Green Is Blues

Product Description
Remastered reissue of Reverend Al's second album, originallyreleased on the Hi label in 1969. 11 tracks, including his interpretations of pop standards like 'Summertime', 'Get Back', 'My Girl' and 'I Stand Accused'. 1999 Demon Records release.

Green Is Blues,Al Green,Capitol,Memphis Soul,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Southern Soul

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Average customer rating: Get Back (to 1970) A Great Debut Green Day Fans will dig it

Green Is Blues Al Green Manufacturer: The Right Stuff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Memphis Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gets Next to You Call Me Al Green Explores Your Mind Let's Stay Together I'm Still in Love With You ASIN: B000087DSI Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. One Woman
2. Talk To Me
3. My Girl
4. The Letter
5. I Stand Accused
6. Gotta Find A New World
7. What Am I Gonna Do With Myself?
8. Tomorrow's Dream
9. Get Back Baby
10. Get Back
11. Summertime
12. I Want To Hold Your Hand
13. Nothing Impossible With Love
14. Baby, What's Wrong With You
15. Memphis, Tennessee

Customer Reviews:

Get Back (to 1970).......2005-04-14

Al Green's 2nd album, 1970's "Green Is Blues" is a nice mix of stylish covers and a couple originals. The Right Stuff label has reissued this Hi release with a 4 bonus tracks, remastering and doing a nice job technically with this release. "Talk to Me" has Green's swinging soul groove that is sure to set your hips in motion. Green's cover of Smoky Robinson's "My Girl" is a soft gentle rendition, then the horns come in to punch up the mix. "The Letter" is a slow smoker as Green milks his romantic longing. Green's funky James Brown-inspired "Get Back Baby" comes before his pulsing version of the Beatles' "Get Back." The original release ended with Gershwin's "Summertime" that Green takes into a slow mellow stream as opposed to the popular Billy Stewart version from that same era. Of the bonus tracks, the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" becomes a churning soul kitchen of desire & Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee" is likewise a tad slower, stirred by some tasty lead guitar. "Green Is Blues" is a great soul CD that sounds good 35 years after its original release. Enjoy!

A Great Debut.......2004-03-30

Al Green had been on the scene for several years before he signed with Hi Records in 1970 & got to record his debut. 'Green Is Blues' is an impressive set of covers, which also showcase Greens vocals as he varies up his styles far more than usual. The production is up tempo and well crafted, and the overall vibe here is breezy & fun.

The lone dud is 'Get Back Baby', the only original song on the album, and a sequel to his underground hit 'Back Up Train'. This version is less catchy, however the rest of the album is consistently solid and flows smoothly. Overall this is an essential 70s recording and a great glimpse of a different face of Al Green. The man always had a nice style back in the day and this is captured here perfectly. And while I don't appreciate record labels cluttering classic albums with left overs from the cutting room floor, I do appreciate the remastered sound. Check this album out for some of the Revs most awesome vocal performances.

Green Day.......2003-06-06

No one can get into a song like Al Green. On Green Is Blues, his interpretations of songs like "Get Back", "The Letter", "My Girl" and "Summertime" strip them to their core and Rev. Green refills them in with his expressive and inventive voice. Other songs like "One Woman", "What Am I Gonna Do With Myself" and "Gotta Find A New World" also show off his magnificent voice.

Fans will dig it.......2003-03-09

A grittier side of Al, before the slinky Philly sound jelled. This sounds a bit like Al fronting the Stax house band -- how could that be bad? The covers are so-so, but overall, this is Al with some edge. Great remastered sound, and songs you probably haven't heard. For Al Green fans, a refreshing taste of the emerging artist, just before the hit machine kicked in.

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Favorite Patriotic Songs United We Stand: Songs for America American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes America's Bugle Calls Patriotic Country ASIN: B0000A1HT8 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Average customer rating:

Paul Robeson, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Robeson, Paul | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Paul Robeson, Vol. 1 Ballad for Americans Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites Green Pastures Ol' Man River: His 25 Greatest ASIN: B000000WUH Release Date: 1993-01-04

Tracks:

