Green was born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He started performing at age ten in a Forrest City quartet called the Greene Brothers; he dropped the final "E" from his last name years later as a solo artist. They toured extensively in the mid-1950s in the South until the Greenes moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, when they began to tour around Michigan. His father kicked him out of the group because he caught Green listening to Jackie Wilson.
In 1967 at the age of 16, Al formed an R&B group, Al Green & the Creations, with several of his high-school friends. Two Creation members, Curtis Rogers and Palmer James, founded their own independent record company, Hot Line Music Journal, and had the group record for the label. By that time, the Creations had been re-named the Soul Mates. The group's first single, "Back Up Train," became a surprise hit, climbing to number five on the R&B charts early in 1968. The Soul Mates attempted to record another hit, but all of their subsequent singles failed to find an audience. In 1969, Al Green met bandleader and Hi Records vice president Willie Mitchell while on tour in Midland, Texas. Impressed with Green's voice, he signed the singer to Hi Records, and began collaborating with Al on his debut album
He was perhaps the ideal complement to the orchestral, syrupy, strong soul production work of Hi Records wizard Willie Mitchell, who also helmed 70s classics for Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles, and himself.
On October 18, 1974, Mary Woodson, a woman who was his longtime girlfriend, threw a large pot of sticky boiling grits on him as he was preparing to shower, because he didn't want to get married. She committed suicide in minutes, which deeply affected Green to turn to God and religion. This assault from behind caused third-degree burns on his back, stomach and arm. Deeply shaken, Green continued to reaffirm and grow closer to his deeply held love for God, and became an ordained pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis in 1976.
Continuing to record R&B, Green saw his sales start to slip and drew mixed reviews from critics. 1977's The Belle Album was critically acclaimed but did not regain his former mass audience. In 1979 Green injured himself falling off the stage while performing in Cincinnati and interpreted this as a message from God. He then concentrated his energies towards pastoring his church and gospel singing, also appearing in 1982 with Patti Labelle in the Broadway musical Your Arms Too Short to Box with God. According to Glide Magazine, "by the late 70s, he had begun concentrating almost exclusively on gospel music." His first gospel album was The Lord Will Make a Way. From 1981 to 1989 Green recorded a series of gospel recordings, garnering eight "soul gospel performance" Grammys in that period. In 1985, he reunited with Willie Mitchell along with Angelo Earl for He Is the Light, his first album for A&M Records. In 1984, director Robert Mugge released a documentary film, Gospel According to Al Green, including interviews about his life and footage from his church. In 1989, Green released "I Get Joy", again with producer/guitarist Angelo Earl. In 2001, he appeared in the movie and soundtrack of On the Line featuring Lance Bass.
After spending several years exclusively performing gospel, Green began to return to Rhythm & Blues. First, he released a duet with Annie Lennox, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" for Scrooged, a 1988 Bill Murray film. In 1989 Green worked with producer Arthur Baker writing and producing the international hit "The Message Is Love". In 1991 he created the introductory theme song for the short-lived television series Good Sports featuring Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett. In 1992, Green recorded again with Baker, the Fine Young Cannibals, and reunited with his former Memphis mix engineer (this time functioning as producer) Terry Manning, to release the album Don't Look Back. His 1994 duet with country music singer Lyle Lovett blended country with R&B, garnering him his ninth Grammy, this time in a pop music category. Green's first secular album in some time was Your Heart's In Good Hands (1995), released to positive reviews but disappointing sales, the same year Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2000, Green published Take Me to the River, a book discussing his career. Green received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
In 2001, Green's live cover of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" was released on the soundtrack to Will Smith's film Ali (the song plays when Muhammad Ali learns of the death of close friend Malcolm X).
By 2003 Green released a non-religious (secular) album entitled I Can't Stop, his first collaboration with Willie Mitchell since 1985's He is the Light. In March 2005 he issued Everything's OK as the follow-up to I Can't Stop. Green also collaborated with Mitchell on this secular CD.
The title of Al Green's latest album Lay It Down released May, 2008, truly tells it like it is. Conceived as a collaboration between the soul legend and a handful of gifted young admirers from the worlds of contemporary R&B and hip hop, the album is drawn from a series of inspired sessions that yielded the most high-spirited, funky and often lushly romantic songs of Green's latter-day career.
The project features the sophisticated R&B voices of singer-songwriters John Legend, Anthony Hamilton and Corinne Bailey Rae, and it was co-produced with Green by two of hip-hop's most innovative players, drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson from the Roots and keyboardist James Poyser , the go-to guy for high-profile artists ranging from Erykah Badu to Common. Add in Brooklyn's celebrated Dap-King Horns (Sharon Jones, Amy Winehouse), guitarist Chalmers "Spanky" Alford (Mighty Clouds of Joy, Joss Stone) and bassist Adam Blackstone (Jill Scott, DJ Jazzy Jeff), among others, and you've got a modern soul-music dream team, fronted by the most expressive voice in the business.
