Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Good soul music. I’ll probably revisit it.
cool voice but i think im just stoked to not be listening to brit pop
Lets not and say we did.
I had heard the title track before but never actually listened to this full album. This album has SOUL like no other. Every track is a pleasure to listen to and it doesn't overstay its welcome. It leaves me wanting more. My buddy Gio also told me about Al's life story, and knowing how much he went through while still pushing on through is inspiring. A great artist and a great album to start this project with.
Beautiful voice and production not the greatest songs
Really liked. Probably 4s
It was a pleasant album to listen but nothing outstanding
Let’s stay together always reminds me of pulp fiction. Great voice , great songs. I’ll give this 4 stars. I listened to this in the balcony in Turks and Caicos. That place makes everything good I suppose.
Pure soul perfection.
Coooooooool soul
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.
Pretty good. I knew I'd like this album because of the sweet jacket that Al is wearing on the front cover. I never looked twice at soul music prior to working my way through this list, though this album managed to catch my eye. "Let's Stay Together" is a lot more percussion-heavy than I remember some of the other soul albums on this being, which makes it a lot easier for me to slip into the relaxed sound of the album. There are some very good string sections on this album as well, which I am always favourable to. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is especially good because of this. It's always a strange feeling to encounter the songs on this list that I'm aware of, but have no knowledge of their background. In this case, it's Let's Stay Together, which is easily my favourite song on the album. "Judy" is another song I like - particularly for whatever instrument appears at the beginning of the song. That section in particular reminds me a great deal of "A Wizard / A True Star" which I am, once again, mentioning. Past me shall forever stand in the court of my disapproval for daring to rate that album a 3/5. I'm tempted to add this guy to my "list of artists to check out" - even more so because this is the only album of his on the list. Apparently it was only up from here for Al Green. I've been adding way too many people to that list lately, so I'll see how I feel in a few weeks.
I really enjoyed this. My toe was tapping and most of the songs were new to me. The whole album had a coherent sound. A good example of when it’s nice to listen to a complete album rather than various artists on shuffle.
Enjoyed this. Nice easy listening
I like Al Green so liked this. Solid album. Loves a fade out.
I've put the title track on every "I'm about to get laid" playlist I've ever made, I have to pay proper respect
Some of the best soul out there. Let’s Stay Together an all time great
bom
Audio velvet.
3.5
Let's Stay Together is such a classic banger and the rest of the album is decent, but beyond Al Green's clearly brilliant voice there wasn't much that grabbed me to get this to a 4.
Look—I’ll be real. It’s a short album, so it’s gotta hook me the whole time, and this just didn’t. I like soul and jazzy chord progressions, but this was just kinda… dull? It’s super laid-back, which isn’t a bad thing, but for me, it just never really went anywhere. His voice is nice—kinda nasally but in a good way—but the songs all blended together. Samey chord progressions, nothing that really grabbed me. It’s funky, but I’ve heard other soul artists bring more energy or just more something to the table. Probably won’t revisit. 2/5.
Love this album, great songs and fantastic production
What a voice! good songs! bring me the sun, pour me a wine and let me enjoy Al Green...perfect Spring day!
Al Green is the fucking man! Legend. Album is a classic.
CEO OF SEX.
pretty cool also i want this jacket
Første halvdel var mægtig fin soul. Lidt sådan et album som jeg har hørt ting fra før, men ikke hørt selve albummet.
Smoooth soul der glider lige ind af det ene øre og ud af det andet igen.
A wonderful voice and talent. In addition to the classic, "Let's Stay Together," this album also includes a pretty great cover of the Bee Gees "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"!
nem szeretem annyira a soult, de el kell ismerni hogy ez meg van csinálva
A romance classic
The title track is great. It's downhill from there. Still a good album, but I was very hyped for what was to come when I heard it start with Let's Stay Together.
Great vocals and groovy production
One of my favorites
Starting off with the title track, a bold, and absolutely correct, choice. This is a great song that is now unfortunately linked in my mind to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. Al Green is a great soul music performer. It's hard to decide if I like 70s soul or 90s/2000s neosoul better. I'm loving the horns in this. Memphis soul might be the best soul. I knew I liked his hits, but this album is a revelation. Old Time Lovin' is great. This whole album is great so far. It's crazy to me that Darondo wasn't more popular...he has a very similar sound to this album. I'm not going to oversell the importance of an album's length on my rating, but it has some importance.
First song is a real classic - I don’t think I’d heard any of the other songs besides that and It Ain’t No Fun to Me (which is also really good!) before. I started out liking the record, but at some point it just became a little too much cream and butter for my taste.
Let's Stay Together 4 La-La for You 4 So You're Leaving 3.8 What Is This Feeling 3.4 Old Time Lovin' 3.6 I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do) 3.5 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 3.6 Judy 3.5 It Ain't No Fun to Me 3.4 Score: 3.644444444
4.5/5
Very good, some real classics
Classic, but a lot of the songs sound the exact same.
I never listened to a soul album before and I'm surprised by how nice and groovy this is. Great general atmosphere and prologue to this amusing genre.
