Al Green Is Love is the ninth album by soul singer Al Green. It was his final of six consecutive albums to hit number 1 on the R&B/Soul Albums chart, and it peaked into the Top 40 on the Pop Albums chart.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974–1975 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Hi | |||
| Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Al Green; except where indicated
- Side one
- "L-O-V-E (Love)" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:09
- "Rhymes" (Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:36
- "The Love Sermon" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle) – 6:34
- "There Is Love" (Willie Mitchell, Lawrence Seymore, Yvonne Mitchell) – 3:04
- "Could I Be the One?" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Ann Mitchell) – 4:06
- Side two
- "Love Ritual" – 4:19
- "I Didn't Know" – 7:46
- "Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 2:48
- "I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)" – 2:45
- "I Wish You Were Here" (Willie Mitchell) – 3:18
Personnel
edit- Al Green - vocals
- Larry Lee, Teenie Hodges - guitar
- Leroy Hodges - bass
- Charles Hodges - organ, piano
- Howard Grimes - drums, congas
- Conga Lou (Johnny Keyes) - congas
- Archie Turner, Michael Allen - piano
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes - backing vocals
- Andrew Love, Lewis Collins - tenor saxophone
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- James Mitchell - baritone saxophone, string arrangements
- Jack Hale - trombone
- The Memphis Strings - strings
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Al Green: Al Green Is Love". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (February 24, 2012). "Al Green/D'Angelo". MSN Music. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (November 2, 2004). "Review: Al Green Is Love". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: 345–346.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (October 27, 1975). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Music section. Retrieved 2012-02-25.