1. Down In Lovers Lane
2. Swing Along
3. Bear De Burden - All God's Chillun Got Wings
4. Witness
5. Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho
6. De Ole Ark's A-Movering
7. Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
8. Scandalise My Name
9. Sinner Please Doan' Let This Harves' Pass
10. Work All De Summer
11. Didn't My Loard Deliver Daniel?
12. Dere's A Man Goin' Roun' Takin' Names
13. Shenandoah
14. Say It With Song: Little Pal
15. The Show Boat: Lonesome Road
16. Virginia: Roll Away, Clouds
17. King Solomon's Mines: Ho! Ho!
18. King Solomon's Mines: Climbing Up
19. Song Of Freedom
20. Song Of Freedom: Sleepy River
21. Trees
22. No! John No!
23. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
24. There Is A Green Hill
25. Nearer, My God, To Thee
26. Fat Little Fellow - Mama's Little Baby-Love

Average customer rating:

Al Green Is Love Al Green Manufacturer: The Right Stuff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Memphis Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Livin' for You Full of Fire Al Green Explores Your Mind Have a Good Time Let's Stay Together ASIN: B000DZ7Y9M Release Date: 2006-01-24

Tracks:

1. L-O-V-E (Love)
2. Rhymes
3. The Love Sermon
4. There Is Love
5. Could I Be The One?
6. Love Ritual
7. I Didn't Know
8. Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams In My Arms)
9. I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)
10. I Wish You Were Here

Average customer rating:

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Spy With My Face: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Movies The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic ASIN: B0006SSQ8O Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

1. First Season Main Title [Revised/Extended]
2. Jerry Goldsmith Medley: The Deadly Games Affair/The Vulcan ...
3. Quadripartite Affair
4. Double Affair, Suite No. 2
5. Belly Laughs
6. Finny Foot Affair
7. Fiddlesticks Affair, Suite No. 2
8. Yellow Scarf Affair
9. Meet Mr. Solo
10. Spy With My Face
11. Discotheque Affair, Suite No. 2
12. Nowhere Affair
13. U.N.C.L.E. A Go Go
14. Bat Cave Affair
15. One of Our Spies Is Missing
16. Monks of St. Thomas Affair, Suite No. 2
17. Spy in the Green Hat
18. Gerald Fried Medley: The Foreign Legion Affair/The Apple a Day Affair
19. Karate Killers
20. Richard Shores Medley: The Summit-Five Affair/The "J" for Judas Affair

Tracks:

1. Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Main Title
2. Dog-Gone Affair
3. Prisoner of Zalamar Affair
4. Mother Muffin Affair
5. Mata Hari Affair
6. Montori Device Affair
7. Horns-of-the-Dilemma Affair
8. Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (End Title)
9. Deadly Quest Affair: Teaser
10. Deadly Quest Affair: Act 1
11. Deadly Quest Affair: Act 2
12. Deadly Quest Affair: Act 3
13. Deadly Quest Affair: Act 4

Average customer rating:

Green Is for Money... Bishop Don Magic Juan Manufacturer: Avatar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BITTHG Release Date: 2006-02-14

Tracks:

1. Intro - Bishop Don Magic Juan
2. Between the Sheets - The Isley Brothers
3. Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
4. Be Thankful - William DeVaughn
5. I Choose You [From the Mack] - Willie Hutch
6. Memories - The Temptations
7. Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
8. Spell
9. In the Mood - Tyrone Davis
10. Stay in My Corner
11. Feel the Fire - Peabo Bryson

Average customer rating: A Trancendental Sense of Humor!!!!!!

Serious Fun! Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Duke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music Blah Blah Blah and Other Trifles... Dukas: Piano Sonata; Decaux; Clairs de Lune Jay Reise: The Devil in the Flesh and Other Pieces Haydn: Piano Sonatas ASIN: B0009OPMTQ Release Date: 2005-06-01

Tracks:

1. Come on Algernon
2. Maternity
3. Usherette's Blues
4. Musical Chairs
5. Pretty Plain
6. Someone is Sending Me Flowers
7. Christian Dior
8. Summer is A-Comin' In
9. Madeira, M'Dear
10. Ill Wind
11. A Word on My Ear
12. A Farmer's Boy
13. I'm Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica
14. The Masochism Tango
15. The twelve Days After Christmas
16. The Green-Eyed Dragon
17. Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise
18. The Shape of Things
19. I Never Do Anything Twice
20. Tamara, Queen of the Nile

