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Al Green - Lay It Down (2008)

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 27 May 2017 20:19:59

"Lay It Down" is the 29th studio album by American recording artist Al Green, released May 27, 2008, on Blue Note Records. The album was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots and James Poyser. Four tracks feature guest artists, two with Anthony Hamilton, and one each with John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae. "Lay It Down" is Green's first Top 10 Album since 1973, and, according to Metacritic, has received widespread acclaim from critics. "Stay With Me (By the Sea)" won Al Green and John Legend a Grammy award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group given in 2009.

~Wikipedia

The big question that greets listeners encountering Al Green's third Blue Note album, Lay It Down, is: what happens when you put that amazing soul-drenched voice in the hands of hip-hop producers Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson of the Roots and James Poyser, and add a slew of superstar guests? Answer: a killer Al Green soul album. Thompson and Poyser weren't interested in straying far from the classic sound Green and producer Willie Mitchell created at Hi Records in the 1970s, but they did want to place it in a more contemporary - albeit analog - setting. Green cut his previous offerings for the label - 2003's I Can't Stop and 2005's Everything's OK - with Mitchell, and the results were good, not great, albums because Green's sound was simply re-created nostalgically. Even though Thompson and Poyser have been very creative here with their nuanced percussive, textural, and dynamic touches, Lay It Down is more of a classic-sounding Al Green record than either of its predecessors. The producers are at the core of a studio band (on drums and various analog keyboards, respectively) that also includes Mighty Clouds of Joy guitarist Chalmers "Spanky" Alford (in whose memory the album is dedicated), bassist Adam Blackstone (Jill Scott), and the Dap-Kings Horns. Lay It Down is a slow-burning, solid groover of a soul record; its dynamics and textures shift subtly and purposely to keep Green's voice at the center of its sound. If there is a flaw on the set, it's that individual tracks don't assert themselves immediately. Green, Poyser, and Thompson were going for immediacy and feel: nine of the album's 11 cuts had basic tracks done in their first session. They achieved their goal and then some - the album feels of such an atmospheric piece and is so present that it initially comes off as a whole. That said, there is no better place to spend 45 minutes than in Lay It Down's dreamy, sensual, gritty, and tender sound world.

~Review by Thom Jurek

Release of this CD: 2008, May, 27 [CD Blue Note Records (USA), Cat.# 0946 3 48449 2 5 / UPC: 094634844925]
℗© 2008 The Blue Note Label Group.
Manufactured by The Blue Note Label Group.
Made in USA

Credits:

Bass – Adam Blackstone (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 11)
Co-producer – Adam Blackstone, Chalmers 'Spanky' Alford
Drums – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: 1 to 10)
Guitar – Chalmers 'Spanky' Alford, Randy Bowland (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 11)
Horns – The Dap-Kings Horns
Percussion – Danny Sadownick (tracks: 2, 5, 11)
Producer – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Al Green, James Poyser
Strings [Conducted] – Larry Gold (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Strings [Orchestrated] – Larry Gold (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Vocals [Background] – Jaguar Wright, Mercedes Martinez

Tracklist:

01. Lay It Down (feat. Anthony Hamilton) (04:30)
02. Just For Me (03:58)
03. You've Got The Love I Need (feat. Anthony Hamilton) (04:14)
04. No One Like You (04:31)
05. What More Do You Want From Me (04:13)
06. Take Your Time (feat. Corinne Bailey Rae) (04:37)
07. Too Much (03:29)
08. Stay With Me (By The Sea) (feat. John Legend) (03:23)
09. All I Need (03:41)
10. I'm Wild About You (04:51)
11. Standing In The Rain (03:09)

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Al Green / Lay It Down

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