Livin' for You
| Livin' for You | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 6, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 39:12 | |||
| Label | Hi | |||
| Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
| Al Green chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A[2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) (1973)[4] (2004)[5] |
Livin' for You is the seventh album from soul musician Al Green. Released in 1973 it includes the hit title track and "Let's Get Married." The album cracked the Top 25 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was the fourth album from the artist to peak at #1 on the Soul Albums chart.
Track listing[edit]
- Side one
- "Livin' for You" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell) – 3:12
- "Home Again" (Green) – 3:59
- "Free at Last" (Green) – 3:30
- "Let's Get Married" (Green) – 5:36
- "So Good to Be Here" (Green, Michael Allen) – 2:47
- Side two
- "Sweet Sixteen" (Green) – 3:30
- "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 5:35
- "My God Is Real" (Green, Kenneth Morris) – 2:43
- "Beware" (Green) – 8:20
Personnel[edit]
- Al Green – vocals
- Teenie Hodges – guitar
- Leroy Hodges – bass
- Charles Hodges – piano, organ
- Al Jackson Jr. – drums
- Howard Grimes – drums, congas
- Archie Turner, James Brown, Michael Allen – piano
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals
- Andrew Love, Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Jack Hale Sr. – trombone
- The Memphis Strings – strings
- Technical
- Vince Biondi – art direction
- Tom Daly – cover illustration
Later samples[edit]
- "Free at Last"
- "Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)" by Jay-Z from the album The Blueprint
- "No One Else" by Mary J. Blige from the album My Life
- "Living This Life" by UGK from the album UGK (Underground Kingz)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Livin' for You at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Blender Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Livin' for You". Rolling Stone. 1974-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (November 2, 2004). "Review: Livin' for You". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: 345–346.