Product Description

Jeremy Nicholas writes: “Phrases that chill the heart: ‘I want a volunteer from the audience.’ ‘Is this your car, sir?’ ‘Have we shown you our holiday snaps?’ Or how about “Tonight’s lecture is on the art of writing comedy.” Go to that seminar and one thing you know for sure in advance is that you are consigning yourself to an evening devoid of any humor. Dissecting comedy, analyzing jokes or, in this case, comic songs, has all the allure of pulling off the wings of a butterfly to see how it flies. Setting off writing a comic song is rather like being your own crossword compiler, designing the grid, filling in all the squares, setting your own clues. No, it’s not, really. It’s more like taking a pile of kid’s building bricks and making a spectacular skyscraper from them. No, that’s not it either. But there are elements of both that are pertinent (a good word for seminars).” In other words, comedy (and comic songwriting) is hard work. Think of the last time you told a joke and it didn’t come off. The material was right but maybe the delivery was off. But remember the joy when the response was perfect: not only did they laugh, but you sensed the anticipation: this is going to be funny. And for this album, the anticipation certainly pays off. Anyone who grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s will recall the wonderful humor of the works of Tom Lehrer, the classic HMV (Angel in this country) LP’s of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. More recently we’ve seen how Stephen Sondheim and William Bolcom can easily move back and forth between the serious and the humorous. And just to prove that comedy can be serious business, we have the participation of Marc-Andre Hamelin, one of the most highly regarded concert and recital pianists as accompanist and composer, joined by his wife Jody Karin Applebaum. Her resume includes performances of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and St. Matthew Passion, Handel’s Messiah, to contemporary works by Stephen Albert, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Gorecki. Together they have performed in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Canada, England and the Middle East. Together they have recorded music of Britten, Schoenberg, Bolcom, Wolpe, Weill, Satie and Poulenc. Here both they and you have some fun for a change!

Customer Reviews:

A Trancendental Sense of Humor!!!!!!.......2005-07-14

As an amateur pianist, I know how it is to play music of different styles for different occasions. I also have a slightly skewered sense of humor as well as a love of serious classical music. So on my shelves I have Dr. Demento as well as Mahler, Broadway Shows as well as Shostakovich. Marc-Andre Hamelin, one of the best pianist nowadays because he makes the most hardest piece of music sound easy, is married to Jody Karin Applebaum, a wonderful singer. They have recorded the Cabaret songs of Bolcom, Britten and Fredrich Hollaender and now turn their attention to comedy songs from many eras. Much of this repertoire is taken from Sarah Walker's Cd on Hyperion. Applebaum's diction is very clear and every song has a different mood and different voices and accents when needed. Comparisons between William Bolcom and Joan Morris are inevitable. Bolcom's "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise" is also included. The program notes are written by Jeremy Nicholas, who has provided us with very informative program notes for Hyperion CD's, and who has written some wonderful songs such as "Usherette's Blues" and "Place Settings". Tom Lehrer's classic "Masochism Tango" makes an appearance (which is also on one of Dr. Demento's greatest hits CD's).Hamelin's recordings and performances have one thing that many pianist's do not have-HUMOR (when it's needed, of course). Here, he gets to put it to good use, and you can tell that they're having fun. This is a live recording, so there is much laughing from the audience, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Hamelin keeps suprising me with his CD's and repertoire choices, and this is no exception. Let's have some more, please!!! (maybe Dave Frishberg, more Flanders and Swann?).

Average customer rating:

Bonnie Langford: Now (Selections From Her One Woman Show Live and Direct) Bonnie Langford Manufacturer: EPL Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LOMDCS

Product Description

This CD contains 15 songs performed by British stage singer and actress Bonnie Langford. Song list is: 1. Let the Good Times Roll, 2. Because I'm a Woman, 3. Some Cats Know (From the musical Smokey Joes Cafe), 4. Memory (From the musical Cats), 5. Blues Melody, 6. Somewhere That's Green (From the musical Little Shop of Horrors) 7. Sweet Charity Melody (From the musical Sweet Charity), 8. The Best is Yet to Come, 9. The Other Side of Me, 10. I Can't Stop Loving You, 11. Sixties Melody, 12. A Singer in a Night Club (From the musical Tallulah for a Day), 13. I'm a Woman (From the musical Smokey Joes Cafe), 14. I Am Changing (From the musical Dreamgirls), and 15. The Music That Makes Me Dance (From the musical Funny Girl).

