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Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

1972
3.74
Rating
29997
Votes
1
1%
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6%
3
31%
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41%
5
21%
Distribution
Genres: Soul

Reviews (page 3 of 14)

Very nice and chill for the most part. Super calming and let me slow down for a bit

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

So groovy. Love his voice love this sound. Let’s stay together is such a good song, and I’ve heard it many times before but haven’t listened to this whole album so I’m glad I did.

Smooth operator music.

Al Green rules.

Soul aus den 70ern

The tightness of Al Green’s band is unmatched. Groove.

They don’t make them like this anymore .. awesome

me gusta la vibra y eso lo dejaria de fondo pero la verdad es q no es mi onda se me hace repititivo y aburrido

Perfect vibes for this very sunny day. Pleasant and smooth, enjoyed overall

Great album from the rev

Gorgeous. I do hope he eventually found a lovely lady who treated him well and did not desert him 🙂

Liked the overall vibe Feels like the album is just one big song and I like that My favorites: Let’s stay together, La-La for you- It ain’t fun for me I can confidently say I will keep listening to this album in the future

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.

Got kinda bored but it was pretty

Хороший приятный соул-альбом. С удовольствием послушал.

Very good soul album, with great flow 4/5

8/10 - Smooth, easy listening. Solid album that made me want to listen to more Al Green.

Like a 6,5 its okay. Fav track: “How can you mend a broken heart”. Kinda reminds me of portisehad’s “Glory box” i think.

Middle of the road smooth easy listening

Nice and funky, great music to dance in the kitchen to.

Inget större intryck. Visst svänger det men så ... En trea

Pretty fun!

Nice sound, i don't see myself reaching for it that much however

Outstanding

fun to listen to -- again not exactly my cup of tea musically for an entire album, but obviously some stone cold classics in here that are still completely delightful.

Good, but I’ve already forgotten it.

i like this not what i usually listen too but it’s def something that would kill on a record player or in the car when it’s warm out

Really groovy, chill, easy listening. Really enjoying this

All time great R&B

Al green could sing the phone book and it'd be great. Song quality decreases as you go along the album though

Close to 4.5. I’m more of an “I’m Still in Love With You” album guy.

Kinda brassy and a little slow for my liking. The strings definitely give me the old shows and cartoons ost vibe

2026.06.23.

Let’s Stay Together: 8/10 La-La for You: 6/10 So You’re Leaving: 6/10 What Is This Feeling: 6/10 Old Time Lovin': 7/10 I’ve Never Found a Girl: 5/10 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart: 10/10 Judy: 6/10 It Ain’t No Fun to Me: 5/10 A really calm album, i like this. But not for me.

Funky as shit boi

Soulful funk music with perhaps one of the best male voices of that time in the genre. Nice jazzy guitar progressions drive the music forward, taking twists and turns. But if you lose that ear for the refined movements it will start to blend together.

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

Day892 - i was worried it would drop off after “let’s stay together” but the whole album is smooth

Had me grooving in my chair. Loved it

tres gourmand je retournerai dessus à l’occas meme si ça restera un truc de fond

No, not for me this music.

I like it but not the most because it's like really simple and I somewhat like simple. But don't like simple at the same time I also like how the beat and the melody's or the effects. It feels like chill at the same time even though it feels like jazz mixed. with some like rock but not a lot of rock or not to little just the perfect amount of rock and I would recommend it but not all the time though. 7.8/10

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.

i like it a lot its pretty funky and makes me dance to it i recommend it to others!

I like how these songs are quite calming. I might listen to these to relax some day. Although the songs were sort of not my style either.

It was pretty good, liked the instrumentals.

This album is pretty good, I like how the songs have something to do with love. I also like how it sounds.

Good songs I would recommend to many, I really liked the song itself.

Smooth love songs

Soulful and beautiful. Still prefer funk to soul but this is definitely a great album

Not for me

Feels like falling in love

Overall Rating - 4.00/5 (8.00/10). Excellent soul album. The title track is outstanding.

Pretty alright album. My favorite song was How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Other than that, I don't really know what else to write about. 5.0/10.

Old-school soul van de bovenste plank! Funky vibes!

funky 3.5

Wife beater? 1 star

Repetitive but good

Smooth, sensual soul with a sizzle and a crispness to the recordings themselves. Been meaning to hear this for years and I'm happy to cross it off my list finally. Title track is inimitable.

