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Al Green - Let's Stay Together Audio CD

A fair review of the Al Green "Let's Stay Together" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Al Green reviews here, or go back to the Al Green tabs.

Al Green Band: Al Green
Title: Let's Stay Together
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Release Date: 2003-02-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Let's Stay Together 2: La-La for You 3: So You're Leaving 4: What Is This Feeling? 5: Old Time Lovin' 6: I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do) 7: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? 8: Judy 9: It Ain't No Fun to Me 10: Eli's Game [*] 11: Listen [*]

A classic Al Green album
Of course you should buy this album for Al Green's incomparable vocals, but don't overlook Willie Mitchell's arrangements, both sparse and rich/lush where appropriate. Everyone knows the title track "Let's stay together", but the other ten songs on this album are equally good; personal favourites are "So you're leaving" and "It ain't no fun to me". This band has one of the coolest rhythm sections, including legendary Memphis drummer Al Jackson Jr. on the title track. If you are new to Al Green, I'd recommend starting with the albums "I'm still in love with you" and "Call me", then "Let's stay together"; but they are all five star albums, and it hardly makes sense to rank them.


Pleased with Product Sold

CD was a new CD at an excellent price and was shipped very promptly. Very satisfied with CD of Al Green's Let's Stay Together.
I am a very satisfied customer.

Yvonne J. Furr.


The album that made Al Green a true superstar.
In a way, Al was the natural successor to Otis Redding (both singers had a great many vocal similarities) but Green's smooth and sensous style and romantic crooning enabled him to cut across different established formats much to his benefit. Al Green became a bonafide superstar thanks to this all-time classic album. While not as essential as "Call Me" this CD should be in your collection if you like heartfelt and soul-stirring music.


GREAT ALBUM BAD REMASTERING JOB
I used to have the original CD but I decided to get the new remastered version,and boy was I shocked the sound qualitiy is not good at all the highs are very muffled and the songs that fade out are faded out faster. This is one of Al greens best albums he ever did. So don,t get this version get the original it only has 2 less songs but the sound is A lot better and it is cheaper.


Worth every bit of the hype/ Al Green is the King of 70's soul
His voice really stretches out on tracks like "What Is This Feeling?"(The La-La-La cadence at the break in the center will give you chills) "Judy" and of course the earthshattering "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. Yep, that's right, I said it and he is! The first of Al Green's three masterpieces, "Let's Stay Together" finally captures Al Green at the peak of his raw yet so seductive extrodinarily elastic whisper of vocal power. " A song he took and completely erased the origin's of. (He even brags about doing this in the liner notes, but hey like he says "It ain't bragging if you did it")The title track is not just a soul classic it is one of the essential landmarks in music history. A song so universal and meaningful, yet wonderfully simple it could be quoted as scripture. (it is in a way actually)The remastering is good but I can't compare it to anything because I don't have a previous edition or a turntable. This has been released in 180-gram audiophile vinyl so if you do have a turntable you probably won't even want to listen to the cd anymore. "Let's Stay Together" is an all time classic and is every bit as essential as any landmark recording made during the 70's and beyond.

P. S. I'm not crazy about the bonus tracks
:o).


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