Reverend Albert Green (born April 13 1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is an … Read Full Bio ↴Reverend Albert Green (born April 13 1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is an American Grammy award winning soul and gospel singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 70s with hit singles such as "Let's Stay Together", Tired of Being Alone", and "You Oughta Be With Me". Green has boasted a voice capable of both fluid high streams of sugar and deep south growls and rasps. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide, and he was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, being referred to as "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music."
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.
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.
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#027. Let's Stay Together Let's stay together I, I'm I'm so in love with…
#188. Tired of Being Alone I'm so tired of being alone I'm so tired of on…
- Here I am baby I can't believe that it's real, The way that you…
- You Ought To Be With me Sit right down and talk to me About how you want…
/ How Can You Mend A Broken Heart I can think of younger days when living for my…
06 I'm Glad You're Mine Baby, I'm so glad you're here Baby, I've got something to…
07-I can't get next to you I, my, my, my, my Oh I, Can turn the gray sky…
098. Love And Happiness Love and happiness, Something that can make you do wrong, m…
117. Take Me To The River I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Parker A…
23rd Psalm The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want He makes…
A Change Is Gonna Come I was born by the river in a little tent…
A Long Time A long time has come and gone I've seen more than…
Again Well, I'm trying, Lord To be full of Your conviction Someti…
Ain Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Ain't No Fun for Me Standing by the highway Just waiting in the rain Standing by…
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Listen baby, ain't no mountain high, Ain't no valley low,…
Ain't No Sunshine Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, It's not warm when she's…
Aint No Fun for Me Standing by the highway Just waiting in the rain Standing by…
Aint No Sunshine Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Al Green "Gen’lmen, we just havin’ church Here" Six words which - dir…
All I wanna tell you one last time, your all I…
All Because Ooow Yeah Huh Right on Huh huh huh huh In the morning Yeah y…
All I Need I wanna tell you one last time, your all I…
All in All When your problem seems More than you can bear you just…
All the Time Sometimes when I cry, I cry for you, baby Sometimes well,…
All-N-All Al Green Miscellaneous Ain′t No Sunshine Ain't no sunshine w…
Always Always and forever each moment with you Is just like a…
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like…
Another Day Don't you know I want you? Don't feel bad It's the…
Are You Lonely Baby Are you lonely for me, baby? Are you lonely for me,…
As Long As We're Together As long as we're together As long as we're together As long…
Baby What's Wrong With You Oh, baby, tell me what's wrong with you Oh, oh, baby,…
Back Up Train Back up the train (Back up, train) Turn it around (Turn arou…
Back Up Train - Remastered Back up train (Back up train) Turn it around (Turn around) I…
back_up_train Back up the train (Back up, train) Turn it around (Turn arou…
back_up_train_ Back up the train (Back up, train) Turn it around (Turn a…
Battle Hymn Of The Republic Mine eyes have seen the glory of The coming of the…
Be My Baby Down the oceanside, all my tears subside but I feel I…
Be With Me Jesus Oh Lord, the time is growing nigh When I must breathe…
Belle Belle... The Lord and I have been friends for a…
Beware The way people smile and say Using me in every way,…
Blessed Every morning when I rise I can just see heaven in…
Build Me Up Ah, you build me up, build me up and Just to…
Call Me Call me Call me Call me What a beautiful time we had togeth…
Call Me (Come Back Home) Call me call me call me What a beautiful time we…
Can't Take My Eyes Off You You're just to good to be true Can't take my eyes…
Change Is Gonna Come I was born by the river in a little tent…
Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
Could I Be The One Could I be the one that you're thinking of My goal…
Don't Hurt Me No More My heart beats the pain Ohh, listen to me My tears won't…
Don't Look Back If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding…
Dont Leave Me Don't leave me, baby baby, don't leave Let's make our love…
Dont look back If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding…
Dream Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper…
Dream/All 'N' All When your problem seems More than you can bear you just…
Driving Wheel Well, my baby don't have to work And she don't have…
Everything I wanna, I wanna come back home, baby Out here baby…
Everything is gonna be allright Everything's gonna be alright now Everything's gonna be alri…
Everything's Gonna Be Alright Don't let this world mislead you Don't you ever go astray Tr…
Everything's Gonna' Be Alright Everything's gonna be alright now Everything's gonna be alri…
Everything's Ok I wanna, I wanna come back home, baby Out here baby…
Everythings Gonna Be Alright Don't let this world mislead you Don't you ever go astray Tr…
Feels Like Christmas It feels like summer I can hear the music playin' I hear…
For the Good Times Don't' look so sad I know it's over But life goes on And…
For The Good Times - Don't' look so sad I know it's over But life goes on And…
Fountain of Love Fountain of Love By Al Green As the world turns slowly You…