Great length. Pretty good

Very pleasant listen. 4/5

No complaints

Not my style

Not the most invested listening to this one, listened twice to try and get a better feel. Easy listening but nothing stood out to me.

Solid soulful album. Really strong melodies. Probably wouldn't put on as more than background noise but I enjoyed it.

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.

I'm always so impressed by the horn sections in these classic soul albums, and this one is no exception.

While I enjoyed the first few songs while biking (noting that I was surprised by how rich and mature his voice sounds given the goon on the album artwork), the monotony of the album started to depreciate my excitement. But once I started working and listened more for vibes than content, I started liking it again.

The title track is good. But by the last song on this eight-track album, I was thinking, "Haven't I heard this seven times before?"

Best leuk album

Al is a great singer and there are some good songs on this album but a prefer my soul music in the style of Sharon Jones, a bit more hard hitting.

Smooth vocals, MOR rhythms, bland melodies - yes, it's Al Green. In other words, it's just a shittier Marvin Gaye.

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

lesgooo we chillen Gewoon heerlijk

fucking awesome

Some good songs, some subpar songs, no great songs. Just OK.

4/10 Pretty fun but not my thing

A fabulous album. Super cool

Smooth...

Classic. Timeless. And, ‘How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ just might be a perfect song.

It is a great album when you want some background music, either alone or with some other people. 4.5/5 - enjoyable

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

Excellent vintage soul. More of this!

Probably the ultimate background music for a lazy afternoon or evening vibe, with a bottle of wine and hanging out with loved ones

father or soul

Nice bit of soul

Greatest album of Al

Easy listening, feel good.

such a lovely record

1. Let´s stay together 2. How can you mend a broken heart

Singing along with the title track here! I am not a big soul music person, but of course I remember a lot of this record from back in the day. There's something about the how it all works together with his vocals that's appealing, especially the subtle guitar and the horn section. I could have done without the Bee Gees cover, but otherwise this was a fine example of early 70s soul music. 3 stars; high end of 3.

fucking fireeeee

Soul with a S

Semplicemente bello

dont really enjoy em all but pretty good in some specific vibes

Good listening

Sweet, sweet soul.

pretty hard to argue anything less than 5 stars

This is an enjoyable listen with two out and out classics. I have always preferred ‘How to mend a broken heart’ to ‘Let’s stay together’ but there’s not a lot in it. Outside of these two tracks I really enjoyed ‘It aint no fun to me’. It’s strange then that i dont see this as anything above a 3.5/5.

The title track is a 5* classic all on its own, and still sounds incredible. I’ve also always thought Al’s version of “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” is better than The Bee Gees’. The rest of the album doesn’t generally live up to the heights of those two tracks, except for “I’ve Never Found a Girl”, but this is overall an incredibly tight, solid soul album.

I listened to a big chunk of this album walking along on a warm day with a gentle breeze and it was just the perfect combination. Al Green has a fabulous voice and I love the accompaniment. One of those rare albums where the most famous song being track 1 didn't feel, for me at least, like everything that followed was a disappointment - I liked everything. As a complete side note, Al Green's Wikipedia Personal Life section is *a lot*. I enjoyed this, but not 5 stars of enjoyment, so: 4/5

Норм, но не зацепило

Crying for pussy: the album. fuera del chiste de mal gusto, se destaca por sus dos grandes hits y un tema más, el resto tiene buena música pero no pasa de eso, no destaca mucho y las letras se estancan hablando de lo mismo durante todo el álbum, está bien.

Some songs in here are amazing, not all, though.

Great, mellow album! Enjoyed the listen.

That was ok, the only point that standed out was the title track.