Everything is gonna be allright
Al Green Lyrics
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Everything's gonna be alright
Get down stay up all night now
Let's do this one more time
Everything will be alright alright
Bring it in bring it in what? bring in the verse
Listen up 'cause there ain't nothing funny
I wanna lil house where my band can live
'Cause were tired of moving every other weekend
I wanna go to a party where they got no guns
I wanna rock with my band I wanna have a lil fun
Where thugs and punks
And any other type
Can sing this song and we sing it all night, sing it
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
Get down stay up all night now
Let's do this one more time
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright alright
All I wanna do is kick the welfare
All I wanna do is get my share
All I wanna do is kick the welfare
All I wanna do is get my share
And I don't wanna run for the president
I just want an honest way to pay my rent
And I'm tired of the man always shuttin us down
Tired of my old man 'cause he's never around
And I'm tired of eating off of other peoples plates
And I don't look important so their tellin me to wait
Police records said I wouldn't exist
I wanna know the meaning of a Christmas list
Said all I wanna do is kick the welfare
All I wanna do is get my share
All I wanna do is make something from nothing
It's GC baby and were workin with something
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
Get down stay up all night now
Let's do it one more time
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright alright
We'll be self made millionaires
These lives we'll lead without a car
And we'll see
What we'll be
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everybody say ah yea that's right
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everybody sing it one more time
Everything will be alright alright
Everything will be alright
Get down stay up all night now
Let's do this one more time
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright alright
We'll see you there when we get there
We'll see you there when we get there
On the video
Or the radio
In the magazines
On the movie screens
The song "Everything is gonna be alright" by Al Green is a peppy upbeat song with happy lyrics. The song is all about having hope and keeping a positive mindset in difficult situations. The first few lines suggest that things will eventually work out and that everything is going to be alright. Although the lyrics are quite simple, they involve a lot of repetition, which is what gives the song its catchiness, making it easy for people to sing along and resonate with its message. The song has two main topics - wanting a better life and expressing the hope that everything will eventually fall into place.
In the first stanza, the singer talks about all the things he wants in his life, including a hot girl, a little house, and a way to make ends meet. He talks about how his band has to move around a lot and how he wants to have fun without the fear of guns. The second stanza talks about his aspirations to become a millionaire without having a car. The song also discusses wanting an honest way to pay the bills and the struggles of dealing with a father who is never around. The lyrics show how the singer has had to deal with many issues in his life but remains hopeful that things will improve eventually, and everything will be alright.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything's gonna be alright now
Don't worry, everything will work out in the end
Everything's gonna be alright
You can relax, things are going to be okay
Get down stay up all night now
Let's party and have a good time
Let's do this one more time
Let's do it again, let's keep going
Everything will be alright alright
Just like I said, everything's going to be okay
Bring it in bring it in what? bring in the verse
Let's start singing the song now, bring in the verse
Listen up 'cause there ain't nothing funny
Pay attention, what I'm about to say is important
I wanna hot girl and a lil bit of money
I wish I had an attractive partner and a small amount of money
I wanna lil house where my band can live
I want a small house where my musical group can reside
'Cause were tired of moving every other weekend
We don't want to live on the road anymore, we're exhausted
I wanna go to a party where they got no guns
I want to attend a gathering without firearms present
I wanna rock with my band I wanna have a lil fun
I want to perform music with my group and have some enjoyment
Where thugs and punks
In a setting without societal restrictions
And any other type
As well as any other people
Can sing this song and we sing it all night, sing it
Everyone can join us in singing this tune all night long
All I wanna do is kick the welfare
I want to be self-sufficient without government assistance
All I wanna do is get my share
I just want what I am entitled to
And I don't wanna run for the president
I'm not interested in politics, I just want to pay my bills
I just want an honest way to pay my rent
I want a fair and legitimate method to cover my monthly housing costs
And I'm tired of the man always shuttin us down
I'm fed up with the authority figures regularly hindering us
Tired of my old man 'cause he's never around
I'm exhausted with my father being absent from my life
And I'm tired of eating off of other peoples plates
I'm sick of relying on others for food and sustenance
And I don't look important so their tellin me to wait
People are making me wait because I don't appear significant enough
Police records said I wouldn't exist
Law enforcement documentation suggested I was not a real person
I wanna know the meaning of a Christmas list
I want to understand what the holiday season is really about
All I wanna do is make something from nothing
I want to create something incredible from very little
It's GC baby and were workin with something
I'm GC, and my team and I have talent and potential
We'll be self made millionaires
We'll become very wealthy on our own merit
These lives we'll lead without a car
We'll live without owning a vehicle
And we'll see
We will find out
What we'll be
What our future holds
Everybody say ah yea that's right
Everyone agree with me
We'll see you there when we get there
We'll meet you later
On the video
In a music video
Or the radio
On the radio
In the magazines
In a magazine
On the movie screens
In a movie theater
Contributed by Emma D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tyquanclark6047
I used to play this homeless walking the streets overnight and now I got my own place and almost a car
Thank you God for everything you do for us
@jameshannah6052
Love God Love yourself that God in you!Keep your head up!
@KingJames-iu1rg
Thank you FATHER GOD &my personal LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST ALL LOVE
@TJ-wy2ns
Progress.. respect
@ewoodiemathis6309
AMEN, AMEN! THANK YOU GOD.
@Chosen1Ras
How is your journey going Brother? I pray that Everything is alright with you โ๐ฝโ๐ฝ๐๐พ
@LONEWOLF..314-S-T-L
" DONT LET THIS WORLD MISLEAD YOU " ... THAT PART ๐๐ฏ๐๐พ๐๏ธ๐๐พ
@naomirivera5851
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@anitakos1375
Powerful lyrics and encouraging song! Thank you Jesus!! Our Saviour forever! Amen โ๏ธ๐๐
@abullard8409
This song bought back beautiful memories of my childhood. Thank u Yeshua for your gift of salvation