Album Of The Day

Oct 13 2021 Author

4

Sometimes, 35 minutes of gospel twinged soul is exactly what you need to be listening to. Opens with Let's Stay Together, never tops it, but very few have in the 50 odd years since. That sentence feels a bit harsh on How Do You Mend A Broken Heart, but you have a proper 11/10 track as the opener. I'd have hidden it halfway through the album to make sure the rest gets used! Shout out to the band as well - the guitar never does what you're expecting it to do. Brilliant stuff. As a side note, if I saw an album by somebody looking that cool on the front cover, I'd still give it a listen today.

Nov 20 2021 Author

3

His voice is so soulful and emotive. I'm digging it. Shame that he's a piece of shit wife-beater. Let's stay together or else I'll beat the piss out of you.

Mar 20 2021 Author

4

Oh yah... Such a lovely record from the Rev

Jan 14 2021 Author

5

Fucking loved it.

Jan 13 2021 Author

5

Soulful, listenable. Only one famous song.

Jul 04 2022 Author

4

Soul isn't generally my genre but there's something about Al Green's effortless energy that is just wonderful. I'm not sure what else to say. The man is an incredible performer and the musicianship was top-notch. Really enjoyable.

May 30 2021 Author

5

Big fan of the sounds of this album, only thing I'm not 100% on board with is the lyrics because it seems to mostly be about being/longing to be in a relationship. But I'm not gonna be too harsh on it. Every song on this sounds distinct while simultaneously having a nice flow throughout the entire project. Definitely gonna add it to my Discogs wantlist. Added every single song to my playlist. The highest of quality

Jul 20 2021 Author

5

19th July 2021 Listened in the shower then on the living room speaker while getting ready for work in the morning. So relaxing, super chilled and so nice to listen to on a day like this. Absolute diamond.

Jan 13 2021 Author

5

Great way to start off this challenge. Love it energy he brings to the tracks. Everyone of them commands your attention. How can you mend a broken heart.... :'(

Nov 06 2021 Author

5

Saved Prior: Let's Stay Together Saved: 9. Old Time Lovin' 8. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 7. It Ain't No Fun to Me 6. What Is This Feeling 5. Judy 4. La-La for You 3. I've Never Found a Girl 2. So You're Leaving 1. Let's Stay Together Overall Notes: So so good. Groove is immaculate. LOVED this.

Jan 17 2024 Author

5

Fuck yes

Jan 15 2022 Author

5

This album is smooth, funky, groovy, soulful. Enjoyable from start to finish. Highlights: Let's Stay Together, What Is This Feeling, I've Never Found A Girl, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.

Jan 28 2021 Author

5

I feel cool just listening to this. Pretty frickin' fantastic start to finish.

Mar 20 2022 Author

2

Great for chill background music, but only the title track stood out as a memorable song.

Oct 09 2020 Author

5

Kicks off with it's best track but nothing to dislike with the groove and vocal of classic Al Green

Apr 07 2022 Author

2

This one didn't escape background music level for me - there are some interesting melodies and Green's voice is generally pleasing in delivery, just not any solid hooks I found to grab onto here.

Dec 07 2021 Author

2

Wasn't my jam. Wasn't particularly bad either, just wasn't feeling this.

Aug 05 2025 Author

5

god finally real music..... but ngl i like the tina turner cover of let's stay together more LMFAO BLAME EOMMA FOR THAT!! either way this album made me HAPPY

Jan 22 2024 Author

5

It’s so beautiful. It’s so nice to listen to good soul, and Al Green pours his into this album

Feb 10 2021 Author

5

Smooth from start to finish. Laid back and chilled out, but still puts you in a happy mood.

Jan 15 2021 Author

5

Solid gold, and although the title track is very popular, the rest of the album is packed full of lesser known tracks which, to me, encapsulate al's early edge much better than some of his more popular work. Long time fav

Jan 30 2021 Author

5

LOVED it. Did not expect that whatsoever

Jun 02 2025 Author

4

soul is always a winner for me :)

Dec 27 2024 Author

4

Touching soul that invokes a smile.

