Have a Good Time

by Al Green

Overview

The final offering from the magical collaboration between Al Green and producer Willie Mitchell, Have a Good Time found the dynamic duo in the midst of a creative crossroads. Green had just purchased a church and was looking to pour his energies into his congregation and his newly appointed title of Reverend. While the message and tones of religion aren't as obvious on Have a Good Time as they were on Full of Fire, they still do make appearances here and there. But it wasn't just a change in Green's life that made Have a Good Time so distinct from the earlier classics; it was also the changing shift in cultural tastes (thanks in no small part to the emergence of disco to the forefront of America's collective dance consciousness). With style shifts and members of a once solid backing band going their own way, the writing on the wall couldn't have been any clearer to both Green and Mitchell. With Have a Good Time they recapture moments of classic collaboration, the wonderful "Nothing Takes the Place of You" being the prime example of how good the two could be when they were in sync. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	12/29/2023
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180676447
Rank:	145036

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Al Green   Primary Artist,Vocals
Charles E. Jr. Hodges   Organ
James J. Mitchell   Sax (Baritone)
Andrew Love   Alto,Sax (Alto)
Bill Easley   Sax (Tenor)
James Brown   Piano,Piano
Howard Grimes   Drums,Bongos,Congas,Drums (Snare)
Jack Hale   Trumpet,Trombone
James Mitchell   Sax (Baritone)
Charles Hodges   Organ
Gene Chrisman   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges   Guitar
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Michael Toles   Sitar,Guitar
Lewis Collins   Sax (Tenor)
Archie Turner   Piano
The Memphis Strings   String Section
Leroy Hodges   Bass
James H. Brown   Piano
Michael Allen   Piano
Jackie Thomas   Trombone
Sandra Chalmers   Vocals (Background)
Gene Christman   Drums
Michael Hodges   Sitar,Guitar
Rhodes   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bob Levy   Cover Photo
Alan Robinson   Composer,Liner Notes
Chris Clough   Mastering
Valerie Simpson   Photography
P. Robinson   Composer
Al Green   Composer,Producer
Willie Mitchell   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Toussaint McCall   Composer
Bob Norberg   Remastering
Colin Escott   Liner Notes
Tim McCall   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Photography
Jeffrey Mayer   Photography
Aarion Nesbitt   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Buddy Rosenburg   Cover Photo
Howard Craft   Mastering
Lucy Kleps   Art Coordinator
Bill Pierce   Photography
Aaron Nesbit   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements