Greatest Gospel Hits

Al Green | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Right Stuff
• ASIN: B00004S38Z
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,359 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Al Green's father once kicked him out of his earliest gospel group, after catching him listening to Jackie Wilson. He need not have worried about Al abandoning his spiritual roots, as this new collection proves. The quivering, whispering falsetto--itself a soul standard--sounds true to form. Most of the cuts come from the reverend's more recent output, in which the digital, '80s sound is prominent. There are a few of the Willie Mitchell/Hi-era productions that sound musically closer to the soul master's most significant singles. From the tight, uptempo funk of "Chariots of Fire" to the transcendental version of "Amazing Grace," Green proves he can still bring the house down quicker than Lot's wife looking back on Gomorrah. Though some of the majesty is lost in the production, Al Green still finds a way to make gospel sound... sexy. --Marc Calhoun

Product Description

Track Listing 1. THE Lord Will Make a Way, 2. God Blessed Our Love 3. Straighten Out Your Life 4. People Get Ready 5. Truth N' Time 6. Lean on Me 7. Higher Plane 8. Ocean Blue (I'll Rise Again) 9. I Close My Eyes and Smile 10. He Is the Light 11. Everything's Gonna Be Alright 12. Amazing Grace 13. Your Heart's in Good Hands 14. Chariots of Fire 15. All We Need Is a Little More Love 16. Where Love Rules 17. THE Spirit Might Come-On and On,

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Place To Start, April 10, 2000

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Douglas MacRae (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Gospel Hits (Audio CD)

If this is the only album you're going to buy of gospel songs by the great Al Green then fine. No one compares for pure soulful singing from the heart. The choice of material is good considering it covers 25 years. The production, styles and arrangements reflect every trend over that time and that makes listening difficult. Almost every time Green went into the studio after 1977 it was with different musicians. For example, Willie Mitchell produced He Is The Light, and co-produced God Blessed Our Love, and brought in most of the band that played on earlier hits like Let's Stay Together. (It was when Al Green teamed up with Mitchell that his career first took off.) Other arrangements replace the horn section and add synthesizer, strings, and even an orchestra, like Ocean Blue (I'll Rise Again), and I Close My Eyes And Smile. Personally, I love the horns. If you can, start with the sources of these songs, like He Is The Light, and The Lord Will Make A Way. Then get I Get Joy, Soul Survivor, and Your Heart's In Good Hands. An excellent gospel hits collection, though hard to find, is Al Green Sings The Gospel, on Motown.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Compilation, August 29, 2001

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D "sub" (Metro Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Gospel Hits (Audio CD)

This album compiles the best of Al Green's gospel recordings. While there is some irony to Green recording gospel songs, the results cannot be disputed.
From People Get Ready to Amazing Grace, the standards are all here, as well as some gospel hits only gospel fans will recognize.
If you want a one stop shop for Green's gospel recordings, you won't go wrong with this compilation.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Al Green Unstoppable, April 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Greatest Gospel Hits (Audio CD)

Even if he is singing gospel or soul or whatever Al Green knows how to soothe the soul with his amazing voice and rythms. As Al spreads the message of the Lord he takes his singing to new levels. This maybe one of his best albums ever.