Rock solid collection of songs. Al Green's soul, jazz, and funk combo is perfect for Sunday afternoons
I meannnn It was amazing. I can’t give it 5 stars but yes it was amazing
Listened to this a few times and liked it. Pretty chill and would listen again. 4/5
Encore un super album soul? Pincez-moi je rêve, arrêtez de tout les mettre back à back, je vais être pogné avec du post punk et du britpop jusqu’à la fin
Er singt top! Wenn er noch etwas entspannter wäre, gäbs auch 5.
I can tell that I enjoyed this album. It went by so quick. For once I was listening to something that wasn't dragging on for too long.
Super blissful listen
i listened to this in the shower and it was pretty good for that so 4
Oozes class
high highs, but also more filler than a 30 minute album should have.
Title track is a classic and a standout on the album. Other tracks are ok.
One amazing song and a bunch that aren’t as good.
Very excited for this one.
Okay, an album from Al Green makes sense on a list like this, where you're trying to include as many cornerstones of popular music as possible. Given the man's legendary status as a soul singer, you'd feel obligated to include at least one work from him. To the list's credit, Let's Stay Together is a solid outing where the songs are well-played by the backing band as Al effortlessly embellishes and reaches those falsetto notes almost effortlessly. A few tracks like the title track, "So You're Leaving" and "I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)" are certifiable bangers out of the gate with the horn accompaniments. That said, I can't say I'm overly wowed by this album. It's a decent at times great listen, but some songs are purposefully slowed down to illicit a more romantic feeling where the energy is dialed back such as on "What is This Feeling" and the cover of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", hampering the overall pace. I was admittedly looking at what other soul albums were put out in 1972. When you got the likes of Bill Withers's Still Bill, Stevie Wonder's Talking Book and Curtis Mayfield's Superfly soundtrack, that's some stiff competition that I can't say this album holds a candle to in overall quality. Not to mention, Al himself would put out another album that year with I'm Still in Love With You, and maybe that's the album that could've been included on this list. Perhaps this album will grow on me over time, and it's hard to get that sense within a day's listening. I will give the list the benefit of the doubt here; Let's Stay Together is a solid and respectable choice to include from one of soul's greatest artists. Even if my bar has been set rather high for the genre, this album was still a delight.
Great morning listen with work
groovy soul, very nice
3.5
Average album 2.5 overal.
It's an absolute must-listen, from the very first note, you're drawn into Green's smooth and velvety voice. Every song feels timeless!
I listened it on my way home from work and it made my evening. Every single song chases away all the negative energy around you and relaxes you to the point that you think you weren't even at work. :D But from a musical perspective, although the title song which was also his trademark in his career, stands out from the rest, a few hours later I had nothing left in my ear, I totally forgot both the sound and the songs, and I believe that in a short time I won't even remember that I listened to this. Totally forgettable.
Solid.
Man's came a long way since "Daddy Would You Like Some Sausage". Good for him.
Love rev al
Was ein tolles Album. Al Green's "Let's stay together" lädt den Zuhörer in seinen eigenen Sommer ein. Verliebt, groovey und optimistisch in die Zukunft blickend. Einen Sommer auf den man immer wieder nostalgisch zurückblicken wird, weil er doch so einzigartig war. Und wenn man diese Platte auflegt, kann man zumindest die Silhouette des Sommers nochmals erfassen und die Essenz auf der Zunge schmecken. Grandios :)
Ein gute-Laune Album obwohl so viele Lieder über den Herzschmerz sind :-D. Entspannter Groove und gute Unterhaltung. Der Typ hat auch eine super Stimme. Lieblingslied: „Old Time Lovin'“. Solide 4,5/5
One of soul music's most beautiful voices with one of his classic albums. Includes Al Jackson Jr.'s immortal drums and Willie Mitchell's flawless production. 34 minutes of obligatory southern soul.
Objectively a decent album. Bit dull and I wouldn't be in a rush to listen again but not offensive in anyway. I'll give it 3 stars.
undeniably pleasant and some standout moments
Good music, groovy and soulful. A few songs were a bit different than I enjoy, but a few were right up my alley: Let's Stay Together, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Judy.
Classic. Great voice, great band, great vibes.
Excellent album, nice length, Al's voice is amazing. The kind of soul record to listen to on a chill Sunday morning
General: Production misses low end. I feel old listening to this lol. I miss a lack of catchiness. It is impressive that the album consists of many different styled songs each with its own distinct elements. This makes every new song a new chapter in the journey. The more songs i listened the more i enjoyed them. Lets stay together: Cool r&b vibes, production sounds old, La-la for you: i like the little more jazz influences. Difficult to understand the lyrics. What is this feeling: Love themes What is this feeling: Triplet swing Old time loving: I feel more emotion Ive never found a girl Catchy!! Something i missed in the other songs It aint no fun to me: Most bluesy song on the album
I mean. Good stuff. If it was on I wouldn't change it. It's probably a 3.5 in my book - not quite a 4, but 3 feels too low.
love love love. you can feel the emotion and skill. I love the reverberation in his voice.
