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Livin for You

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The weakest song on this CD, to me, is "Sweet Sixteen" (and it's not really a bad song). What I'm trying to say is there really isn't a sub par cut on this CD. This CD doesn't get the recognition, love, respect and glory of other Al Green albums released around the same era, but it's just as good as "Call Me", "I'm Still In Love With You" and "Let's Stay Together". Al even experiments with an alternative; almost avant-garde sounding song in "Beware" (Great!). Any Al Green fan should have this CD in their collection. It will not disappoint!

Al Green has the amazing ability to mix religious sounds with the secular and the two sounds perfectly mesh on Livin' For You. "Free At Last", "Livin' For You", "Home Again", "So Good To Be Here" and "Beware" take on dual meanings. They could either be about the love of a woman or of God. "Let's Get Married" was the album's single and is a stirring song. Livin' For You is an underrated album in Al Green's catalog and is definitely worth a listen.

Ah, sweet Al Green. He epitomizes all the best a real gut-instinct singer has to offer. None of the distracting flash, all of the soul that you really want out of classic R&B.

Listening to the bulk of this album, you get the feeling Al was singing to his lady, whom you infer was po'd that he was on the road so much, or chilling with his boys when he could have been spending time with her. My favorite song is "So Good To Be Here" in which, with great simplicity, Al proposes he and his woman cut through all the tired bs and arguments, survey the remains of their relationship and admit they need each other.

Al, Al, Al... You are the man!

when Al Green was on a roll he was unstoppable.this album is a tribute to the greatness of him."Let's Get Married" is a Jam.the title cut is timeless as well.i use to hear these cuts growing up&they still touch me the same.those Organs,&Horns.you can't get enough of this.the man is so Soulful it's Scary at times.albums like this really showcase his Genius&range.

I've listen to this album many, many times but no tracks really stand out like his other work. It's not a bad album but I would recommend Call Me, Let's Stay Togeather or Still in Love With yu first