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Product Information for "Lay It Down - Al Green" »
Product details
Title
Lay It Down
Performer
Al Green
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Soul
Release Date
26/05/2008
Original Release Year
2008
Label / Distributor
Blue Note / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Producer
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford; James Poy
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
94634844925
Catalogue Number
3484492
Additional notes
Album Notes
Pairing soul legend Al Green with hip-hop producers James Poyser and Amir "Questlove" Thompson may seem like a dicey prospect to old school fans, but those same fans will celebrate LAY IT DOWN. The album plays like a return to the classic sound of 1970s albums like LET'S STAY TOGETHER and I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU without sounding slavishly retro, while the guest stars and the crack studio band accentuate the Reverend's still-vital genius. Like Green's classic work, LAY IT DOWN blends Southern soul, funk, jazz, blues, and balladry into a gorgeously smooth concoction that is steamy, surging, mellow, and moving all at once. The title track, a duet with Anthony Hamilton, kicks things off in style with a floating, string-sweetened vibe that showcases the restrained prowess of both singers. (Hamilton also appears on the groove-driven "You've Got the Love I Need.") Other highlights include the ballad "No One Like You," and duets with John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae. Brilliant in its controlled passion and silky, atmospheric mood, LAY IT DOWN is a latter-day soul gem from one of the genre's masters.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.71) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's no replicating Green's heaven-sent voice. On slow-jams like 'Too Much,' Green's instrument is in remarkable fettle, gliding from burly lower-register growls to an ethereal falsetto."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Lay It Down
2.
Just For Me
3.
You've Got The Love I Need
4.
No One Like You
5.
What More Do You Want From Me
6.
Take Your Time
7.
Too Much
8.
Stay With Me (By The Sea)
9.
All I Need
10.
I'm Wild About You
11.
Standing In The Rain
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