Jun 03 2024 Author

4

Will be returning to this one for sure. Title track, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (fantastic Bee Gees cover!) and Judy were highlights for me.

May 29 2024 Author

4

Al Green is one of the great soul voices of the 70’s, and Let’s Stay Together is great song. But I hadn’t heard anything else from this album. But I really enjoyed it. There’s a lot of Otis Redding vibe, though Green’s voice is unique. All it all it works, really well. Solid 4/5

Jan 20 2024 Author

4

This was a good, relaxed listen. Let's stay together (pulp fiction) and how can you mend a broken heart stood out. Went back and relistened to last track too.

Oct 15 2025 Author

3

Overall rating: 3.5/5. A simple and soulful listening experience. Good for background listening, with a few gems. Let’s Stay Together - 5/5 La-La for You - 4/5 So You're Leaving - 3/5 What Is This Feeling - 4/5 Old Time Lovin’ - 3/5 I've Never Found a Girl - 3.5/5 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - 5/5 Judy - 2/5 It Ain’t No Fun to Me - 3/5

May 01 2025 Author

3

Other than the title song, it’s good but not great.

Apr 28 2025 Author

3

there's about eight al green albums on this list and i think they're all the same but at least they're nice with it

Jan 21 2024 Author

3

Wonderful gem of an album. Soulful as they come. A nice listen.

Jul 04 2022 Author

3

Rhythms totally his own, soulfulness as intelligent as it comes. He's touched by god and passing it along to you. Savour the moment. (A little too long on the slow tempos to compete with his best work.)

Apr 20 2025 Author

2

Have you ever heard an album you know is good, like well made with good singing and clearly important in its genre, but it just doesn't do anything for you? Unfortunately, I'm a pophead who is actively listening to these albums, and in doing so this album just bored me. It's good, don't get me wrong, but I'm not rating by quality I'm rating by personal taste, y'know? Anyway, 2.

Mar 05 2021 Author

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Nov 29 2025 Author

5

I've listened to this a lot over the years. If you put Al Green on and can't get to where you're going, it's not Al Greens fault. This one's a classic.

Nov 22 2025 Author

5

Al Green was just what I needed today. Some really good music :D

Nov 17 2025 Author

5

Love me some Al Green. Top album for a reason. Great album for sips on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Nov 17 2025 Author

5

a classic

Nov 15 2025 Author

5

There are a lot of records like this, but this one is the best.

Nov 14 2025 Author

5

what a legend

Nov 11 2025 Author

5

Great soul, not sure I had ever heard Al Green before the Pulp Fiction soundtrack but this is some good stuff! I have never listened to one of his albums before but this album is really good, glad to finally get to hear more of his music and will definitely meed to dig deeper into his catalogue.

Nov 10 2025 Author

5

I LOVE AL GREEN AHHHH! OOH BABY LETSSSSSSSS.. WE OUGHTA STAY TOGETHERRR! Immediate 5 star, no notes.

Nov 08 2025 Author

5

"Let's Stay Together" war mein Hochzeitstanz, von daher muss ich hier die 5 zücken. Einer der großartigsten Sänger aller Zeiten.

Nov 05 2025 Author

5

As expected, this was excellent.

Nov 01 2025 Author

5

Come and worship at the altar of Soul with the Reverend Al Green. Memphis Soul at its best. Mr Green is definitely in the top five soul singers of all time. This album is five star from start to finish. Me embodiment of music with feeling.

Nov 01 2025 Author

5

5/5

Oct 30 2025 Author

5

Heard title track before and love it! This album makes me want to grab my husband and dance in the kitchen.

Oct 28 2025 Author

5

This is a fantastic album, this is what I expected from this 1001 albums list. Yeah, this is a 4.5 that easily rounds to 5 stars for me.

Oct 28 2025 Author

5

"Let's Stay Together" was my first dance with my spouse at our wedding, and I come back to the album time and again. A friend recently called Al Green - hot tub music - and I agree, but it is also road-trip music, lazy Sunday music, Friday Night Dancin' Music and everything else in between.