Free At Last I'm free, thank god almighty Free at last, free, free, free,…
Full Of Fire I'm full of fire (full of fire, full of fire)…
Funny How Time Slips Away Hello there my it's been a long time How am I…
Georgia Boy (Spoken) Don't make no difference to you Well, it's all ri…
Get Back Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner And…
Give It Everything Love, What about the things you want? What about the things …
Glory Glory Glory, glory, hallelujah Since I laid my burdens down Well, …
God Bless Our Love God blessed our love Even in the mornin' when I rise I…
God Blessed Our Love Every morning when I rise I can just see heaven in…
God Is Standing By When you have troubles don't cry Just remember that God is…
Going Away Life can be hard if you live in vain Trials can't…
Gospel Al Green "Gen’lmen, we just havin’ church Here" Six words which - dir…
Gotta Find A New World As I look at this world You know I'm beginning to…
Green Al / I'm Still In Love With You Spending my day, thinkin' 'bout you girl Being here with yo…
Green River "Gen’lmen, we just havin’ church Here" Six words which - dir…
Guilty Ooh, girl, I love you Yeah, yeah, honest I do But I'm…
Hangin I can't understand the way you feel Well, in my heart,…
Happy Make me happy Sha-la-la-la, la-la-la Oh, baby Sha-la-la-la,…
Have A Good Time Let's have a real good time, yeah, yeah Some people don't…
Have You Been Making Out O.K Have you been making out okay? Have you been making out…
He Ain't Heavy The road is long with a many a winding turn That…
He Is The Light I feel the nations of the earth are shaking There is…
Here I Am I can't believe that it's real, The way that you make…
Here I Am 1974 I can't believe that it's real, The way that you…
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME) Al Green (A. Green, T.…
Here I am Baby I can't believe that it's real, The way that you make…
Higher Plane (ow) trouble down here, in this land of war Same violence…
Highway to Heaven Well, the first time ever I saw you You were sleeping…
Hold On Forever Hold on forever, hold on forever 'Til I can get everything…
Home Again Home again it's so good to be home again Where you…
Hot Wire I miss you How I long to kiss you, baby Without you,…
Hot Wire - Digitally remastered I miss you How I long to kiss you, baby Without you,…
How Can You Mend A Broken I can think of younger days when living for my…
How Great Thou Art Oh Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all…
I Could I be the one that you're thinking of My goal…
I Can I can't stop I just can't stop loving you I can't stop…
I Can Feel It I was just a little boy Why, my momma said to…
i can get next to you I, my, my, my, my Oh I, Can turn the gray sky…
I Can Make Music The first time I kissed your lips, baby The first time…
I Can't Get Next to You I, my, my, my, my Oh I, Can turn the gray sky…
I Can't Stop I can't stop I just can't stop loving you I can't stop…
I Canr Get Next To You I, my, my, my, my Oh I, Can turn the gray sky…
I Cant Get Next To You I, my, my, my, my Oh I, Can turn the gray sky…
I Can\xE2\x80\x99t Get Next to You I, my, my, my, my Oh I, Can turn the gray sky…
I Didn't Know I didn′t know that you love me like you do I…
I Feel Good Over here, over there people are waiting On the wings of…
I Feel Like Going On I feel like going on, yes, I do I said, I,…
I Got You Oh your beautiful to me More than my eyes can see Your…
I Like It Going to Paradise no looking back No time for thinking twice…
I Never Found A Girl Ain't no love, baby Not my baby's love It's like burning fir…
i say a little prayer Each morning I wake up Before you put on your makeup I…
I Stand Accused Girl I stand accused Of loving you just a little too much …
I Tried To Tell Myself I tried to tell myself, I tried to tell myself That…
I Wanna Hold You Hold you, I wanna hold you I'd like to hold you,…
I Wanna Hold Your Hand "Yeah, we got the feelin' now We got the feelin' now Shut…
I Wish You Were Here Lookin' out my window, sun shinin' bright Birds singin', try…
I'd Fly Away If I had wings, I'd fly I'd fly away If I had…
I'd Still Choose You I can love you ten thousand years, oh baby I'd still…
I'd Write A Letter If I were you, I'd write a letter I'd tell the…
I'll Be Good to You Don't give me that kind of love I can't take it…
I'll Be Home for Christmas I'm dreaming tonight of a place I'd love Even more than…
I'm a Ram Drive on Until I get there I got to drive on Until I…
I'm Glad You're Mine Baby, I'm so glad you're here Baby, I've got something to…
I'm Hooked On You Since I met you, baby My life, my life has changed My…
I'm Reachin' Out I can hear you talking so far away Can't quite understand…
I'm So Lonely I Could Cry Hear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly Th…
I'm Still In Love With You Spending my day thinkin' 'bout you girl Being here with you…
I'm Still In Love With You* Spending my day, thinkin' 'bout you girl Being here with yo…
I'm Wild About You Always talk about love, what do you know I never talk…
I've Been Waitin' On You Oh baby What's taking you so long? I've been waiting on the…
I've Never Found a Girl Ain't no love, baby Not my baby's love It's like burning fir…
Iâm Still in Love With You Spending my day thinkin' 'bout you girl Being here with you…
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The real king of R&B
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How does this not have 100s of thousands of Likes?
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I love this song so much, one of my favourites actually but why isn't it on spotify?
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The Real King of R&B For Real..
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,,,Yep.
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Everything's gonna be alright.