Number: 144 Date: 05/27/2026 Artist: Al Green Album: Let's Stay Together Year: 1972 Style: Soul Familiarity: Familiar (3) Rating: 4 Before: ======= It's not my favorite or least favorite style of music. During: ======= 5 Let's Stay Together 4 La-La For You 3 So You're Leaving 3 What Is This Feeling 3 Old Time Lovin 4 I've Never Found A Girl 2 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart 4 Judy 3 It Ain't No Fun To Me ----------------------------------------------------- 3.33 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= Favorite track by far is Let's Stay Together which I gave a 5. If it weren't for that, I would rate the album a 3 overall. 3 my personal rating 4 suitability for this list 3.5 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.5 composite rating

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

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

Heel aangename deuntjes

Altijd leuk

⭐⭐⭐⭐- Öppninsspåret/tilelspåret står ut som överlägset bäst, övriga spår hamnar i skuggan. Men jag tycker att Als röst och stora känsla, lyfter många av spåren till en högre nivå än vad de egentligen håller musikaliskt. Även musikerna är bra, tänker framförallt på blåset. Produktionen är bra, låtmaterial är lite som sagt lite tunt även om det inte är direkt dåligt. I slutändan är det ändå ett album som jag uppskattade att lyssna på och kan nog komma att återkomma till det så det blir en svag 4a. Bäst är Let's stay together, So you're leaving, I've never found a girl, How can you mend a broken heart och It Ain't no fun to me.

Let’s Stay Together is anchored by the title song and How Do Mend a Broken Heart the rest are songs that kind of sound the same. Al Green has a good voice. The songs aren’t very interesting and the music all kind of sounds the same.

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.

2.75. I mean, it's ok...

Great title track, but otherwise faded to the background

legendary shit, man at the same time i'm writing coursework

I love this album. A great voice and such tight arrangements.

A joy to listen to on a very hot day

A lovely 3 stars, thank you RGP the title track opener and the closing “It Ain’t No Fun For Me” remain the highlights, gets a bit wobbly in the middle compared to his really strong LPs. Tom.

listening to this makes me feel romantic and honest. like a warm cup of tea on an early morning with the love of my life or on a late night drive going somewhere cozy for dinner and driving with the windows down. his voice is natural and full of soul. making this album the perfect soundtrack to a day of romanticizing life.

Fantastic classic R&B album

pretty freaking smooth man

I tried to like it, I really did. there were even a few times in the first song that I thought I might. But then, tragically, t just kept coming and getting sappier until I could my acceptance could take no more. I finished it, because I felt obliged by the project, but I would not have otherwise.

Ik luister al green altijd als ik iemand leuk vind hihi. Jaa love dit. Niet de meest interessante soul ever, maar dat dramatische is altijd goed

ja het is lastig als je album te goed begint dan gaat het snel bergafwaarts daarna

This will keep any couple together.

Man this is good! I forget how f*ing good Al Green is. Another reason to do this exercise. Bring back the albums I haven’t heard in years and knew were good once, but there’s just so much music, it’s easy to lose even the good ones. Boolean: yes, very glad to have heard again before I die.

ooo lover boy, muy tierno

Not my cup of tea however I was strangely pulled in to the lyrics and how soulful the album felt- at times it felt like the songs could have been wrote and sung in the 50s and at times it felt like it could have been made last week. To me that made the album feel timeless even if it wasn’t for my tastes. Fave track- ‘old time lovin’ Worst track- ‘Judy’ 7/10

Al Green Not really my thing but even I could tell that In terms of feel and vibe, this is everything that D'Angelo album wanted, and failed, to be. Smooth but with edge, soulful but without being plastic, frank without being fake. Best Track - La-La For You Worst Track - Judy 8/10

Smooth as silk, and sweet like honey.

Good enough, but I won't listen to it again. ★★★

es un solido 4. Los grones cantan muy bien

Very pleasant to listen to. Voice like butter. Songs not the strongest but still good and well produced.

Peaceful album to have in the background

awesome!!!! 4.5

The Reverend can sing and Let's Stay Together is an all time great tune

Linda música pero no me destacó ningún tema. Ta bueno para tener de fondo de chill Sape

Easy & moody

did I like it or did it just make me feel like the protagonist in a 90s rom-com?

Good album enjoyed the vocals just not my style

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

Also opens with a banger, groovy throughout of course but also not super memorable

Should be a bonus point for licking fly as fuck on the album cover.

Mucha onda el tipo. Le pone cosita soul, funk. Suena orgánica toda la música. Entretenido album. 6/10

Just a great soul album. Think I prefer Marvin Gaye in general, but this is damn close with a few really fantastic hits. Gives me "Going to Cedar Point" vibes, similar to Chicago to me, although Al Green is much better than Chicago.

