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Artist:	Al Green	Release Date:	May 27, 2008
Format:	CD	Record Label:	Blue Note Records (USA)
UPC:	094634844925	Genre:	R&B & Soul
Duration:	Album or EP	Sub-Genre:	--
Condition:	Brand new	Special Attributes:	--

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Track listing
1. Lay It Down - (featuring Anthony Hamilton) 2. Just For Me 3. You've Got the Love I Need - (featuring Anthony Hamilton) 4. No One Like You 5. What More Do You Want From Me 6. Take Your Time - (featuring Corinne Bailey Rae) 7. Too Much 8. Stay With Me (By the Sea) - (featuring John Legend) 9. All I Need 10. I'm Wild About You 11. Standing In the Rain
Details
Contributing artists:	Anthony Hamilton, Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend
Producer:	Adam Blackstone, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, James Poyser
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
Pairing soul legend Al Green with hip-hop producers James Poyser and Amir "?uestlove" Thompson may seem like a dicey prospect to old school fans, but those same fans will celebrate LAY IT DOWN. The album plays like a return to the classic sound of 1970s albums like LET'S STAY TOGETHER and I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU without sounding slavishly retro, while the guest stars and the crack studio band accentuate the Reverend's still-vital genius. Like Green's classic work, LAY IT DOWN blends Southern soul, funk, jazz, blues, and balladry into a gorgeously smooth concoction that is steamy, surging, mellow, and moving all at once. The title track, a duet with Anthony Hamilton, kicks things off in style with a floating, string-sweetened vibe that showcases the restrained prowess of both singers. (Hamilton also appears on the groove-driven "You've Got the Love I Need.") Other highlights include the ballad "No One Like You," and duets with John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae. Brilliant in its controlled passion and silky, atmospheric mood, LAY IT DOWN is a latter-day soul gem from one of the genre's masters.
Editorial reviews
3.5 stars out of 5 -- [T]here's no replicating Green's heaven-sent voice. On slow-jams like 'Too Much,' Green's instrument is in remarkable fettle, gliding from burly lower-register growls to an ethereal falsetto. Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- Sounding as sweet as ever as he sashays into his 60s....[T]he sparse contributions of the Dap-King horns make pleasing ripples... Record Collector Living Blues [Green] is in typically breathtaking form throughout, his improvised, passion-filled turns of phrase and leaps of register rife with wondrous delight. 4 stars out of 5 -- LAY IT DOWN makes it clear that Green's devotion to the primacy of his music's groove has only deepened with age. Spin

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