''Precious Lord'' is an album by the American musician
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...
, released in 1982.
[ It peaked at No. 1 on ''Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart.
]
Critical reception
Robert Christgau
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thought that "the Memphis groove of Al's first two Myrrh albums had somehow turned into rote tent-gospel timekeeping."The New York Times
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'' wrote that "Green works audacious transformations on some of the most beloved gospel standards, turning them into bright, upbeat pop."
Track listing
#" Precious Lord" (Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 – January 23, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and Evangelism, Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music. He penned 3,000 songs, a third of them ...
) - 3:12
#"What a Friend We Have in Jesus
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, a ...
" - 4:15
#"The Old Rugged Cross
"The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular hymn written in 1912 by American evangelist and song-leader George Bennard (1873–1958).
History
George Bennard was a native of Youngstown, Ohio, but was reared in Iowa. After his conversion in a Salvation ...
" - 3:27
#"Morningstar" (Moses Dillard, Sharon Michalsky) - 3:26
#"How Great Thou Art
"How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled "" written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart K. Hine f ...
" - 3:34
#" Glory To His Name" - 2:57
#"Rock of Ages Rock of Ages may refer to:
Films
* ''Rock of Ages'' (1918 film), a British silent film by Bertram Phillips
* ''Rock of Ages'' (2012 film), a film adaptation of the jukebox musical (see below)
Music
* ''Rock of Ages'' (musical), a 2006 rock ...
" - 2:35
#"In the Garden
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* Indiana, United States (postal code IN)
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* In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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* Independ ...
" - 3:59
#"Hallelujah (I Just Want to Praise the Lord)" (Al Green, Moses Dillard) - 4:40
Personnel
* Al Green – lead vocals, arrangements (2, 6, 7)
* David Briggs – keyboards
* Tony Brown – keyboards
* Kenny Bell – guitars
* Moses Dillard – guitars
* Bob Wray – bass
* Larrie Londin
Ralph Gallant (October 15, 1943 − August 24, 1992), better known by the stage name Larrie Londin, was an American drummer and session musician. According to journalist James Byron Fox, "If not the best known, Larrie is one of the most listene ...
– drums
* Jerry Peters
Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit songs "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" and "Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction.
Career
Peters w ...
– horn and string arrangements
* The Nashville Hornworks – horns
* The "A" Strings – strings
* Anita Ball – backing vocals
* Francine Belcher – backing vocals
* Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals
* Kim Fleming – backing vocals
* Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
* Bobby Jones – backing vocals
* Donna McElroy – backing vocals
* Temple Riser – backing vocals
* Karen Taylor – backing vocals
Production
* Al Green – producer
* Bill Cantrell – associate producer
* Quinton Claunch
Quinton Mavis Claunch (December 3, 1921 – April 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, record producer and record label owner, who was responsible with others for setting up Hi Records in the 1950s and Goldwax Records in the 1960s.
Bi ...
– associate producer
* Billy Sherrill
Billy Norris Sherrill (November 5, 1936 – August 4, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Gle ...
– engineer, mixing
* Hank Williams – mastering at Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Alan Messer – photography
References
Al Green albums
1982 albums
Gospel albums by American artists
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