''Trust in God'' is a studio album by soul singer
Al Green, released in 1984.
[ It is a collection of ]cover song
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s, performed in the style of gospel music.
Track listing
#"Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home" (Joe South
Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Ga ...
) - 3:07
#"Up the Ladder to the Roof" (Vincent DiMirco) - 3:33
#"Ain't No Mountain High Enough
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" (Nickolas Ashford
Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946).
Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...
, Valerie Simpson
Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946).
Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...
) - 2:23
#"Trust in God" (Al Green, Johnny Brown) - 4:11
#"No Not One" (Green) - 4:09
#" Lean on Me" (Bill Withers
William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (197 ...
) - 2:09
#"Never Met Anybody Like You" (Green) - 2:52
#"Holy Spirit" (Lindy Hearne) - 3:07
#"Trust in God (Reprise)" (Green, Brown) - 1:33
#"All We Need Is a Little More Love" (Green) - 3:32
Personnel
* Al Green – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, string arrangements
* Johnny Brown – Rhodes
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, organ
* Jesse Butler – Rhodes, acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers
* 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 ...
– synthesizers
* Paul Zaleski – synthesizers
* Moses Dillard – electric guitar
* Mabon Hodges – electric guitar
* Gerard Minnies – electric guitar
* Reuben Fairfax, Jr. – bass
* Ray Griffin – bass
* Tim Dancy – drums, percussion
* Steve Potts – drums
* Paul Jordan – string arrangements
* Andrea Blackwood – backing vocals
* Candi Grant – backing vocals
* Jeanne Grant – backing vocals
* Bountiful Blessings Choir – backing vocals
Production
* Producer – Paul Zaleski
* Executive Producer – Al Green
* Engineers – Ron Dickerson, Al Green and Paul Zaleski.
* Mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
* Art Direction – McConnell Graphics
* Photography – Mark Tucker
References
Al Green albums
1984 albums
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