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Greatest Gospel Hits
Al Green
Greatest Gospel Hits
Genres: Pop, R&B, Christian & Gospel, Gospel
 
  •  Track Listings (17) - Disc #1

Al Green's father once kicked him out of his earliest gospel group, after catching him listening to Jackie Wilson. He need not have worried about Al abandoning his spiritual roots, as this new collection proves. The quiver...  more »

     
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All Artists: Al Green
Title: Greatest Gospel Hits
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: The Right Stuff
Original Release Date: 3/28/2000
Release Date: 3/28/2000
Genres: Pop, R&B, Christian & Gospel, Gospel
Styles: Classic R&B, Contemporary R&B, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724352528226, 724352528257

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Al Green's father once kicked him out of his earliest gospel group, after catching him listening to Jackie Wilson. He need not have worried about Al abandoning his spiritual roots, as this new collection proves. The quivering, whispering falsetto--itself a soul standard--sounds true to form. Most of the cuts come from the reverend's more recent output, in which the digital, '80s sound is prominent. There are a few of the Willie Mitchell/Hi-era productions that sound musically closer to the soul master's most significant singles. From the tight, uptempo funk of "Chariots of Fire" to the transcendental version of "Amazing Grace," Green proves he can still bring the house down quicker than Lot's wife looking back on Gomorrah. Though some of the majesty is lost in the production, Al Green still finds a way to make gospel sound... sexy. --Marc Calhoun

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A Good Place To Start
Douglas MacRae | Toronto | 04/11/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)

"If this is the only album you're going to buy of gospel songs by the great Al Green then fine. No one compares for pure soulful singing from the heart. The choice of material is good considering it covers 25 years. The production, styles and arrangements reflect every trend over that time and that makes listening difficult. Almost every time Green went into the studio after 1977 it was with different musicians. For example, Willie Mitchell produced He Is The Light, and co-produced God Blessed Our Love, and brought in most of the band that played on earlier hits like Let's Stay Together. (It was when Al Green teamed up with Mitchell that his career first took off.) Other arrangements replace the horn section and add synthesizer, strings, and even an orchestra, like Ocean Blue (I'll Rise Again), and I Close My Eyes And Smile. Personally, I love the horns. If you can, start with the sources of these songs, like He Is The Light, and The Lord Will Make A Way. Then get I Get Joy, Soul Survivor, and Your Heart's In Good Hands. An excellent gospel hits collection, though hard to find, is Al Green Sings The Gospel, on Motown."
Al Green Unstoppable
D | 04/14/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Even if he is singing gospel or soul or whatever Al Green knows how to soothe the soul with his amazing voice and rythms. As Al spreads the message of the Lord he takes his singing to new levels. This maybe one of his best albums ever."