Let's Stay Together

Al Green

1972

3.76

Rating

25442

Votes

30%

41%

21%

Distribution

Genres: Soul

Album Summary

Let's Stay Together is the fourth album by the soul singer Al Green, released in 1972, and is the follow-up to his moderate success Al Green Gets Next to You. It was recorded at Royal Recording Studio, 1320 S. Lauderdale, in Memphis and was a success, peaking at number eight on the pop albums chart and became the first of six albums to peak at number-one on the soul album chart (where it claimed the position for ten weeks). It is best known for the title track "Let's Stay Together", which became Green's signature song and his only number-one pop hit single. The album was the third produced by Willie Mitchell and marked the beginning of Green's classic period of critically acclaimed albums. Let's Stay Together was reissued in 2003 by The Right Stuff.

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Oct 13 2021 Author

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

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

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

Jan 14 2021 Author

Fucking loved it.

Jan 13 2021 Author

Soulful, listenable. Only one famous song.

Jul 04 2022 Author

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

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

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

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.... :'(

Mar 20 2022 Author

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

Jan 15 2022 Author

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.

Nov 06 2021 Author

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

Fuck yes

Jan 28 2021 Author

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

Apr 07 2022 Author

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.

Oct 09 2020 Author

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

Feb 03 2026 Author

The Good: Finally someone is covering a Tina Turner song! The Bad: Realizing it’s a Bee Gees cover… The Ugly: spousal aggression… I always hate it when people get political in their commentary regarding artists… however, I watched a documentary yesterday which dealt with the death of two women related to a singer, who “got away with it” so to speak… So, Mr Green, you might have a great voice, and this album might be shits, but I am going to drop you 2* just for being an ass… 2*

Dec 07 2021 Author

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

Aug 05 2025 Author

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

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

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

Jan 15 2021 Author

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

LOVED it. Did not expect that whatsoever

Dec 02 2025 Author

Fucking banger

Jun 02 2025 Author

soul is always a winner for me :)

Dec 27 2024 Author

Touching soul that invokes a smile.

Jun 03 2024 Author

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

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

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

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

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

Apr 28 2025 Author

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

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

Jul 04 2022 Author

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.)

Nov 30 2025 Author

Title track is a banger but the rest don't hold up

Apr 20 2025 Author

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 26 2025 Author

32/1001 Highly-regarded artist and a highly-regarded album, but this is a first-time listen for me (I'm familiar with the title track, obviously), and even after a couple of run-throughs it doesn't really do much for me. Not that there's anything bad here, per se, it's just not my kind of soul music - too much mid to slow tempo material. The production is solid but pretty uninspiring, and, for my money, the first two tracks are the strongest here, from a melodic point of view - from thereon in it becomes a bit formulaic. And there's not really much more I can say; I expected something to match Motown's finest records of the era, but this falls fairly flat in comparison. Not as special a collection of songs as some would have you believe, in my opinion.

Jan 30 2025 Author

Self-titled song was pretty good. Notes other than that, it's a pretty standard soul album with some jazz elements. It's not bad but every song sounds about the same and it drones on.

Jan 28 2025 Author

Let's stay together was an all time classic. Shame he's a domestic abuser, and in 2025 the song now reads back as someone asking their victim to come back for more. Rest of the album doesn't quite meet the standards of the opener, but then few ever did.

Sep 12 2024 Author

It was short, and made pleasant enough background music, but there was a certain je ne sais quoi that stopped me from really enjoying it. Maybe it was the knowledge that Al Green was an abusive piece of shit who beat his pregnant wife to the point where she required stitches because she denied his demands for sex. Let's Stay Together indeed. Fuck you.

Jan 04 2024 Author

Classic opening song but should have ditched it halfway through the album because the rest of these songs probably aren't getting much play. The album is smooth and soulful but nothing I'd write home about. I like his groove but not the one he left on his wife's face.

Oct 16 2023 Author

well, i wanted to like this album but this guy has multiple allegations of domestic abuse against him so yikes. there's so much good music out there in the world that 1001 albums really shouldn't continue platforming people like this... favorites: let's stay together, how can you mend a broken heart

Mar 15 2026 Author

terrible

Oct 16 2023 Author

no stars for abusers and rapists

Mar 05 2021 Author

Apr 10 2026 Author

I didn’t grow up listening to Al Green. I may have heard a few of his songs in passing during my formative years, but my first vivid memory of him—specifically “Let’s Stay Together”—came much later, when it was featured in Pulp Fiction. That moment stuck with me. I can still picture it clearly: Green’s smooth, soulful voice drifting over a flawless R&B groove while Marsellus Wallace calmly instructs Butch, “In the fifth, your ass goes down.” The contrast between the warmth of the music and the tension of the scene is unforgettable—and it was my true introduction to Al Green. There’s not much more to say about this incredible album beyond how it feels. It wraps around you like an inviting R&B blanket, the kind that keeps you warm on a cold autumn morning. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is sink into its cool, effortless vibe and let it carry you wherever it wants to go. Let go. Relax. Al Green’s at the wheel—and he knows exactly where he’s going (which was apparently to his lady's place to beat her ass with a tree branch).

Apr 08 2026 Author

Lovely, elegant, soul music. A great album.

Apr 07 2026 Author

Love it

Apr 06 2026 Author

So smooth

Apr 03 2026 Author

Másters piece

Apr 03 2026 Author

Previously known. Fantastic.

Mar 31 2026 Author

super fire, perfect vibes

Mar 28 2026 Author

Crisp, soulful goodness

Mar 25 2026 Author

Clásico de Al Green, no me cansaré nunca de escucharlo

Mar 25 2026 Author

Awesome! Great album! R &B with soul, funk and jazz … amazing! Al Green is one of the greatest!

