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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A[3] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[4] & [5] |
Al Green Gets Next to You (alternatively known as simply Gets Next to You)[6] is the third studio album by American soul singer Al Green, released in March 1971.
Track listing
- "I Can't Get Next to You" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 3:52
- "Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?" (Bert Berns) – 4:02
- "God Is Standing By" (Johnny Taylor) – 3:14
- "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green) – 2:43
- "I'm a Ram" (Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:53
- "Driving Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:04
- "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:59
- "You Say It" (Al Green) – 2:57
- "Right Now, Right Now" (Al Green) – 2:53
- "All Because" (Al Green) – 2:42
- "Ride, Sally Ride" – (bonus track)
- "True Love" – (bonus track)
- "I'll Be Standing By" – (bonus track)
Later samples
- "Light My Fire"
- "Burning Season" by Killarmy from the album Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
- "All Because"
- "Microphone Techniques" by 3rd Bass from the album Derelicts of Dialect
- "Light My Fire"
- "Ode to the Modern Man" by Atmosphere from the album Overcast!
References
- ^ Al Green Gets Next to You at AllMusic
- ^ Blender Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Rolling Stone 1973
- ^ Rolling Stone 2003
- ^ "Gets Next to You - Album by Al Green". Apple Music. August 14, 1971. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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