2 all time classics in the title track and How do you mend… The rest is pretty good too
Very smooth
Sexy
Good album even if most of the album tracks sound similar. It's a good sound to sound like though. It's a 3.5 but I'll round up
Ein perfekteres Album hätte man mir für einen Samstagmorgen nicht geben können, hat super gepasst :) How can you mend a broken heart hat mir am besten gefallen
Opening track a banger, rest is decent enough.
6/10
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Chill tunes and cool vibes but a bit samey and slow for my taste
sometimes you just gotta chill and this a great album for that
Cool album, cool ambiance
Solid album. Initial impression was that it was like many others, but the horn section won me over.
I saw Al once and he came out in a white suit and handed out roses to all the old white ladies. What a stud.
Alan Greenspan’s side project? Who even is Alan Greenspan? My mind is a kaleidoscope of unfinished references. I can’t imagine this one will go my way today. I also don’t know why the text is dripping down the wall. I think it’s a 1972 graphic design attempt at graffiti. Mission accomplished fellas. Now hit it, Al. Oooh this was a sample somewhere. This song is mostly boring. Not my genre. Music to be played in the background at gentrified coffee shops. I’m asleep. I am dreaming of a musical album that was created for the purpose of releasing a real emotion and was not intended to be put on the shelf next to other music like a product. This one tries to wake me up. The music is fine. I can’t hate it, I just don’t really care. What is this feeling? It’s apathy. Al-Pathy™️. Actually. I don’t trademark it. You can have it, Al. Call your fans the Al-Pathetics. Sell merch. Holy hell this is even sleepier. I don’t know if it’s because I waited until later in the day, but yeesh. I’m just spent. Old time boredom. We’re attempting to wake up. The bass is nice here. The stereo backing vocals scared the shit out of me for some reason. So. I’m big time jacked now. Al is a virgin. Oh wait. LIKE you do. I see. Well, virgin or not, this song is fine. I like the weird fast talking part. That seems different. But this is a sway song. I’m sure some people have really good or bad memories associated with this. I just hear an attempted prom song. Oh hey. Poor Judy. Why do you have to sing directly to a person via a mass release? Are all these songs about Judy? Why isn’t the album called Judy? Or Songs for Judy? Nobody says, “meeting my girlfriend was a real hip thing” anymore and that’s the real tragedy here. It ain’t too much fun to me either, Big Al. Take us home. I know everybody really liked the “Guardians of the Galaxy” soundtrack. It was different for the time, and it accompanied the well-received blockbuster film in an interesting way. At least that was the perception while the marvel franchise still had goodwill with the populace. It seems like everybody hates them now, but who’s keeping track? I never really liked the playlist and it dragged worse with each passing summer, having to hear the same 70’s pop/soul songs everywhere. This is a collection of songs that would fit right at home on that list, and I felt the same exasperation during Al Green’s plea to stay together. Tracks that may have hit stronger in 1972, are now sappy love songs that are completely arid after being milked dry for 50 years. None of these songs are “bad” per se, but the album just has nothing strong to offer me in 2025. It’s a listenable album and that’s what it was designed to be, but listenable and passive music is not why I’m here. Hey Al?Maybe we should see other people. It’s not you. It’s me. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: One big chunk of mediocrity.
good, but not as engaging as i thought it would be.
WOW. A classic example of what true soul/R&B sounds like. Not a single song misplaced. This whole album is a painting that draws your ears to different flavors when it's needed. Nothing too overwhelming. I listened to the album twice over before I realized I had repeated it! 10/10 would smash to
The title track is GOAT-level. The rest of the album can’t live up to that, because honestly what can? But it was a solid piece of music that I enjoyed.
Short album that just hits so so right.
I wonder how many people have gotten pregnant because of Al Green?
Great album overall. I love how the title track and first track is also the album name, makes it easy to keep straight. The organ is the unsung star of the show, along with the guitar and... Okay, the whole arrangement is wonderful here. Al has so much underlying strength in his vocal he smoothly lays it down. I love Al Green, what a great first review for me. It's also really cool when a "Whal Greens" has the light on it's WH go out; makes it seem like free advertising.
Jammer. Nice easy grooves, layers of sound come through with plenty of headroom. Let it rip.
A stunning conclusion to this week. All albums since Monday are from the 70s or earlier. Albums named after the first and most popular song on it tend to suck. But "Let's Stay Together" is a great treat. Here's to a great week of music. 4 stars for "Let's Stay Together".
Style!
Really good - knew more than i thought.
Outside of Let's Stay Together and Mend a Broken Heart, the album was a bit flat, I'm afraid to stay. Maybe it hits harder if you're easy on Soul, but for me it either needs to be emotionally strong, like the two aforementioned tracks, or a bit more vocally and lyrically powerful.
To be honest, I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to get out of soul. If it's supposed to be relaxing and easy to listen to, then it succeeds, but it doesn't do anything to be interesting. This is just inoffensive music with nothing exciting about it. There's nothing wrong with that, but I'm not having much fun listening to this, which is what I really want from music.
