Higher Plane (album)
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Gospel, soul | |||
| Label | Myrrh Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Al Green | |||
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Higher Plane is a gospel album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1981.[2]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A[1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The New York Times noted the "first-rate songs and arrangements, a sure sense of its own style, and performances as rich in sensuality and erotic innuendo as any of Mr. Green's pop recordings."[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Higher Plane" (Keith Anthony Burke, Marshall Jones) - 3:37
- "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 6:23
- "By My Side" (Johnny Brown, Morgan Joseph) - 4:18
- "The Spirit Might Come - On and On" (Burke, Joseph) - 5:23
- "Where Love Rules" (Burke, Jean Burleson) - 5:13
- "Amazing Grace" - 3:31
- "His Name Is Jesus" (Burke, Burleson) - 5:26
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - 2:32
Personnel
[edit]- Al Green – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements
- Jesse Butler – keyboards
- Larry Lee – lead guitars
- Reuben Fairfax Jr. – bass
- Aaron Purdy – drums
- Jerry Peters – string arrangements
- Marjie Joseph – backing vocals
- Laura Lee – backing vocals
- Wanda Neal Bobo – backing vocals
- James Nelson – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Producer – Al Green
- Engineers – Bill Cantrell and Fred Jordan
- Recorded at American Music Recording Studios (Memphis, TN)
- Coordinator – Jesse Butler
- Design – Dennis Hill
- Photography – Alan Messer
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: al green". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Rockwell, John (31 Jan 1982). "Al Green Forges New Links Between Secular and Sacred". The New York Times. p. A25.
- ^ "Higher Plane - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 291.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (27 July 1983). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.
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