Precious Lord

This article is about the Al Green album. For the Aretha Franklin album reissued under this name, see Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album). For the gospel song by Thomas A. Dorsey, see Take My Hand, Precious Lord. For the album by Thomas A. Dorsey, see Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey.
Precious Lord
Studio album by
Al Green
Released1982
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreGospel, pop
LabelMyrrh[1]
ProducerAl Green
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live
(1981) 		Precious Lord
(1982) 		I'll Rise Again
(1983)

Precious Lord is an album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1982.[2] It peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Robert Christgau thought that "the Memphis groove of Al's first two Myrrh albums had somehow turned into rote tent-gospel timekeeping."[5] The New York Times wrote that "Green works audacious transformations on some of the most beloved gospel standards, turning them into bright, upbeat pop."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Precious Lord" (Thomas A. Dorsey) - 3:12
  2. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" - 4:15
  3. "The Old Rugged Cross" - 3:27
  4. "Morningstar" (Moses Dillard, Sharon Michalsky) - 3:26
  5. "How Great Thou Art" - 3:34
  6. "Glory To His Name" - 2:57
  7. "Rock of Ages" - 2:35
  8. "In the Garden" - 3:59
  9. "Hallelujah (I Just Want to Praise the Lord)" (Al Green, Moses Dillard) - 4:40

Personnel

  • Al Green – lead vocals, arrangements (2, 6, 7)
  • David Briggs – keyboards
  • Tony Brown – keyboards
  • Kenny Bell – guitars
  • Moses Dillard – guitars
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Larrie Londin – drums
  • Jerry Peters – horn and string arrangements
  • The Nashville Hornworks – horns
  • The "A" Strings – strings
  • Anita Ball – backing vocals
  • Francine Belcher – backing vocals
  • Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Bobby Jones – backing vocals
  • Donna McElroy – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Karen Taylor – backing vocals

Production

  • Al Green – producer
  • Bill Cantrell – associate producer
  • Quinton Claunch – associate producer
  • Billy Sherrill – engineer, mixing
  • Hank Williams – mastering at Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Alan Messer – photography

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 888.
  2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.
  3. ^ Morse, Steve (17 Oct 1982). "Al Green and Patti LaBelle Spread the Gospel to Broadway". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Precious Lord - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Al Green". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ Palmer, Robert (1 Sep 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C19.


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