Para escuchar cuando tienes un buen dia, sonido de los coros increibles
Actually pretty good, liked it better than the last two!
Great album, love this sort of music
Not bad. My appreciation for soul is limited.
I liked it in a general sorta way. Not terrible, but not my thing for sure.
Very listenable, relaxing, smooth. Unfortunately, nothing really stood out for me, and it all blended into one long song after a while. 3 stars
this had a really nice groove to it and I had heard the first track for sure. I've always been meaning to listen to Al Green so I'm glad this came up today. 4 stars for sure
The OG panty-dropper artist. This is damn sexy soul music. 4 stars.
Great voice and smooth instrumentals. Some big hits too
Elegant in it's simplicity, if missing a little magic.
Loved the mixing and Al Greens lyrics and tempo. One of my favorite albums so far
It's like I manifested this in my Curtis Mayfield review
amazing, consistent soul energy! my personal favorites are “let’s stay together” and “how can you mend a broken heart…” but every song is just so wonderfully soulful.
This album was a great vibe from start to finish.
I really enjoyed this album. When it came up I wasn't really in the mood but forced myself to listen anyway. No regrets.
Can’t go too far wrong with a nice bit of soul. And this was a nice album full of nice soulful songs.
A pleasant listen - short but sweet.
List wins again, now I like a soul album, I did not see that coming! First 3 songs are really cool, then calms a bit and finishes on a great one. This guy has a fantastic voice and the arrangement is nice and upbeat (against the subject matter a bit) without feeling cliched and cheesy. Given the amount of long albums we’ve had of late, this is a top example of keeping it short and sweet. Makes you want to listen again, rather than feeling relieved the battle is over and needing a lie down. To repeat the very old adage, always leave them wanting more kids!
Title track is an all time great, the rest of the album doesn't ever fully reach the level of that song again. Easy listening, soulful music, enjoyable throughout but it doesn't reach the peaks outside of Let's Stay Together
M'encanta! Una música súper chill i fàcil d'escoltar
Ok album. Some catchy songs, but overall didn't feel too impactful for me.
C'est sympa, mais un petit beaucoup trop calme par ici.
Funky and smooth. Can’t think of much more to say! Favourite track was Never Found a Girl, although as a massive fan of the Bee Gees, the cover of Mend a Broken Heart was extremely welcome and appreciated too. (3.5 stars)
A nice album, but not one I would listen to again or am going to remember in a week.
6/10 smooth 1-30-2025
Excellent
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.
Lovely old stuff. I knew more than I expected to considering I have never chosen to listen to Al Green ever before.
Immediately recognizable vocals of the legendary Al Green in a soul/pop crossover album. Best listened on a speaker vs in-ear backing vocals can be mixed a bit heavy and the occasionally hard panned brass can be distracting. Let’s Stay Together is a great pop start, then a handful of solid soul tracks, The cover of How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by the BeeGees is genius - so heartfelt where the original was a bit cheesy.
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.
You can tell this album is a 5 in the first :30 seconds
Very pretty and sexy. I love how soulful his voice is, and the instrumentation fits every song perfectly
A nice, light soul experience.
frist time heard 3-4 ish
I Can’t listen to this album and not think about Pulp Fiction. Love his voice and the overall feel of this album. It is honestly not an album I would normally listen but now I feel like it needs to be.
Awesome, easy listen with some soul
Nice chill vibes, appreciated.
Dat voice doe
This is very good music... for someone else's taste.
Thanks to the reviews on this site for accompanying one of my favourite soul singers with a totally depressing Wikipedia read.
Sweet horns. I sort of like it. Nothing that jumped out to me that I really want to go back to.
Nice treat
Not my genre, but extremely lovely voice, the actual song “lets stay together” is one of my favorite love songs of all time
sì al genere, ma non abbastanza incisivo. enjoyable sottofondo ma poi alla fine ero stufa
perché canta come se gli stessero strappando le unghie dei piedi una a una
Literally had the fight that led to breaking up with my girlfriend of 2 and 1/2 years while this album played in the background. Love this album so much but can’t bring myself to listen to it
Good vibe
• 3/5 • pretty anodyne outside the title track, but what a title track • wacky to hear a gospel-ized version of a Bee Gees tune (How Can You Mend a Broken Heart)
Classic
Catchy album
Say smooth one more time. I double dare you. Two brilliant tracks, the rest was a little bit boring.
One banger away from being a 5 star. The title track is one of the greatest songs of all time. Everything is good, some of it is great. Really like it 4
Chad
Awesome
Allt grönt för Al Green.
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Lovely album. Doesn't quite stay as strong as the title track but an easy listen throughout
Smooooth
Excellent all the way through. Great Sunday album
To start a record off with an all time classic then you’re putting yourself in a position to have to deliver exceptionally for the rest of the Album. He does that and more, such timeless music, smooth vocals and terrific production. I love this album, it’s just makes you feel good
Some great R&B/Soul music. Let's Stay Together is the one everyone probably knows. Another artist with some troubling history, but this is worth a listen.