Average customer rating: Pre-Al Green Al Green Green Is Money FEELIN" Big Fan

Green Is Blues Al Green Manufacturer: Hi Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Memphis Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Soul | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000INKD Release Date: 1999-01-29

Tracks:

1. One Woman
2. Talk to Me
3. My Girl
4. Letter
5. I Stand Accused
6. Gotta Find a New World
7. What Am I Gonna Do With Myself?
8. Tomorrow's Dream
9. Get Back Baby
10. Get Back
11. Summertime

Album Description

Remastered reissue of Reverend Al's second album, originallyreleased on the Hi label in 1969. 11 tracks, including his interpretations of pop standards like 'Summertime', 'Get Back', 'My Girl' and 'I Stand Accused'. 1999 Demon Records release.

Album Details

Remaster of this 1969 Release.

Customer Reviews:

Pre-Al Green Al Green.......2002-08-13

In the 70's Al Green perfected his own unique sound; excellent, moody melodies, crisp horns, sassy female backing vocals and his trademark falsetto. Consequently, he had a string of consistent, excellent albums longer than almost any artists, yet because of the lack of variety another Al Green release could hardly be considered exciting. "Green Is Blues," however, was recorded before Al Green fell into this formula. Here a younger Al Green tries to find his niche by experimenting with southern soul, r&b and blues. It may not be as jaw-droppingly amazing as subsequent albums, but it is worth having simply because its one of the few releases where Al Green mixes things up a bit. Fans of Al Green who are looking for an interesting departure from his trademark sound will love this. You can't really go wrong with any Al Green release, but those looking for a typical Al Green release would be better off with "Still in Love With You" or his greatest hits.

Green Is Money.......2001-03-13

No one can get into a song like Al Green. On Green Is Blues, his interpretations of songs like "Get Back", "The Letter", "My Girl" and "Summertime" strip them to their core and Rev. Green refills them in with his expressive and inventive voice. Other songs like "One Woman", "What Am I Gonna Do With Myself" and "Gotta Find A New World" also show off his magnificent voice.

FEELIN".......2000-08-23

AL Green is so deep it ain't even funny.Albums such as these have so much depth&juice that it blows the mind&Soul Away.I can't begin to describe this Brother's Musical Impact?He put's so much Emotion&Feeling into the things he does that it's Down Right Scary.this too many at Large is a Hidden Jewel.now that's Genius.50-90% of Artists would Love to have this considered as their Best Album.MR.Green has a Dynamite Catalog.Check it out.folks like me miss that Soul but you get a Great Serving here.

Big Fan.......2000-03-25

Back in 1972 when i walked in to our local "record store" ,only vinyl then, and I asked for "I'm still in love with you" the sales guy said, "if your fan of al green try this one" and handed me "green is blues" well this album showed me what Al Green really had and still has, TALENT. Songs like "One woman" and "Got to find a new world" are insights into Al Green's gift of soul, phrasing, and melody all wrap into a great performer. This is one of my favorite albums "yea I still have and I still play it.

Average customer rating: Take it from an Al Green fan - stay away from his 80's stuff

And the Message Is Love Al Green Manufacturer: Universal/Polygram ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000025CPD Release Date: 1995-06-12

Tracks:

1. Everything's Gonna Be Alright
2. The Message Is Love
3. You Know And I Know
4. As Long As We're Together
5. Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Annie Lennox
6. Going Away
7. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
8. True Love
9. Soul Survivor
10. Tryin' To Do The Best I Can
11. Mighty Clouds Of Joy
12. You've Got A Friend
13. I Feel Like Going On
14. Tryin To Get Over You
15. Nearer My God To Thee

Customer Reviews:

Take it from an Al Green fan - stay away from his 80's stuff.......2004-10-15

Not that you would buy this, but just thought i'd warn you to stay away from it, should you see it second hand for a dollar and think that might a good use of a dollar.

This CD is 90% of the rubbish Green produced in the 80's. It has none of his 70s' classics. It has probably two songs not from the 80's, and they're instantly a relief to the ears.

Your dollar would be better used buying a shoe-horn or a pack of gum.

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10. In the Still of the Night

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christian music

Christian Music

Noiseworksitouch [Import]

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

Soul Deep

Rodriguez

Turn It Around [Import]

Vanishing Point

Un Jour Tauraux Nous Mangeront [Import]

Ultimate Collection

Tokyo Airport [Import]

Symphonie Fantastique

Victory Style, Vol. 5

Two Sided Fantasy

Solo Tuya [Enhanced]

Cascadia

The Amalgamut