Lay It Down

...though, his 13-piece band didn't quite match up. "Let's Stay Together'' and "So Tired of Being Alone'' all sounded a hair too bright, and "Lay It Down'' lost much of its suppleness. And the man has greatest-hits albums with more songs than he...

In this article: Al Green, Let's Stay Together, L-O-V-E, and House of Blues

(Laughs.) You worked with a lot of young soul singers - John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, Corinne Bailey Rae - on your last album, "Lay It Down. " Are they doing soul they way it should be done? Oh, Corinne, well, she's fantastic. "Put Your...

In this article: Al Green, Corinne Bailey Rae, Boston, Atlantis, Platinum, Put Your Records On, Motown, and Wilson Pickett

...hey, when Al Green serenades you, you shut up and listen. We caught up with Green last week ahead of his latest victory lap for last year's "Lay It Down. '' The acclaimed album, featuring collaborations with younger artists who grew up...

In this article: Al Green, Let's Stay Together, Paris, Tired of Being Alone, Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, and House of Blues

Lay It Down is an album by soul singer Al Green, released May 27, 2008 on Blue Note Records. The album was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the The Roots and James Poyser. Four tracks feature guest artists, two with Anthony...

In this article: Al Green, Metacritic, Blender, James Poyser, Entertainment Weekly, Thompson, Ahmir, Corinne Bailey Rae, and The Roots

...sublime octave-leaping voice, electric soulfulness and stage charisma. Since the release of his most successful disc in years, 2008's "Lay It Down" (on which he duets with John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae and others), Green is hotter than...

In this article: Al Green, Sam Cooke, Marysville, Memphis, and Bread

Al Green got some youthful spunk into his new album, Lay It Down, by keeping in the spirit of his own younger days. The soul legend enlisted Roots producer/drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Philadelphia producer James Poyser (Erykah...

In this article: Al Green, R&B, Willie Mitchell, John Legend, Grammys, Ahmir, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Anthony Hamilton

...background and it's as gorgeous as Let's Stay Together or Livin' for You. But there's something unsettlingly nostalgic and hollow about Lay It Down that comes to the surface when you listen closely to it. The problem isn't just that there's...

In this article: Al Green, Willie Mitchell, James Poyser, Christianity, God, Jesus, Livin' for You, Let's Stay Together, and You Ought to Be With Me

Al Green, 'Lay It Down' (Blue Note) | Spin Magazine Online Al Green, 'Lay It Down' (Blue Note) This R&B equivalent of Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose pairs Al Green, the dapper philosopher king of Memphis soul, with producers James Poyser and...

In this article: Al Green, Blue Note, R&B, Memphis soul, Spin Magazine, Ahmir, Corinne Bailey Rae, Loretta Lynn, and Hi Records

...the old-style stuff again. The Arkansas-born singer with the otherworldly falsetto revisits his signature sound on a new album, "Lay It Down," which harks back to Green's heyday before he quit secular music in 1979 to concentrate on...

In this article: Al Green, Let's Stay Together, Tired of Being Alone, Cattle, Goat, Hank Williams, Sam Cooke, and Arkansas

...album co-produced by the Roots' Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and keyboardist James Poyser finally has a release date. "Lay It Down" is due May 27 via Blue Note and features guest vocals from John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae and...

In this article: Al Green, Billboard, Tha Carter III, Sheryl Crow, Lil Wayne, Jim Jonsin, Lollipop, Static Major, and Chalmers "Spanky" Alford