Classic!
Alright. A total slam dunk for five stars. Amazing voice. Great recording. Soulful songs. Done.
Good! Groovy!
Background music in a Tarantino film.
tws good, never heard of the artist but will remember the songs since theyre memorable
Great music!
Great soul, very listenable and smooth. Al Green has such a distinctive voice that really connects well with the song and the listener. Songs can get a bit repetitive, but overall a great listen.
look man i was already convinced to stay together from the first song
Fun short album with the one big hit.
There is a scene in a Simpsons episode where a Christian music artist is describing switching from Christian music to pop and she says that basically all you have to do is switch “Jesus” for “baby” in the lyrics and you’re most of the way there. I can’t fault Al Green as a performer because he’s great, and he’s certainly not the first or the last to take gospel music and change “Jesus” to “baby” (or “religion” to “lovin”) but man is it blatant. Still, amazing singing, infectious grooves, an incredible album.
Al Green's vocals are so smooth. Album only had 9 songs and it felt way too short, which is the only negative thing I can say about it.
Really nice soul album. Great background music. (8 Jan 2025)
Nice sound First two songs are great Overall very strong - will definitely come back to it
A masterful soul record.
8/10. Great all the way through. Of course, the title song classic brings it up a notch as well.
Great performance but I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. It was a little slow for me. Overall It was still good but not my thing. Title track is my favorite.
Beyond the first track, which is extremely popular of course, I found this to be pretty generic. He's a good singer and I do like the key changes in a lot of the songs, but if you asked me to name one other than "Lets Stay Together" I wouldn't be able to tell you. Perfectly fine, nothing extraordinary.
Excellent songs, killer voice, sounds like it was recorded live. I think I've been coddled by modern music production to consider that a detriment, but here we are. Really great stuff. Where can I find that jacket?
Legal soul gospel
Enjoyed the album, especially the popular songs. The non popular songs were fine. I would definitely listen again. 7/10.
I always love me some Al Green. Such a great voice, and the tracks on this album are all great.
Decent album but I don't think I know the vocabulary of soul music. It gets sorta samey because of that. I think it's interesting how the instruments are used. Sometimes the drums can be rather busy, sometimes not. You have horns, but they are just these accent stabs, repeating simple motifs. I'm not sure I get it. 2.66/5
First listen. Ok.
3.5 Found myself skipping through the final 30 seconds of most of the songs. Its a good album, just maybe not a good album for me today
that was nice. a little less interesting/more schmaltzy than other al green albums i’ve listened to—the title track is of course the best song.
This is really cool because you can hear really clearly the gospel influences that preceded this genre as well as the bones of future R&B. I’m not sure it was super compelling to listen to as a full album, but all these songs on their own were really great!!
Well what can you say. A classic. I regret going on Wikipedia. I had for some reason decided he had died young, he had not. Instead he became an abusive sod to various women despite turning to religion. I guess Christianity ain't all that. Anyway once again. When the music is this good, it simply can't be ruined by the actions of the author. Nothing comes close to the opener, yet is still great. I have to leave myself somewhere to go though, when there's records like Bill Withers' where every song is up to that quality.
Coming into this album, I figured it'd have a similar issue to 2112 or MAGGOT BRAIN. Y'know, those are albums where their opening title tracks are so great and massively famous that no matter how the rest of the album stacks up, it can't help but be dwarfed in comparison. And it's not like I think that those title tracks don't deserve the acclaim they've gotten; I love them as much as anyone else. It's just that, at the same time, I can feel for songs like "Something For Nothing" getting a bit lost, y'know? And don't get me wrong here either: "Let's Stay Together" is as incredible as I've heard that it is. I can absolutely hear why it's as big as it's become, from every performance on it, but particularly Al Green's. He's so soulfully smooth, my goodness. I'm just thinking, it's such a good thing for the rest of the album that it carries itself as well as it does. I'm not sure if I'd say any of it is on exactly the same level as the title track, but let me say: if that's an 11/10, then everything else is an 8 or 9/10. They're really not that far off — especially that Bee Gees cover. A part of me was already inclined to love it, 'coz I do enjoy it whenever I see someone cover a Bee Gees song that didn't soundtrack John Travolta, and thankfully it lived up to my expectations beyond that. And "Judy" right after it? Like, wow, I just needa shout out those strings, I swear. A++ performances all around, my goodness. I'll admit, this is one of those albums where I wish I had more to say about it, but dang it, sometimes an album is just that simply good that you don't need too many words to describe it. This is classical soul, pure and simple, shared with any of the best by Otis Redding. I'll end a third paragraph in a row with this: my goodness. Unsurprisingly, I'm at a 5. My seventh in a row, even! Part of me feels like I've been too generous with those lately, and that I'm probably gonna look back on a few of these and figure I should've dropped a point at least (checking you, DESTROY ROCK & ROLL). This one, though? Nah, no chance. I'm gonna let this one stay, you can bet.
