Gets Next to You

by Al Green

Overview

After the shaky start of Green Is Blues, Al Green and producer Willie Mitchell established their classic sound with Green's second album, Gets Next to You. The main difference is in the rhythm section. Abandoning the gritty syncopations of deep Southern soul, the Hi Rhythm Section plays it slow and seductive, working a sultry, steady pulse that Green exploits with his remarkable voice. Alternating between Sam Cooke's croon and Otis Redding's shout, Green develops his own distinctive style, and Gets Next to You only touches the surface of its depth. Although the album is filled with wonderful moments, few are as astonishing as Green and Mitchell's reinterpretation of the Temptations' "I Can't Get Next to You," which turns the original inside out. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/29/2023
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180676393
Rank:	116439

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Al Green   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Barrett Strong   Composer
Johnnie Taylor   Composer
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges   Composer
Alan Robinson   Liner Notes
Robby Krieger   Composer
Roosevelt Sykes   Composer
Peter Chatman   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Al Green   Composer
Jim Morrison   Composer
Cheryl Pawelski   Production Coordination
Tom Cartwright   Supervisor,Project Director,Project Development
Willie Mitchell   Composer,Producer
T-Bone Burnett   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Billy Swan   Composer
Larry Walsh   Remastering
John Densmore   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Bud O'Shea   Executive Producer
Howard Craft   Mastering
Eli Okun   Executive Producer
Margaret Goldfarb   Production Coordination
Pam Brown   Production Coordination
Robert Gordon   Liner Notes
Lisa Sutton   Design,Artwork,Layout Design