''Your Heart's in Good Hands'' is

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singer

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's 26th

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, his first after a several-year hiatus from secular music, released by

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in 1995. Described as "a solid project that approaches the Rev. Green's classic work with Hi Records", the album was said to capture much of Al Green's early vocal sound, keeping true to his original style but also adding modern elements. " Keep On Pushing Love", a single released from the album, produced by Arthur Baker and co-written with

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and

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invokes "the original, sparse sound of his reen'searly classics." "Your Heart's in Good Hands", a single produced by

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and written by

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, was also released from the LP.

Track listing

# "Your Heart's in Good Hands" (

) – 6:02 # " Keep On Pushing Love" ( Arthur Baker,

, Al Green) – 5:08 # "Could This Be The Love" (

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) – 3:44 # " Love Is a Beautiful Thing" (

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) – 5:27 # "One Love" (Al Green, David Steele) – 3:47 # " Don't Look Back" (

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, Robert White,

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) – 4:51 # "Best Love" (Al Green, David Steele) – 3:39 # "Your Love (Is More Than I Ever Hoped For)" (Al Green, David Steele) – 5:06 # "What Does It Take" (Al Green, David Steele) – 4:11 # "People in the World (Keep On Lovin' You)" (Al Green, David Steele) – 4:09

Personnel

– lead vocals *

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– keyboards (1),

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(1), programming (1) *

– keyboards (2), programming (2), backing vocals (2) *

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– keyboards (2, 4),

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(2, 4), acoustic piano (4) *

– all instruments (3), arrangements (3) * Axel Kröll – programming (4, 6), arrangements (6) * David Steele – keyboards (5, 7-10), guitars (5, 7-10), bass (5, 7-10), arrangements (5, 7-10),

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s (9, 10) *

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– programming (5, 7-10), guitars (5, 7-10), percussion (5, 9, 10), arrangements (5, 7-10) *

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– guitars (2, 4, 6) *

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– bass (2, 4) *

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– bass (6) *

– drums (1), arrangements (1) * David Palmer – drums (2, 6) *

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– drums (9) * Tony Mason – drums (10) *

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– percussion (2, 4) * Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone (2) * Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone (2) * Andrew Love – saxophones (5, 7-10) *

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– saxophone (6), lead vocals (6) * Michael E. Davis – trombone (2) * Wayne Jackson – trombone (5, 7-10), trumpet (5, 7-10) * Chris Scott – trumpet (2) * Graeme Hamilton – trumpet (10) * Frank Martin – string arrangements and conductor (1) * Nathan Rubin – concertmaster (1) * Nikita Germaine – backing vocals (1) * Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (1) *

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– backing vocals (1) *

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– backing vocals (1) *

– backing vocals (2) * Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (2, 4) * Nicki Richards – backing vocals (2, 4, 6) * Kennan Keating – backing vocals (3) * Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (4, 6) * Wincy Terry – backing vocals (5, 7, 8, 10) * B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (6) * The Mint Juleps – backing vocals (8, 9, 10)

References

{{Authority control Al Green albums 1995 albums Albums produced by Arthur Baker (musician) RCA Records albums