Not much to say from my end. It's simply some good ass soul, this album this. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
That is a smooth as silk 5. I only knew the title track going into this one – obviously, we’ve heard “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”, but I didn’t realize Al Green ever did a cover of it. Past those two tracks, the other 7 were all mysteries to me, and my hope going in was that they would all be good enough to come together coherently and make a really strong album. It succeeded and more – just banger after banger after banger throughout this one, in 34 minutes of the smoothest soul music I’ve ever heard. I’ve only ever really known Al Green for “Let’s Stay Together”, but the vocal range and delivery exceeded what I was expecting. I knew he had a damn good voice, but he was channeling guys like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles without a hitch, while still sounding totally unique to all 3 of them. His voice is the instrument that really carries the emotional weight of this album, and the overall church-y vibe to the whole thing gives it an intimacy that’s hard to replicate. If I had to knock the album anywhere, it’s that a few songs do sort of stagnate, and his vocals alone, as good as they are, can’t always carry some of these tracks to the finish line without my ears noticing a bit of repetition or padding. With that said, when this album manages to find that pure state of zen, it is *perfectly* executed. “Old Time Lovin’” & “I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)” are great tracks that do a great job of setting the tone leading up to it, but his version of “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” is the shining example that hits the real emotional climax of the album for me. When it gets to that point, and the emotions simply take over, with his instincts going into auto-pilot, it’s a harmony felt by both Al & the listener, and it’s one of those indescribable things that just can’t be captured in words. I loved it, plain & simple – it’s the type of soul music I’ve been waiting to get from the generator for a while, and I can only hope we get more stuff like this sooner than later. Just an extremely easy 5 for my tastes.
Touching soul that invokes a smile.
A classic. Soulful. Listened on a rainy drive and the vibes were perfect. Highlights: Let’s Stay Together (obviously), How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, It Ain’t No Fun to Me
As smooth as it is infectious as it is energetic. This record is unbelievably good!
Enjoyed the album. If the rest of the songs was as good as the first, it would have gotten a 4 star - but 3 stars for the entire album
Great soul album, loved the instrumentation
1972 - Soul
So good, easy listening. Love it.
Very enjoyable. Great voice, great music, nearly a 5.
Good RnB/soul music is where the vent diagram of honest lyricism/singing crosses with bits of the pop format. I really respect Al Greens ability to do that with such ease on this record. Just little treats of authenticity coming at you left and right every single song. Like someone handing you assorted homemade baked goods for an hour straight
Not great, not bad Nothing to write home about
I knew the title track off this album before listening :P It was pretty good, nothing jumped off the paper as tickling my fancy but it was soulful, chill, and I would throw it on here and there for sure.
Great album. Has a slightly earlier feel that 1972. More late 60s... even so, thoroughly enjoyable. A solid 4/5.
Did not make a strong impression but I saved a few songs.
Very nice
Songs i knew 1 Songs i liked 2 Lots of songs on here sound the same but still a decent vibe, then you have the one song everyone knows which you can't go wrong with. Old time lovin a tune too. Low to mid 3.
What a tune. Rest of the album’s decent too, if a bit samey. Just one of those vibes records, your Sunday afternoons with your Cerys Matthews, your Guy Garveys. Maybe Huey if you’re feeling fruity. Liked it, didn’t love it but Let’s stay together is an absolute hammer of a tune.
Good
Classic soul. I knew what to expect and I got loads of it. Love the soul sound and the feel of the album. Gets you right in a soulful mood.
Super chill soulful album.
The inspiration for the song Let’s Stay Together was more political than romantic. Many people would say Al Green is lovemaking music, but I used it for work focus and it was great. Soul minimalism at its most efficient.
Al Green, you exceeded my expectations on this one. Not something I would sit down and rock out too, but great background, listening, and well done.
Respect the Reverand, he doesnt quite make my soul Mt Rushmore, though.
This album could be nominated solely based on the titular first track. And I'd be okay with that. The rest of the album was solid, if not extraordinary.
Awesome
That was lovely. Smooth. Great horns (used well) and beautiful vocals. The kids didnt like it but wtf they know...
Really nice album, I was also in a good mood
Du très bon funk et R&B, de grand standard, très constant. Rien n’accote la première chanson « Let’s Stay Together », mais quand même de très bonne ma chansons, dont « OldTime Lovin’ » et « I’ve Never Found A Girl ». Les back-vocals et les cuivres sont géniaux. Et quelle voix, qui peut faire n’importe quoi et qu’on veut continuer à entendre, toujours plus.
So good!!!
This album consists of the magnificent Let's Stay Together and 8 more songs that are good, but not as good as Let's Stay Together. I think it just about deserves a 5.
Очень прикольная фанкота. Единственное – разнообразием текста не блещут.
