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- Summary: Al Green's latest album includes guests John legend and Anthony Hamilton. It was also produced in part by Willie Mitchell and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson.
- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): R&B, Soul
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Top Track
Stay With Me (By the Sea) | |
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La la la, la la la La la la Stay with me La la la, la la la La la la Stay with me Stay with me my dear Walk with me, hold me near It's not as late... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 22
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Mixed: 3 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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Everything on Lay it Down is gorgeous, memorable and absolutely stunning.
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True, Green spends more time supplicating than celebrating, and probably fabricated the whole scenario. But he knows his subject, and he doesn't need Jesus to lay it down.
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Featuring some of the Reverend's finest work in years, Green's latest is proof positive that as important as it is to show up, you still need to know how to lay it down.
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MojoFrom the gentle fire of the first, and title track, this is Green in the role of Love Man and in very fine form. [July 2008, p.100]
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Stunning in places ('I'm Wild About You'), pedestrian in others, the song remains the same, which is achievement enough at Al's age.
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Now 62, the mighty reverend may not be able to make you spontaneously combust like yesteryear, but damn if he can't still get you in the mood with his third batch of love songs for Blue Note.
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Q MagazineIt takes ?uestlove from The Roots to reproduce the kind of smooth, mellow-aged soul that made Green's name. [July 2008, p.102]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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mDunnJun 27, 2008This is an amazing album that blows away all the current soul pretenders. Almost as good as his 70s masterpieces.
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CG.Jun 2, 2008
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FelipeP.Jun 9, 2008Fantastic! He is amazing!
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LaLaMay 28, 2008Absolutely superb - wonderful from start to finish, I have already listened to it 15 times. Such a lovely surprise.
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MycroftW.Jul 7, 2008
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AaronB.May 30, 2008
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SteveOMay 31, 2008This stuff is pure soul. African American culture should be listening to THIS and not 50 Cent.
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