Oct 25 2025 Author

5

I feel like I've listened to this before but then again, I should have remembered an album this good. This is solid all the way through, with lots of hard-hitting soul here. It doesn't dip into the overly soft whiney type of song that Al Green sometimes does a lot of. This is funky and soulful all the way through the nine tracks. The first five tracks in particular are great. The title track is a classic. "Judy" is a great one I hadn't heard before. "So You're Leaving" on point. This is seriously a solid funk/soul album and belongs up there with the likes of Superfly, Cold Sweat, and What's Going On. 5/5

Oct 25 2025 Author

5

R&B so smooth, I might just be pregnant from listening to it

Oct 25 2025 Author

5

Al Green what’s not to like

Oct 23 2025 Author

5

Oh yeah baby. This album is kind of fire? This is coming from someone who could hardly be more removed from this genre. What I like is the organic improvisational style fills, the clever songwriting defying expectations in pleasant ways, and overall just a fun listen. The main problem is that the album is front heavy and back light (the best songs are all at the front). Still, I would put this vinyl on from start to end and feel good about it. A classic 5.

Oct 23 2025 Author

5

gym, loved it

Oct 21 2025 Author

5

Come on now. This rules.

Oct 20 2025 Author

5

I really enjoyed this! It was so smooth and chilled. Perfect evening or Sunday listening. I'd own this on vinyl if possible

Oct 18 2025 Author

5

Fun, good vibes with a couple of bangers. Nice!

Oct 16 2025 Author

5

Amazing album. So incredibly soulful, relaxing, and soothing. It starts, continues, and ends beautifully. I’m a fan of jazz, blues, and soul but had been doing the genres a disservice by not getting to older albums like this one sooner. An album I will be coming back to for sure.

Oct 14 2025 Author

5

"A no-brainer Five star album... it's Al Green... this album only has one "hit" on it... the title and opening number... there are some singers, that can sing ANYTHING and they can put, not only, their stamp on it... but make it great... The Reverend is one of them... and, just as i said about Buddy Holly, every song on this record is a master class in Soul and R&B... the organ, and horn section... so class.. produced by the GREAT Willie Mitchell... as for singing... Al Green is one of a kind... he can do it all and in his own way... NO ONE else sounds or has sounded like him... if you EVER hear any of him in what i do, and believe me, he is a big influence, then i would be so proud... this is NOT a Motown record... too raw... too real... the sound is way more Stax-Volt... (actually Hi Records)... "Old Time Lovin'" is so smooth... "I've Never Found a Girl" is truly bad ass... written by Eddie Floyd and Booker T... and when The Rev covers a song... he puts it to BED... "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart", already a standard in the Bee Gees' version, is taken to new places... "It Ain't No Fun To Me" is a funkified ending to this GEM... it sure was fun to ME... one of the world's ALL TIME BEST SINGERS... who also wrote just about every song on this record... FIVE STARS... forever."

Oct 11 2025 Author

5

fuck i love Al Green. classic. i mean it’s Al Green of course it’s gonna be a masterpiece. 5 star album. for the lovers & the yearners.

Oct 10 2025 Author

5

Nice

Oct 08 2025 Author

5

I could have seen Al Green at Glastonbury many years ago, but I was young and foolish and didn't know much at that age and had rather dismissed him as an old soul dude. I'm not sure about the exact set times but I think I went to see Keanu Reeves playing bass guitar on his short-lived rock band Dogstar instead. They weren't very good apart from a memorable moment during a lull in the set when a wag in the crowd called out "Keanu, there's a bomb on the bass". With hindsight, I should have taken that rare chance to hear the Reverend's legendary voice. I'm atoning for my error now by giving this a 5.

Oct 08 2025 Author

5

Sublime example of a bygone age!