Very cool. Music barely reaches the coolness of the cover. Smooth. Would have listened to this while cruising in my car in the early 70s. 3.5/5
Me listening to this: mmmmmm mm mm
I accidentally listened to this twice in a row and I loved it
this was a childhood favourite of mine and as i grow older and more yearnfull it only hits harder and harder... How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is just an absolutely devastating song. it absolutely floors me in its beauty... its so elegant, so longing... you can tell this mf has seen some shit. this is some real loverboy music for sure
I was thinking I was going to get bored with this. I had the base knowledge of Al Green as a swooner, that music for setting the mood trope type deal, and was not really that excited by the pick. BUT... Al Green IS legit smooth and it is super easy to get sucked in to the vibe. The album ended and the youtube algorithm picked another one and it took me a couple songs to realize what happened. I was that "OK" with listening. A question came up in the comments section: "what ever happened to this kind of soul?" I don't know. But at least we have Al Green to turn to when we need to step away from whatever is going on today!
Grymt bra musicerande. Låtmässigt bra album också.
Pretty good album. Easy soul sounds. Very listenable. No specific standouts.
Decent album, not a favorite.
Every song is a treasure, loved it!
Great classic soul. What a wonderful singer. Favorites: Let's Stay Together
-this was a very pleasant listen… a lot of passion and emotion in his voice that made it stand out from a lot of the more generic and well, soulless soul I’ve listened to in the past and on here -Favorites are Let’s Stay Together, Old Time Lovin’, and Judy
Meh
7/10. Yes, sure! I don't mind staying together, Al. :) In all seriousness, this is a really pleasant soul album. While there are other soul albums among the 1,001 albums that I enjoy more than this one, this is still a really nice album!!! Its title track is great!!! :)
4.5
It fines
short and sweet and lovely
As traditional soul transitioned to modern soul, Al Green sat at the helm as the fulcrum. In its best moments, then, Let’s Stay Together is immaculately produced and performed, and while the songs are a bit thick, they’re still undeniably infectious and crisp, which holds true to this day. And I’d say the majority of this album is as strong as you’d anticipate. But there are weak spots, and those weak spots are the more traditional, and start to break the facade of classic to reveal datedness beneath the cracks. Even as a girl who *really* enjoys ‘70s soul, there’s some real bland cuts here that sound “similar” or even, dare I say, cliché. It’s only about 1/3rd of the album, but proportionally, that’s a notable minority. I do think the more diverse, expansive sound palettes of Side B benefit the album’s legacy beyond its title track’s greatness, but while it’s far from the flawless masterpiece some may claim, it’s still very, very, very good. Let’s Stay Together is still a soul classic, and if you like soul music, you’ll like most of this, even if you think it’s a bit old-school. I’d have just stuck to the Greatest Hits, as evidenced by the fact that the singles are the best parts here, but this is obviously still a great record in its own right.
Pulp Fiction.
Its not surprising how much I loved this album and why it's on this list. Al Green and his music is near perfection.
When an album starts with one of the greatest songs of all time, the rest is bound to feel like a let down. Which is true of this album, but after listening to it several times, the rest is also very good.
Oh boy, sample city. I have listened to a lot of hip-hop records and my favorites are always the sample heavy songs. This record fits right into the category that always gets sampled, that being 70's soul. Its just a nice album to put on and let play, not much stands out but the vibe its sets is good. Al Green's voice also is awesome and the band does great work.
Enjoyed this a lot and will be giving it some more listens 3.5/5 (could move up to a 4/5) First half definitely better than second half but it’s a short album so it doesn’t wreck the experience
cover of the bee gees song sounds fun liked most of it
Često si pustimo, vrhunski album, vrhunski lik ♥️ Jedan od onih albuma za koje poželim da duže traju, zanimljivo kako dužina ne znači kvalitetu wink wink. Nemam šta puno duljiti, čista petica! 5/5, 9.5/10
Prija mi ovaj sound. Nemam puno što za reći osim da sam s guštom preslušao cijeli album Ali zbog toga što mi nema baš trenutke od kojih se naježim će bit 4
7.5/10 Al Greena dosta volim, a ovaj album je dosao kao dobar nastavak na Isaaca Hayesa, odnosno upgrade ako cu uspoređivati ta dva albuma. Ali usporedbe skroz na stranu, album pocinje s njegovim vjerojatno i najvecim hitom Let's Stay Together koju uvijek volim cuti. I've Never Found A Girl i It Ain't No Fun To Me su mi također favoriti s albuma, vjerojatno jer su malo razigranije u odnosu na meki gospel/soul izricaj koji se provlaci kroz vecinu pjesama. Zanimljivo kako su na ovom popisu prvo dosli neki raniji radovi dragih mi izvodjaca koji obicno daju taste onog sto tek kasnije dolazi u njihovim karijerama, a tako mi je i s ovim albumom. Nema lose pjesme ovdje, ali njegovi buduci radovi su mi jos drazi. Solidnih 7 i po.
Awesome 👌
Not my cup of tea, but pretty cool
Somehow, the first time ever listening to an entire album of his
Smooth.
One of the best soul singer voices for sure. Not all the songs are as memorable as his hit singles (sort of like Creedence where the greatest hits are great but the album experience is just fine) but because it's soul music it makes for easy listening/overall less grating background music.
You can feel this album
Yeah, very nice. He helped develop some magnificent threads of music in my past, and this was thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Re-listenability is high. :) high 3 stars. Maybe 4.