This was a really groovy record. Not 5 star material for me personally, but groovy and amazing all around. Loved my time with it.

His voice is just heavenly. Smooth, silky and slinky. And on the best songs it’s slides and soars. Some of the most genuinely horny singing you’ll hear with a side order of Jesus. Let’s stick together is truly world class sadly rest of album doesn’t reach that height

Mainio soul-levy. Al Greenillä on hieno ääni. Nimikkokappale oli tuttu Pulp Fictionista.

Objectively great, but not very into soul/funk. Fantastic voice / horns. 3

It was pretty nice 🙂. The vocals were fantastic, great vibe to it, and a really cool sound 😎. Overall, I would give this a 3.6/5! 🫠👌

Not for me

Very cool stuff, good flow, great voice, great album!

Amazing start! Listened x3 in union Square Barnes & Noble

I don’t know this album very well. The tithe track is a classic song.

Great tunes, incredible voice, but not all of them stuck with me. Marvin Gaye at home.

Decent funk/soul stuff but the mixing on the version I was listening to was rather terrible, some filler tracks too

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

Monday, 11/5/26 Memphis soul in full force. Amazing vocal performances and the backing band is stellar. Hi Rhythm band directed/produced by Willie Mitchell is on point. The title track is what everyone obviously remembers, but track two, “La La for You” is the standout.

its okay but yk pretty old and not really my style :)

Starts with the best track, winds down a bit from there. Could be put into the rotation for when I need something chill to listen to.

No es mi tipo de musica

Smooth but dull

Classic and timeless. Who doesn’t groove to this?

Everybody knows “Let’s Stay Together,” and for good reason. Al Green’s voice is silky smooth on that song, and the whole album has that same easy, effortless feel running through it. It’s soulful without sounding heavy handed. “It Ain’t No Fun to Me” is probably what bumped this from a 3 to a 4 for me. The horns on that one are incredible, and the guitar playing is slick as hell. The final track was the point where the album really won me over. Favorite song "It Ain't No Fun to Me"

This guy (until he found God) and Marvin Gaye (who never quite did) were two of the main go-to’s for romantic balladry (= hose tunes) in the 70’s. This album was the start of a long winning streak of hit albums for Green. All the elements that make him so good can be heard here: his supple tenor/falsetto, great horn (and to a lesser extent, string) charts, and as always, the crack Hi Studios rhythm section. Well done.

Very old, not really my jam but still ok nonetheless. Just finished listening and it was boring not bad but I wouldn’t willingly listen to it

Good souuuuuuuuuuul

Sooo this is Soul I like the simple but effective grooves, the sax and piano tunes, and most importantly the vocal. I've definitely heard of "Let's Stay Together" somewhere before without knowing the whole album. There're some other nice songs as well; it's just that after some point they kinda sound the same to me.

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.

This album is all smooth, gospel infused soul, and Al Green's vocals are just amazing. The production has this effortless cool vibe, the horns are tight, the guitar is perfect, and the whole thing has this chill, beautiful groove, perfect for a lazy Sunday. It's a lesson in keeping it simple and sounding good, feels more like listening to some good vibes than a performance. It feels like the album hits its high point right away. "Let's Stay Together" is a killer opener, but after that, things kinda fall off a bit. I;ve said it before, never blow your load on track 1... To quote Mitch Hedberg, "dude, you have to wait!"

Short but unreproachable album of love

Soul legend with his characteristic voice.

The best

It’s just me, Al, a pitchfork and a giant bag of mulch. Some of my best yearning is done when my hands are in the dirt. 3.5

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

Really good album. This band lays down such a great beat. Love this album, so much groove, which was fantastic!!!

my tierlist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Great album and artist. Been listening to this album since I was in high school.

Classic R&B that doesn’t overstay its welcome. I’m not. Big R&B guy and this album doesn’t change that, but if I’m going to listen to any, let it be someone like Al Green.

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.

bella let's stay together

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

6/10: opening track is an absolute all-timer but it got a bit repetitive towards the end for me. Great voice and a very well-produced album but not really my vibe. Best song: Let’s Stay Together Best moment: hearing the opening to Let’s Stay Together and realising it’s the song from Pulp Fiction

2.8/5 Favorite Songs: Let's Stay Together Ain't No Fun to Me

A good album, I liked It Ain't No Fun TiMe the most.

