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Green Is Blues

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Recorded
  
1968–69

Release date
  
15 April 1969

Label
  
Hi Records

Artist
  
Al Green

Producer
  
Willie Mitchell

Genre
  
Soul music

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Released
  
April 15, 1969 (1969-04-15)

Length
  
28:49 (original edition)40:42 (40th anniversary edition)

Green Is Blues(1969)
  
Al Green Gets Next to You(1971)

Similar
  
Al Green albums, Soul music albums

Al green the letter


Green Is Blues is an Al Green album from 1969.

Contents

Upon the album's '40th Anniversary' re-release as a digital deluxe package in July 2009, noted soul writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' stated: "Significant for matching for the first time Green's soulful refined vocal brilliance with the skilful production of co-writer/producer Willie Mitchell and the tight arrangements of Memphis' renowned Hi Rhythm Section, the album ushered in a new era for "The Memphis Sound" – effectively kick-starting a studio partnership between Green and Mitchell that would see Al go on to become the premier soul superstar of the early Seventies – and arguably the last great Southern soul singer, period."

Track listing

  1. "One Woman" (Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes) – 3:05
  2. "Talk to Me" (Joe Seneca) – 2:06
  3. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:55
  4. "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 2:28
  5. "I Stand Accused" (Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Billy Butler) – 3:18
  6. "Gotta Find a New World" (Richard Smith, Doc Oliver) – 2:25
  7. "What Am I Gonna Do with Myself?" (Willie Mitchell, Marshall "Rock" Jones) – 2:27
  8. "Tomorrow's Dream" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell) – 2:19
  9. "Get Back Baby" (Al Green) – 2:16
  10. "Get Back" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:22
  11. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:08

40th Anniversary Edition

The track listing for 40th anniversary edition, released 2009, includes four additional tracks:

  1. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:20
  2. "Nothing Impossible With Love" (Jimmy Reed) – 2:37
  3. "Baby, What's Wrong with You" – 3:41
  4. "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) – 3:15

Later samples

  • "The Letter"
  • "L.A. L.A." by Capone-N-Noreaga from the album The War Report
  • "Long Kiss Goodnight" by The Notorious B.I.G. from the album Life After Death
  • "Creation & Destruction" by Immortal Technique from the album Revolutionary Vol. 1
  • "Somma Time Man" by Salt-N-Pepa from the album Very Necessary
  • "Gotta Find a New World"
  • "Iron Maiden" by Ghostface Killah from the album Ironman

    • Songs

    1One Woman3:06
    2Talk to Me2:06
    3My Girl2:55

    References

    Green Is Blues Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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