Let's Stay Together

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.

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.

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

Fucking loved it.

Soulful, listenable. Only one famous song.

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.

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

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

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.

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.... :'(

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.

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.

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.

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*

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

Fuck yes

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

no stars for abusers and rapists

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

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

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

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

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

LOVED it. Did not expect that whatsoever

great album for moving furniture with the wife

Fucking banger

soul is always a winner for me :)

Touching soul that invokes a smile.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Way too "old-timey" and "chill" for me. In this case I desperately needed something more modern. With no intent to offend anyone, I could call this sitcom music or supermarket music, a filler in someone's playlist. The instrumentals were OK, but just OK. The lyrics I couldn't understand nor relate to. I gave it a full isten out of respect. Still waiting for a hit or two to like, will update if I find one. Update: nothing of note.

terrible

A

Al Green – Let's Stay Together (1972) On Day 230, I experienced a complete masterpiece. With Al Green's sweet croon and lush, seductive vocal delivery, nothing could possibly go wrong on this LP. "Let's Stay Together" is an absolute banger; from the effortless vocals to the rich, soulful production capability, it has it all. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was equally incredible, and the exact same level of quality carried through the rest of the record. It stands as a truly great body of work: deeply intimate, incredibly concise, and a album I definitely see myself playing the absolute life out of in the future. A flawless 5/5.

Gostosinho demais. Daria 4.5 mas aqui não dá, então será um 5

Kinda smooth with some vintage? tunes. Easy to listen!!! Classic, i guess. 8\10

when I first saw the cover I was sooo thrilled because « How can you mend a broken heart » is one of my all time favorite song, but I never really pushed myself to listen to the full album, but now, this gave me the opportunity to discover (yet another) gem of the music world. He has such a calming and soothing voice, you just want to slow dance on it, hug the songs. Loved it !

So sweet

Amé cada canción

Something about this album just gets my shoulders to relax. Like as soon as I hear those opening horn stabs I know that I can just chill for the next half hour.

I really liked this album! Great singing voice and instrumentals, all within a solid run-time; no filler, just great music!

At first, as I saw the cover and year, I thought, it would be a torture to finish the album. But the very first song turned this misconception over. Very funky melody, nice voice and a great dynamic. The songs are very smooth, but don't get boring - the band manages to keep the listener interested by adding the variety and never letting the melody to slip into monotonicity, while not breaking the groove. After getting to the middle of the album, I was concerned, Al Green already showed off, everything he had, and the rest would be not that fascinating to hear. But my expectations have been proved wrong again. From the very funky first half he went to rather melancholic middle and a very well rounding last part. After 56 years the album still sounds fresh, which is a real quality mark. It definetely has the right to be in the list not just of 1001, but 100 best albums of all time

Not really my kind of music but sb absolutely classic album that I really enjoyed

Soulful goodness. Such a lovely listen. Exactly what I was looking for from Al Green

Oh so smooth. Had a great time listening to this in the airport.

Good Album Overall, Catchy songs

4.82

My favorite way horns have ever sounded on record

One hell of an opener and the album keeps that feel throughout. Really wonderful stuff.

Somehow Al Green kept up the level of beauty and intensity he set with the titular opener. This is a masterpiece of funky soul.

Now we're talking. Al Green just makes being this soulful sound effortless.

Foi um álbum que foi interessante de ouvir, apesar da qualidade ruim da gravação, podia ter uma remasterização mais atual. Mas foi maneiro, não me puxa, mas gostei.

Classic

Classic

Really groovy, chill, easy listening. Really enjoying this

All time great R&B

amazing vibes 10/10 would listen to the whole thing again

Had me grooving in my chair. Loved it

they were really good songs and i recomend them to people who just want a new taste of music

I like him. I like him b/c his singing.

That deep, slow, rolling, loping, strutting groove is just impeccable, he can just sing all over it. It's basically an album with nearly all the songs in the same sweet spot. Only "How Can you Mend a Broken Heart" breaks it up by getting even slower. The title track overshadows the others, but there's no weak tracks here. Gotta be included on a historical list. Gotta be.

Have always loved this record ever since I heard it. His soulful voice and classic RnB sound is amazing. Easy 5.

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My first time with a complete Al Green album. Shame on me! What an incredible voice and aura. Outstanding band as well. Starts with a banger. Ends with my new favourite song. Total sonic pleasure

Greatest album of Al

Sweet, sweet soul.

pretty hard to argue anything less than 5 stars

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart shouldve been the biggest song on here

I mean, come on. A classic. So many hits.

Beleza

Reverend Al! There's something to be said for a straightforwardly written song about love and heartbreak, sung by a vocal maestro who can play his voice hitting all the notes. That's this soul music masterpiece. His cover of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is how you cover someone else's song and make it your own.

Awesome

Fantastic classic R&B album

Great

Grooves atemporais, voz magnífica e arranjos fantásticos. Álbum viciante, um LP muito gratificante. Aquele verniz bem polido, aquele banco de couro super confortável, Let’s Stay Together, bolo de cenoura com cobertura de chocolate, só aquelas coisas que atiçam todos nossos sentidos. Alta vontade de amar, de se mover, de viver. Disco cheio de vida. Brilhante! Ternura infinita. Não consigo pensar em um ponto minimamente negativo para mencionar. Perfeito. 5/5

Yessss romcom vibes to the max

Some of the best soul music ever. Al Green’s voice can make anything good

First Soul album from this list, can’t wait for many more! My only critic is that the album cover is shite sorry Al. 5 star anyway

5 de 5 Esta obra se consolidó como una pieza fundamental para el soul, con sus himnos atemporales sobre el amor y la reconciliación, cantados con una voz delicada y romántica, Al Green proyectó su carrera y logró un amplio reconocimiento, convirtiéndolo en un gran exponente de la balada soul.

Short but unreproachable album of love

The best

Exceptional - always loved this album. 1. Let’s Stay Together 2. So You’r Leaving 3. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

This was a very soul filled album. I loved it from start to finish and added every song to my 'liked' songs to categorize into playlists later. He has a voice like BUTTAH.

Smooth voice good music Still today people should listen to Al Green

I've heard "Let's Stay Together" a million times and it still just absolutely warms my heart. I could live in this sound forever.

Easy 5!