A vibe, honestly. Nice for the morning drive.

A classic soul album.

Very Smooth, Nice drum pattern

hell yeah. smooth, nice, great voice. i only knew the most famous song, but the rest of the album is pretty great as well. will definitely listen to this again

I think most everyone knows the title track, which is a legendary song. But outside of that and the last track on the album, I found the album to be a bit monotonous and totally forgettable. Green no doubt has an amazing and smooth voice, and the songs are all very chill. But there wasn't much on the album that stood out to me. Good background music, but not something I would listen to again as a whole.

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.

Amazing voice and one of my all time fav songs on the album. What’s not to love.

This album was just fine. Nothing really stood out to me, but it was all very listenable. It reminded me of Vulfpeck (or maybe that should be vice versa…). 3/5.

Al Green is pretty much exactly what comes to mind when I think of soul music: passionate vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and smooth, groovy music that doesn't get in the way of the vocals. That's a positive and a negative thing. As far as this kind of straightforward approach to soul goes, this is pretty close to the peak. But that straightforward approach also limits the possibilities. There are no surprises here; some songs like "So You're Leaving" get into a good groove, but there are no challenging song structures or topics to be found. And that's not a bad thing! Green's voice and lyrics make this impossible to dislike. But I also find the whole package a bit too simple to truly love.

Al Green is a legendary Soul Singer and this album was his breakout into the mainstream. Right away you have the iconic "Let's Stay Together", an "oh that song" moment for me, it's subtly groovy and infectious with his smooth vocal chops and the lush instrumentation really pulling you in. The rest of the record follows suit with some really nice Southern Soul adorning this thing, as well as a great cover of a Bee Gee's tune with "How Can You Mean a Broken Heart". Now, a certain darkness casts a pallor shade over this record for me, as beforehand going into this I had learned that this charming young man on the front cover was really no different from this lineup of men: Chris Brown, Prince, Ike Turner, yeah.. I've come to learn the "Reverend Al Green" is a creep who preys on vulnerable young women and who has had a history of domestic abuse and scandals, covering it up with a persona that to most people wouldn't cause them to think any other way about him. This is important to me because a song like "Let's Stay Together" in a vacuum is a sweet love song with a tender message, but coming from this man kind of twists it a little for me and is hard to take seriously. As is the case with those other artists previously mentioned, this does affect my overall enjoyment of the record. So while I do think the music within is gorgeous, I do sometimes have trouble separating the art and the artist in this case.

Classic from my childhood

Quite calming

Didn’t do much for me. Thought it was solid but the songs kinda sounded the same

Freakin awesome

"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is such a standout. fuck

I know and own the song Let’s Stay Together. I also knew the song How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, but I don’t know if I know his version of it or not. It was short, but none of the other songs stood out.

Yes and no

Classic, warm with a familiar sense of intimacy

woooow this was really tuff i fw it. W first album. 8.7-9.0/10. I liked most of the songs but there 2 songs i wouldnt replay much, but they were still really solid and chilld tracks so i wouldnt skip it if it played on my speakers.

Smooth as honey. Lovely.

A classic for sure, but my tastes are a bit picky.

This album was gorgeous and emotional and I wish more people were like Al Green. Fav Song: How can you Mend a Broken Heart

It's OK, some good, some ok, nothing bad

Αν και αναγνωρίζω ότι αντικειμενικά είναι καλή μουσική, δεν με ταρακούνησε. Μου άρεσε, ωστόσο θα την άκουγα στο υπόβαθρο Let's Stay Together

Super groovy, although for my money I would always just go with the classic best of Al Green.

amazing vocals and instrumentals, just wished that all the tracks weren't about love, but still a great album. Favorite Songs: Let's Stay Together, So You're Leaving, What Is This Feeling, Old Time Lovin', I've Never Found a Girl, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, It Ain't No Fun to Me

Smooth, but too smooth for my likibg

Album #130 Al Green: Let’s Stay Together As blasphemous as it sounds to most people, I am not the biggest fan of soul music. Normally, that is met with responses like “you have no soul” and other similarly clever retorts… However, it isn’t that I don’t enjoy it; I almost always do, I just don’t seek it out. To me, it is like jazz, enjoyable while it’s on, but ultimately doesn’t stick with me. I don’t catch myself singing a line in the shower, or hearing a note as I fall asleep. This album from Al Green has some pretty notable tracks and stays consistently acceptable, yet I am fairly certain I will never listen to it again. Such is life. Best Tracks: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Let’s Stay Together, La-La For You Worst Song: So You’re Leaving Score out of 10: 6.5

This is good porch-sitting, sunny day music. Al has a wonderful voice, but he does a little too much of what Pandora Music would describe as "excessive vamping".

