Let's Stay Together [Vinyl]

Al Green | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (June 23, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Possum Records
• ASIN: B0028ERC0M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,719 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #59 in Music > R&B > Soul > Memphis Soul
  • #92 in Music > R&B > Soul > Southern Soul

Track Listings

1. Let's Stay Together

2. La-La for You

3. So You're Leaving

4. What Is This Feeling?

5. Old Time Lovin'

6. I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)

7. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?

8. Judy

9. It Ain't No Fun to Me

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

The Memphis Sound took its greatest steps toward '70s smoothness with Al Green. Let's Stay Together is a showcase of the combination of grit and honey that made the singer one of the decade's foremost artist-hitmakers. In addition to the classic title single--a pop and R&B No. 1 in 1972--the album offers prime early examples of other Green trademarks: an unexpected cover (the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart") and the outright eccentricity of "So You're Leaving," which answers gossips with the assurance that if "they'll lie on Jesus, can't you see they'll lie on you and me." --Rickey Wright

Product Description

Prior to this album, Al Green never had a number one song. The title track, "Let's Stay Together," achieved that status and held it for nine consecutive weeks. Green's ingenuity produced one of the all-time classics, which has the bounce of a dance cut and the passion of a ballad. The dynamic soul singer's whispers, animated cries, and riffing enhance his already stirring delivery. This album was sold on the strength of the title track as there were no other selections to grace the Billboard charts. However, this album includes the timeless gem "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," and lesser-known beauties like the exulting "Judy," the cookin' testimonial "I Never Found a Girl," and the soothing blues effort "It Ain't No Fun to Me." The Arkansas native and his creative partner Willie Mitchell season these selections with lucid rhythm arrangements complemented by the faint strums of a guitar and horns. ~ Craig Lytle, Rovi --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Remastered ....Not, August 10, 2005

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F. Queen "Excuse Me" (Kansas City KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Stay Together (Audio CD)

Denmon Records from 1986 is the equal, at least, of this sorry edition. Why buy a remaster if you can't tell even a slight increase in quality compared to a version that was released 19 years ago. Even the liner notes are better in the older version.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Got It Together, June 6, 2003

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Stay Together (Audio CD)

The title track to Let's Stay Together has become Al Green's signature song and a certified r&b classic. The song is one of the definitive Memphis soul songs with its smooth organ punctuated by horns , Rev. Green comes in a low voice and then in the chorus reaches up to a heavenly falsetto. The song became his only his only number one on the pop charts. The album also contains one of his most underrated songs, a stirring version of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart". Rev. Green sings it with a true pain in his voice and the emotion practically oozes out of your speakers. Other excellent songs include "So You're Leaving", "I've Never Found A Girl" and "Judy".

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars GREAT ALBUM BAD REMASTERING JOB, September 9, 2006

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Steve R. Hombach (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Stay Together (Audio CD)

This is one of Al greens best albums he ever did.I used to have the original CD but I decided to get the new remastered version,and boy was I shocked the sound qualitiy is not good at all the highs are very muffled and the songs that fade out are faded out faster. So don,t get this version get the original it only has 2 less songs but the sound is A lot better and it is cheaper.