Oct 07 2025 Author

5

There’s a reason this record feels eternal. Everyone knows the title track — one of the most perfect soul songs ever recorded — but what makes the album great is how effortlessly the rest of it glides around that centerpiece. The grooves are deep but unhurried, the arrangements are immaculate, and Al Green’s phrasing turns every line into something lived-in and human. It’s an album built on restraint and taste — the kind of mastery that doesn’t need to announce itself. Even the deep cuts have that Hi-Records warmth, all pocket and emotion. This isn’t just background music or nostalgia; it’s a master class in feel. Sometimes greatness doesn’t shout — it just sings.

Oct 04 2025 Author

5

LOVE!

Oct 02 2025 Author

5

Classic R&B from the legendary Al Green. It’s included in several “greatest of all time” lists. For good reason too. I really enjoyed it… I need to listen with someone very dear to me next time … 5/5

Sep 29 2025 Author

5

Played on repeat all weekend. Even knowing he’s a wife beater I still couldn’t give it less than a 5.

Sep 29 2025 Author

5

Fantastic album for getting busy 😉

Sep 27 2025 Author

5

Let's Stay Together - 10/10 La-La for You - 8/10 So You're Leaving - 10/10 What Is This Feeling - 9/10 Old Time Lovin' - 10/10 I've Never Found a Girl - 10/10 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - 10/10 Judy - 9/10 It Ain't No Fun to Me - 10/10

Sep 27 2025 Author

5

Really any of Al Green’s 1970s run of albums from ‘Al Green Gets Next To You’ to ‘Call Me’ (and beyond) could be, and perhaps are, on this list. The Hi Records Memphis Soul sound is simply breathtaking, as stunning as, yet much subtler than Motown or neighbouring Stax. Producer Willie Mitchell conducts one of the best house bands ever put together, including the Hodges Brothers, Mabon “Teenie”, Charles and Leroy, on guitar, organ, and bass, the Memphis Horns, and drummer Howard Grimes, accompanying Al Green’s sensuous and expressive voice. Green, whether low and whispering or rising into his falsetto, truly was one of those singers who could sing the phone book. But everything he did, fragile at times, powerful at others, was in service to, and completely suited, the song. The classics are “Let’s Stay Together” and his version of the Bee Gees’s “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” but everything here is close to perfect, the lesser known numbers matching the quality of these two. And he released second, equally as impressive album, in 1972, ‘I’m Still in Love With You’…

Sep 27 2025 Author

5

Len Houmous tried to book Rev. Al Green for his marriage to Joni Mitchell. She hadn’t even said yes. Neither had Al Green! 4.8 7/9 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Sep 26 2025 Author

5

This isn't an album you need to hear before you die. This is an album you need to hear or you'll die. Jokes aside, Al Green is one of those artists who has never released a bad song. I knew his work because once I saw someone mixing the lyrics of "It's a Long Way To The Top" by AC/DC, with the rhythm of "It Ain't No Fun To Me" from this album, and that never leaved my mind. Even the first line is the same: "Riding down the highway..." Absolut 5 stars.

Sep 25 2025 Author

5

Obvious

Sep 20 2025 Author

5

One of my all time favourite albums. I have no notes, it’s just perfect to me.

Sep 20 2025 Author

5

soft soul

Sep 17 2025 Author

5

Beautiful voice - and great songs.

Sep 11 2025 Author

5

Great Soul album with beautiful vocals

Sep 11 2025 Author

5

What an album. Al Green is such quintessential soul music and his voice is amazing. I’ve listened to parts of this album before but never fully through. This album is mixed amazingly and the horns are such a nice addition. Loved pretty much every song. Fav track: Title Track Least Fav: Judy

Sep 11 2025 Author

5

Is there anyone on Earth who doesn't like Al Green? What a voice! And the production! It's just all a giant warm hug. Love this.

Sep 09 2025 Author

5

Pregnancy count for this journey: 2

Sep 09 2025 Author

5

It’s so good. Every song is good. The sounds are interesting, he sounds great. Perfect

Sep 08 2025 Author

5

Can I get an amen for the reverend?