Mar 24 2026 Author

Classic soul. Al Greens voice is a national treasure.

Mar 24 2026 Author

i knew i loved al green but sitting and listening to this, wow, it was just phenomenal

Mar 23 2026 Author

Já começou muito bem. É muito louco como o destino me coloca pra ouvir esse álbum que eu achei que não conhecia, mas na verdade tem uma música que já ouvi por causa do meu pai. " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"

Mar 20 2026 Author

Echt lekker, funky, soulful, origineel

Mar 19 2026 Author

Amazing vocals, pleasant music to chill

Mar 14 2026 Author

What a classic soul album. Easy to listen to, it is a perfect soundtrack to making breakfast on a Sunday morning or background music while a group of friends sit outside around the fire on a summer evening.

Mar 13 2026 Author

I'd obviously heard the title track before, and you know, you sort of vaguely know who Al Green is, you reckon you've heard some of his tracks on a date or whatever. But man alive, the voice on this man. Those little gospel influences. The smoothness of it all. It never gets better than 'Let's Stay Together' but that's tough going, and I think made comparatively more difficult by the fact that La-La for You is one of the weaker tracks on the album; if it'd been followed by How Can You Mend A Broken Heart we'd all be talking about it as an all-timer of an opening. Because the instrumentation on 'Heart' is incredible. If that opened a track this year I'd sit myself down and turn it up.

Mar 13 2026 Author

The entirety of this record is a hit. Incredible. Iconic. Love and happiness is one of my favorite songs. Love this record.

Mar 12 2026 Author

Classic soul; such a great sound! Producer/engineer Willie Mitchell is often given a lot of credit for the great sound on Al Green's classic albums. It's between a 4 and 5 for me; I'd probably do 4.5, if that were a choice (if only to avoid giving too many 5s), but I think this one has to be a 5, even though I guess I could have deducted for it being so short (about 34 minutes). Back in the day, though, albums tended to be around 20 minutes per side, so I guess this isn't all *that* short. Anyway, for me, it's a near-perfect album, so 5 stars it is. Worth it to glance at Wikipedia (preferably before listening) to get a full picture of the (fairly extensive) musical personnel involved to create a deceptively simple and pure groove and sound.

Mar 10 2026 Author

lovely

Mar 10 2026 Author

Very good!

Mar 07 2026 Author

Can’t get these songs out of my head. He is a gifted man.

Mar 06 2026 Author

Pas dans mes titres likés mais il s'en est fallu de peu. Entraînant, un bon album à mettre en fond pour passer une bonne journée, ou juste à écouter seul. C'est riche et diversifié

Mar 04 2026 Author

Perfect

Mar 03 2026 Author

hermoso

Mar 01 2026 Author

Genieten

Mar 01 2026 Author

Dit mag van mij de hele dag op repeat.

Feb 25 2026 Author

Certified classic from start to finish, with no skips. Green's smooth as silk delivery is one of a kind.

Feb 24 2026 Author

Iconic

Feb 23 2026 Author

heel vibeyyyyy we love Al green

Feb 23 2026 Author

Super enjoyable - great message.

Feb 21 2026 Author

Al Green has a voice like spun silk. It is sweet and soulful. The album is a super chilled listen.

Feb 21 2026 Author

Turn me on Al

Feb 16 2026 Author

One of the best soul albums I've heard. Every song stands on its own, but it is obvious which ones were selected to be singles and proven hits. A great singer with a great album. 5/5

Feb 16 2026 Author

It was really nice, I liked his voice and it was groovy

Feb 15 2026 Author

This album is short and sweet, and I thought each song was great. 5/5

Feb 13 2026 Author

Uma pega blues, rnb, amei!!!

Feb 13 2026 Author

Awesome

Feb 12 2026 Author

It’s so rare to encounter actual emotions in pop music that we almost don’t know how to react. This is soul. It’s got feeling. It’s not fake or overpackaged. It’s goddamn great.

Feb 11 2026 Author

Smooth and awesome

Feb 10 2026 Author

Timeless

Feb 10 2026 Author

Cool

Feb 10 2026 Author

Não é o Al Gore salvando o planeta, mas salva o seu bom humor! Excelente album!!

Feb 05 2026 Author

let’s stay together is a pure total jam. the back and forth between la la (al al) is chefs kiss. pretty good bee gees cover. really like the up beat numbers.

Feb 04 2026 Author

THE BEST

Feb 04 2026 Author

Really good album the first one that I wish was longer

Jan 31 2026 Author

When to listen: relaxing, glass of wine, chill vibes. Have always loved this album and Al Green's voice

Jan 30 2026 Author

Let’s Stay Together // La-La For You // What Is This Feeling // Old Time Lovin’ // How Can You Mend a Broken Heart //

Jan 29 2026 Author

A classic!! Definitely adding to my collection. I want to give the whole album as a concept a 4.5

Jan 28 2026 Author

THIS is the type of album that deserves to be on this list. A true stand out amongst its genre peer group, outstanding musicianship and phenomenal vocals.

Jan 27 2026 Author

Absolute classic

Jan 26 2026 Author

To je tocno ta zanr k ga vec rabm v zivljenju

Jan 26 2026 Author

yes!!!!

Jan 26 2026 Author

SO PEAK ESPECIALLY JUDY

Jan 24 2026 Author

Banger start Smooth and melancholic. Very good overall. Nice discovery ! Loved it, top-shelf also! <3