Fun and enjoyable soul. I had a good time listening to it.
Smooth and easy listening album. Soft spoken and simply a beauty. Arrangements are extremly good and Al's voice is soothing. Short and well thought album that must be a pillar in every collection.
Some good tunes on this.
At first it seemed sweet, but then I stayed wondering what kind of guy are you, Al, that you can't keep the lady! Not bad but nothing I still come back to.
The soulful grooves of Al Green. Good stuff! Stay Together and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Bee Gees Cover) are my favorites. The Bee Gees version is great but Al adds more soul to it.
This was really great. I love his voice and vibe.
Got me wet
cool, smooth
Man, I've had a string of such terrible albums... calling this a welcome reprieve is an understatement. Al Green can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned.
It's good, but not great. It's a little too polished.
His jacket is very stylish Thoroughly nice, between 3.5 and 4
Pure, 70's soul, complete with one of the bigger hits of the genre in its titular track "Let's Stay Together". It doesn't really set out to be more than that, which is fine. Nothing was really groundbreaking to me in terms of the genre, but hey, Mr. Green does look suave as hell on the album cover. Fav tracks: Let's Stay Together, I've Never Found a Girl
++: La-La for You, What Is This Feeling, Old Time Lovin', I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do), It Ain't No Fun to Me +: Let's Stay Together, So You're Leaving, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Judy 8,5/10
Artiste inconnu. Belle voix, mais les morceaux ne m'intéressent pas trop. =>2/5
Let's Stay Together is okay at best. It is just another album in the sea of 60s/70s soul albums and while it does sound good in a lot of places, it never really changes things up. I do think that Al's voice was definitely good but not much that i haven't heard in other voices of this kind of music like Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder. The few shake-ups in the music were ones i really did appreciate because the rest of the album just blended together so hard that i started zoning out during the album which made me forget a lot of it. This album isn't bad, it's just pretty samey and forgettable and you can do quite a bit better with this kind of music. Best Song: Judy Worst Song: It Ain't No Fun To Me
3.5
His silky vocals and heartfelt delivery make every song feel passionately special. It is pure soul perfection it flows with warmth and emotion.
Very classic 70's.
enjoyable
Cool
Classic album. Just such a nice groovy background music. The bass and rhythm work is great, and Al's voice is pure honey.
3/5 прикольный rnb альбомчик. До этого не слушал этот жанр, прикольненько, правда со временем приедается, я всё таки больше по сплавам жанров. Были интересные эксперименты, около фанковые можно сказать, мне зашло, но мало. Качество записи соответственное для 72 года, плохое, это идёт во вред музыке сильно. Может послушаю потом что нибудь современное в этом жанре
Smooth operator!
Has more colors and emotions than just green.
Solid, easy listening album.
Almost a five but there were a couple songs, like "what is this feeling", that I just couldn't feel. His voice and the melodies are fantastic! Specifically, "Old time lovin'" to "how can you mend a broken heart" goes crazy.
This was a great album. I had only listened to Al Green's hits and as a full album, this really came together for me. I would 1000% grab this on vinyl and add it into heavy rotation.
gas
Pre-listening thoughts: cover of Bee Gees song probably won’t be as good as Bee Gees sorry Al green but I like soul so maybe this will be a good record Post/during listening thoughts: like the other reviews say, sometimes 35 mins of feel good soul is just right for the day. This album feels like sitting in the right patch of sun. But it’s also a great album to listen to to put laundry away (what? I put away my laundry? Crazy times people) 8/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: Let’s Stay Together, So You’re Leaving, I’ve Never Found a Girl, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (not as good as Bee Gees but still good!), It Ain’t No Fun To Me Least fav tracks: none
Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh’m … sooo in lerve with youuuuu.
but only for half an hour or so
Cool name, cool cover, cool album but it feels like it's lacking something. It is funk slowed down which creates some interesting things musically but sometimes you need it to take you to the next level. you wait for it to explode and release all the funk out, but every time it gets close, it stops and go back down. Nice songs that work well as an album, would fit next to a glass of wine but personally, I need more from my funk albums. maybe this album is too cool for its own good.
Muy guay :) 4 estrellas
First few microseconds it hit me 'oh, it's Pulp Fiction' and then oh, 'Pulp Fiction is Al Green.' The whole brief record was joy. Thoroughly appropriate if it inspires other minds to get medieval on some artistic endeavors.
feeling it. Loved. Very colorful with a vintage filter. His voice is beautiful. The lyrics are not bad. 4.5. I would listen it again
yes, let’s stay togetherrrrr
The reverend prevails. What an album. Absolutely excellent.
Warm liquid sunlight. I know that doesn’t make sense but it’s what it sounds like. An album so pure and golden that it seduced me into supporting this relationship with all my soul - no matter how dysfunctional it sounds.
Home of the groove
Right off the bat with the iconic opening track, you’ll be jamming and grooving along to some sweet 70’s soul from Mr Green himself.
Brilliant album.
Classic but nit the buzz I need for work in this case
godines
el soul es hipnotico