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Al Green - Call Me Audio CD

A fair review of the Al Green "Call Me" 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: Call Me
Rating:
Release Date: 2004-06-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Call Me (Come Back Home) 2: Have You Been Making out O.K. 3: Stand Up 4: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 5: Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun 6: Here I Am (Come and Take Me) 7: Funny How Time Slips Away 8: You Ought to Be with Me 9: Jesus Is Waiting

(4.5 stars) Slightly monotonous but still first-rate
The songs are all good and fine - the hit title track, another one of Al's smooth orchestrated soul songs; the mildly funky "Stand Up," the wonderful "Have You Been Making Out O. Another great album, though it might not be able to match its predecessor. K. ?," which has Al's voice in top form, the slightly menacing sexual energy of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)," and "You Oughta Be with Me," which has one of Al's best melodies and a fine performance from guitarist Mabon Hodges; there are some interesting string arrangements in places ("Your Love is Like the Morning Sun"), and I even like the two country covers ("Funny How Time Slips Away," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry") because they don't sound a thing like country songs - instead, they're done in Al's typical style. That is, slow, yearning soul. He even makes the closing sermon "Jesus is Waiting" work. I don't have a problem at all with the individual songs on this album. Here, I have two issues. One, the repetitiveness. Basically, if you don't like Al's signature sound, you won't like this album. Because every song sounds exactly the same, and it's all Al doing what he does best. From the soul fan's perspective, that's probably a good thing, but if you're not a soul fan (or an Al Green fan, for that matter), this probably won't convert you. You'll probably just be bored. For another, something about Green's vocals here doesn't quite work for me. He's still at his peak as a singer, but I miss all the weird vocal inflections that he added to previous albums. He does a bit of it on "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and "You Oughta Be With Me," but on a whole there's not as much as there used to be. Yeah, that's a small thing to complain about, but hey. It's still a great album, after all.


Al Green's greatest album and a true masterpiece of '70s Soul.
"Have You Been Making Out OK", "Funny How Time Slips Away", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Jesus Is Waiting" are all ageless Soul masterpieces which helped strengthen Mr. "Call Me" was undoubtedly Al Green's best album. Green's position as one of the premier R&B singers of his time. Even today, this CD provides a heartwarming, refreshing and soul-soothing listening experience. An all-time "Soul essential".


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Call me is good smooth r&B cd from the mid 70's and I enjoy it.


Pure Soul Bliss
This one is a great example. Once in a while you hear records that are great form start to finish. There is a calmness on this recording that exudes from Al's voice and the backing band, while at the same time Al's voice has never been more passionate. I've always been a fan of his previous 'I'm still in love with you' for the same reason, but he takes it a few notches higher on this one. Beautiful Soul; if only the young heads out here now would do their homework, maybe soul music would be in a better place than it is today.


just a fine "Masterpiece of Soul"


I count it to the "Masterpieces of Soul". it's the original,
it's remastered,
it's Al Green's best.


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