Al Green is one of the world's greatest soul singers, emerging in the s with a truly stunning voice. Now known as The Reverend Al Green, he has released 29 albums over the decades, and we always love playing his soulful tunes. This soul classic was first recorded in , but p roblems occurred with the first tape, and so it was postponed. It was later altered and perfected the second time.

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Spin : "He slayed with the singles Probably his best LP, with Willie Mitchell's yin-yang arrangements, all stabbing horns and engorged strings, in top form. Rolling Stone : 4 stars out of 5 - "When he was signing about it, even ambition sounded like an act of faith. Rolling Stone : 4 stars out of 5 - " Green has plenty of greatest-hits collections, but this is as fine a place as any to start Uncut : 4 stars out of 5 - " Q : 4 Stars - Excellent - "It's Rolling Stone : " Green's voice is something to marvel at. He can croon, shout, scat, rise to the smoothest falsetto, and throw in the funkiest growls
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In , the album was ranked number 52 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the greatest albums of all time , [5] maintaining the rating in a revised list. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Al Green. Retrieved February 24, — via robertchristgau. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 March The Village Voice. Retrieved February 24, Rolling Stone.
Greene — who dropped the e after he released his debut album — grew up dirt poor, one of 10 children born to a sharecropper family in Arkansas. They piled the kids and their few belongings into a truck and hit the road under cover of darkness. Greene stayed with friends, with whom he formed a band, initially called the Creations.