Livin' for You
Livin' for You | ||||
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Studio album by Al Green | ||||
Released | December 6, 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | Hi | |||
Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
Al Green chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (A)[2] |
Blender | [3] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) (1973)[4] (2004)[5] |
Livin' for You is the seventh album from soul musician Al Green. Released in 1973 it includes the hit title track and "Let's Get Married." The album cracked the Top 25 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was the fourth album from the artist to peak at #1 on the Soul Albums chart.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Livin' for You" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell) - 3:12
- "Home Again" (Green) - 3:59
- "Free at Last" (Green) - 3:30
- "Let's Get Married" (Green) - 5:36
- "So Good to Be Here" (Green, Perry Allen) - 2:47
- Side two
- "Sweet Sixteen" (Green) - 3:30
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) - 5:35
- "My God Is Real" (Green, Kenny Morris)- 2:43
- "Beware" (Green) - 8:20
Personnel
- Al Green - vocals
- Teenie Hodges - guitar
- Leroy Hodges - bass
- Charles Hodges - piano, organ
- Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
- Howard Grimes - drums, congas
- Archie Turner, James Brown, Michael Allen - piano
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes - backing vocals
- Andrew Love, Ed Logan - tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell - baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- Jack Hale - trombone
- The Memphis Strings - strings
Later samples
- "Free at Last"
- "Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)" by Jay-Z from the album The Blueprint
- "No One Else" by Mary J. Blige from the album My Life
- "Living This Life" by UGK from the album UGK (Underground Kingz)
See also
References
- ↑ Livin' for You at AllMusic
- ↑ Robert Christgau
- ↑ Blender
- ↑ Rolling Stone
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (November 2, 2004). "Review: Livin' for You". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: 345–346.
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