Good soul Hyped from the first to the last song

Great album start to finish. Favorite songs: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Judy, Let's Stay Together

That shit was whimsical.

What a lovely album. Not a bad track here.

Top heavy album. The star power songs deserve their praise, but those 2 songs really carry this album. A good few awesome moments otherwise, and none of these songs are bad, but there certainly is a disparity in quality. It's a low 4, but I think it deserves the fourth star 3.6/5

This is where the Hi Records system properly announces itself, but it still feels human. Not yet the sealed perfection of the later records - there’s a bit of air in it, a bit of give - and that turns out to be part of the appeal. The title track is the obvious centre of gravity. Not much left to say about it except that the restraint sets the tone for everything that follows. Green never needs to push. The band never needs to decorate. It just sits at exactly the right emotional temperature and stays there. What becomes clear quite quickly is that the album isn’t interested in peaks. It’s about maintaining a condition. Groove over development, tone over display. The chords are rich but never announced - extended, softened, absorbed into the texture. You feel them rather than notice them. The rhythm guitar is a big part of that. Not strumming, more stitching - little muted fragments living in the gaps, keeping everything moving without ever drawing attention to itself. Take it out and the whole thing would quietly collapse. Green’s voice operates on the same principle. Minimal attack, gliding into phrases, often into falsetto without any sense of a join. It’s the opposite of belting. Presence without force. When he does get “muscular”, it’s by his own standards - a slight increase in weight or grain rather than any obvious push. “So You’re Leaving” is a good example of how the arrangement splits the emotional load. The horns carry the urgency, flirting with overstatement but stopping short. Green stays composed, which makes the underlying tension feel more real. It’s someone holding themselves together rather than falling apart. “I’ve Never Found a Girl” is almost absurdly understated at the start. He arrives mid-thought, barely disturbing the groove. It feels less like a performance and more like you’ve tuned into something already happening. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” shifts register entirely. Less a song, more a sermon. The arrangement thins, time stretches, and the question just sits there. Heartbreak as testimony rather than drama. The organ work here is exceptional - swell pedal constantly shaping the dynamics, Leslie speed changes judged rather than showy. Nothing is static, but nothing calls attention to itself. “Old Time Lovin’” leans harder into the gospel side. More communal feel, more rhythmic insistence, but still under control. The band suggests lift without ever fully committing to it. Across the record there’s a pattern with the endings. You expect the fade, and it doesn’t come. Or it comes late, only once the repetition has done its job. The groove is allowed to sit, to become a state rather than a section. The fade feels like permission rather than structure. “Judy” works as a restatement of the method. Same components, fully aligned. No attempt to conclude anything, just a quiet confirmation that the system holds. “Ain’t No Fun to Me” closes things out in a slightly deeper register. Same approach, but with more weight under it. It could have gone swampier, grittier, but it stays within the Hi discipline. Restraint carrying heat and heft rather than absence. What the album gets right is proportion. Nothing overreaches, nothing is missing, and nothing is there for show. It doesn’t try to impress you. It just keeps being correct. And that turns out to be harder to achieve than anything more obviously ambitious.

Smooth all the way through

This might be first full album I've heared of R&B in a biblical sense of word... And some of the moments I really liked and loved, and some moments that annoyed me. So far I don't know what to make out of it. But I must admit this guy has a ton of charisma in his voice

Loved this. Great voice but a better band.

Al Green is awesome. Love his music. This album is representative of his best, but a lot of these old school guys have greatest hits albums that are much better

Bien soul, cob comme j'aime (smoth soul), sa voix est telelment douce à écouter, les mélodies sont romantiques et belles. Album trop court, j'aime bien les effets de sons dans le casque (gauche / droite). Gros tournant gospel dans sa carrière, il devient pasteur suite au suicide de sa copine qui l'a ebouillanté avant de se donner la mort.

my dad loves this album. I've heard all these songs since I was a kid so I was very nostalgic

The unmistakable voice of Al Green, soulful and funky. Great, chilled-out musicianship throughout. The title track is one of his best known tracks.

