Album
The Belle Album
1977 · Funk / Soul
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Belle Album is a Soul & Funk album by Al Green, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 39 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Al Green was one of the main soul artists who could turn from singles to albums with equal intensity. While so much soul music derived its power from its compact structure — and Green’s hits are a perfect manifestation of this — Green knew how to expand on a basic groove and make it something equally hypnotic while consistently shifting the dynamics. He would never go for the full-on epic style of Isaac Hayes or Barry White — or their lulling rhythms, but he would find ways to use his voice for terrific effect. It often isn’t the words that matter but the way his voice skates over the flow. This self-produced collection, his first without Memphis producer Willie Mitchell and the Hi Records rhythm section, gives Green the full freedom to let loose. “Loving You” is apocalyptic for a love song, swelling into ecstasy. “Georgia Boy” spends seven minutes shifting its backbeat to catch Green’s vocal pyrotechnics. “I Feel Good” and “Chariots of Fire” step up towards late-‘70s funk. Plenty of fire here.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Belle4:45
- A2Loving You3:33
- A3Feels Like Summer3:43
- A4Georgia Boy6:59
Side B
- B1I Feel Good5:17
- B2All N All3:37
- B3Chariots Of Fire3:53
- B4Dream7:28
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- warm
- spiritual
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al GreenACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY
- Ardis HardinDRUMS
- Barry JarrettHORNS
- Buddy JarrettALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, ARRANGED BY
- Darryl NeelyHORNS TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, ARRANGED BY
- Fred JordanELECTRIC PIANO , KEYBOARDS , KEYBOARDS ELECTRIC PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN
- Harvey JonesBACKING VOCALS
- James BassELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- John ToneyDRUMS, ELECTRONIC DRUMS
- Johnny BrownPIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Leon ThomasCLAVINET, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Linda JonesBACKING VOCALS
- Margaret FoxworthARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, ARRANGED BY
- Reuben Fairfax, Jr.BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, BELLS BASS GUITAR, PERCUSSION
- Rob PayneELECTRONIC DRUMS
- Ron EcholsSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- The Howard Bloom OrganizationARRANGED BY
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 39 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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