Sep 08 2025 Author

5

Top 3 of my favorite soul albums. The delivery of Al Green is unmatched.

Sep 05 2025 Author

5

This album is smooth as silk and sweeter than honey. Wonderful soulful love songs, bittersweet blues. My rating: 5/5

Sep 02 2025 Author

5

Le meilleur album de Al Green. Je ne trouve pas qu'il s'est amélioré avec le temps par contre.

Sep 02 2025 Author

5

All his sordidness aside (and that’s a lot aside) - goddamn is Al Green the best. The smoothest voice in R&B, hands down, instantly making any party perfect vibes for the night. You’ll wanna dance, sweat, make out, and chill out all at the same time. Sexy, sexy soul music and pure perfection.

Sep 02 2025 Author

5

Over the past decade or so, Green in particular his Classic trilogy starting with this album, has replaced Curtis as my go 70s Soul fix. Green is a complex, contradictory figure. Without even getting to his domestic issues, it's interesting that he was the one to go full Reverend - even though his music contains little of the spiritual outlook and/or social Consciousness that Curtis, Stevie, Marvin and Donnie would show. That said, there *is* an other worldiness to these creamy vocals and the production - Willie Mitchell is to Green what Jimmy Miller is to the Stones - send these songs into the stratosphere.

Sep 01 2025 Author

5

Great old time folk/RB album 5/5

Aug 29 2025 Author

5

I already loved this Al Green's music, but had never sat down to listen to it all as an album. 34 minutes feels criminally short, I could listen to it on repeat all day.

Aug 29 2025 Author

5

Impecável do início ao fim. Voz, os instrumentais, tudo tão suave, e cool, e sensual. Sempre delicado e discreto. Fortíssimo. Começa perfeito, acaba muito, muito bom.

Aug 28 2025 Author

5

Loved this recording. 5 ⭐️

Aug 27 2025 Author

5

Excellent album. Knew a few songs on it, but overall very soothing.

Aug 27 2025 Author

5

Yes perfect morning music, groooves for days. Best track: Let’s Stay Together, one of the best openings to a song and album. 5.0/5.0

Aug 26 2025 Author

5

Il y a quelque chose d'unique avec Al Green. C'est reposant, délicate, jamais over the top, même dans ses morceux plus intenses comme It Ain't No Fun to Me. Il y a quand même toujours une drive le fun. Les performances des musiciens sont parfaites et c'est ça qui ressort le plus pour moi.

Aug 25 2025 Author

5

Great record!

Aug 21 2025 Author

5

I keep seeing these news stories about how the population is shrinking because younger folks aren’t interested in getting married and having babies. I have the solution, Reverend Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together. I imagine Reverend Green is already responsible for millions of births throughout the world, & I’m damn certain he’s the answer to our current issue plaguing society. I have no desire for children, but when listening to this album, I find myself perusing Facebook for a suitable future ex-Mrs. Lee Bratcher. You’ve probably heard a lot of the songs on this album, but it won’t keep you from wanting to hear them over & over again. Stop what you’re doing, find yourself a sweetheart, put on this album & help the human race survive. If you don't have a sweetheart, this album is still incredible; you just won't be cutting an umbilical cord in 9 months.

Aug 21 2025 Author

5

Wow, I was totally unaware of Al Green, but could easily recognise some songs that were singles! What an easy listening, easy going album, so effortless so good instrumental, the best vibes for my breakfast with my toddler. Got her dancing to the title track. A well deserved 5

Aug 19 2025 Author

5

Coming after Peter Frampton and The Monkees this was a very welcome change of pace. Al Green is one of if not the best singer of his generation. Like George Jones he can enunciate and make a single syllable sound like two words. Combine that with the excellent musicianship and varied sounds of this album and you have an all time classic. Only a 5 because the rating doesn't go any higher.

Aug 13 2025 Author

5

An absolute classic. A genre definer.

Aug 12 2025 Author

5

***** This album is a discovery to me. Some of the Songs Are welll known, but I think the Album is a great unit - Song by Song.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

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