Album
Livin' For You
1973 · Funk / Soul
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Livin' For You is a Soul & Funk album by Al Green, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 54 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
“I’m tired of the bright ideas about leavin’ me.” Who else but a great country songwriter — or Al Green — could offer that spin on a devoted love song? Green does it on the title track of <i>Livin’ for You</i>, his second LP of 1973 and one that moves toward the eccentricities of the masterful <i>Belle Album</i> of four years later. This is where to go if you’ve wondered what Al Green would make of “Unchained Melody” (a lot), or if the fabulous “Let’s Get Married” caught your ear on <i>Greatest Hits</i>. But the record also offers some left turns that few would even conceive of, much less try. “Beware” is a long, airy, quietly cautionary track led by Green’s acoustic guitar and inviting bass work by Leroy Hodges, while “My God Is Real” takes the old hymn out for a walk in the style of Green’s classic singles of the era.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Livin' For You3:09
- A2Home Again3:56
- A3Free At Last3:26
- A4Let's Get Married5:28
- A5So Good To Be Here2:40
Side B
- B1Sweet Sixteen3:26
- B2Unchained Melody5:33
- B3My God Is Real2:43
- B4Beware8:12
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- velvety
- tender
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al Jackson Jr.BACKING BAND , DRUMS DRUMS RHYTHM SECTION, DRUMS
- Andrew LoveHORNS , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Archie TurnerBACKING BAND , PIANO PIANO RHYTHM SECTION, PIANO
- Charles ChalmersARRANGED BY
- Charles HodgesBACKING BAND , ORGAN, PIANO ORGAN, PIANO RHYTHM SECTION, ORGAN, PIANO
- Ed LoganHORNS , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Howard GrimesBACKING BAND , CONGAS , BONGOS BACKING BAND , DRUMS CONGAS , BONGOS
- Jack Hale, Sr.HORNS , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- James BrownBACKING BAND , PIANO PIANO RHYTHM SECTION, PIANO
- James MitchellARRANGED BY BARITONE SAXOPHONE HORNS , BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Leroy HodgesBACKING BAND , BASS BASS RHYTHM SECTION, BASS
- Mabon "Teenie" HodgesBACKING BAND , GUITAR GUITAR RHYTHM SECTION, GUITAR
- Perry Michael AllenBACKING BAND , PIANO PIANO RHYTHM SECTION, PIANO
- Rhodes, Chalmers & RhodesBACKING VOCALS
- The Memphis StringsSTRINGS
- Wayne JacksonHORNS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 54 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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