up everything about Green, containing his ten biggest hits up to that point. A few years later, it was followed by a second volume, which contained hit singles that had charted since the release of the first collection. In 1995, The Right Stuff reissued Al Green's Greatest Hits, adding five of the highlights from the second volume of greatest hits as bonus tracks. The result was a definitive single-disc compilation, f   [ read more ]

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