Love it 5/5

Soul might just be underrated.

weird aber nice

didn’t feel it

Vibey as heck

I think this album is really a 3.5, but I'll give it a 4 since I may listen to it again. Al green's got a good voice and the instrumentals are solid. However, I do find that male soul singers usually aren't as pleasing to me than females. That is nothing against Al Green and is entirely subjective, but it does influence my ranking of this album.

Nice and entertaining.

Every time I encounter some soul I really like it.

uplifting record, super good songs

Soul songs with Stax flavor and just a bit of funk, features the classic title track and How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. A powerful voice and skillful, soulful singing over smooth arrangements provided by prominent Stax musicians.

great album for moving furniture with the wife

One of the greatest voices of all time!

Listened to before? No Context? His breakthrough album, with the opener/title track being a smash hit. *Reviewed in a holistic format* Opening an album with the best song always seems like a bad move. And the opener here was the best song by far. The way he sings in “Let’s Stay Together” has an addicting quality to it, and the instrumentals are beautiful. Of course, just because the first song is the best doesn’t mean the rest are bad. Immediately afterwards, you get “La-La For You”, which has some fantastic guitar. In fact, the guitar was probably my favorite part of this whole album. Which, googling it…the guitarist was Drake’s uncle? Too bad his talent didn't get passed down the family tree… My thoughts on this album are pretty simple: it’s a good soul pop record. Not great, not bad, not average—good. Excellent instrumentals with amazing vocals (though the vocal style is not my cup of tea). It was even fairly revolutionary for the softness of which he sang and presented himself lyrically. Even the album’s political leanings are presented in a very personal manner in the title track, which at surface level reads as being about a relationship. There aren’t many highlights outside of the first two songs, except for maybe “Old Time Lovin”. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There isn’t a whole lot of sonic diversity, but that’s okay, because it’s meant to be chill: something to slow dance to or put on while reading a book in your living room. There’s more emotion to it if you’re a huge fan, of course, but unless you dissect the lyrics or are the type to feel the brass section in your bones, it’s a good radio song. And I mean all that as a compliment. Maybe not a huge compliment, but as a compliment.

So smooooooooth!!

An all time favorite!!!

Tastefully restrained across performances and arrangements. The horns are especially nice. Let's Stay Together is head, shoulders, and probably torso, above the rest of it though.

It’s alright nothing too special. Some good melodies and instrumental but lacks iconic songs.

This guy is smooth

Favorites: Judy, How can you mend a broken heart?

Its not the kind of music im used to but it was actually really good. I put maybe 2 or 3 songs from this album on my playlist but i dont think i’ll be listening to them regularly

so smooth and groovy

Perfect R&B album in my opinion.

So well put together

Swaggy asf

From the first horn blast of the first track, this album is a ripper. This definitely makes the cut for dinner party jams.

Velvety, feel good grooves

What an album. I cant describe the ways i love this. Is so calming and soulful. The brass is beautiful and the singing is perfect. The songs are brilliant with the 2 singles are bona fide classics and the rest holds the standard

Quite nice

Let’s Stay Together by Al Green is a really solid album. It sounds incredibly good despite its age. Green’s vocal talent is outstanding—he truly conveys emotion in every song, moving effortlessly from powerful vocals to softer, more intimate moments. The album takes you from catchy, danceable tracks to slower, more personal ones. It’s not my style at all, but I still enjoyed it. I actually listened to it while writing, and it ended up surprising me in a very positive way.

Not bad.

Oooh this was a vibe! And what a voice. Smooth 5 ⭐️

I love it, it's perfect for any occasion, this music genre is just good for the soul.

Me gusto mucho, no conocia ningun tema pero muy buenos

Voice appeared hidden in mix, not excited by the songs or production but not terrible

I like the first song- let’s stay together But I can’t listen to it all the time

Just good listenin.

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).

Just a solid soul album. Al Green's voice is smooth and the music is well crafted to add to the vibe.