Al Green - TravisMGibson.com

Al Green has been called 'the quintessential soul man' and certainly his highly distinctive vocal style has not only assured him a permanent place in contemporary history but inspired a whole generation of young singers.

If you were born in the early seventies chances are there was some Al Green playing during your conception.

An eight-time Grammy winner and inductee into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Al Green has been thrilling audiences the world over with his emotive blend of gospel and R&B for close to three decades now. Making great music is nothing new for Al Green, who was ordained as the pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Memphis in 1976

Born in Forrest City, Arkanas, Al's earliest years were steeped in gospel: he touredwith father Robert Green as part of the family group The Green Brothers. Moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan in the mid-60's, he formed his own group - Al Green and the Creations - before becoming lead singer with another group known as The Soul Mates. It was with this musical team that Al first tasted chart success when the song "Back Up Train" became a Top 5 R&B hit and Top 50 single as 1967 became 1968.

Two years later, Al began his solo career, singing with Memphis-based Hi Records. Teaming with producer and noted instrumentalist Willie Mitchell in 1970, Al spent the next eight years racking up an unprecedented eight million-selling singles including "Tired Of Being Alone," "Let's Stay Together," "Look What You Done For Me," "I'm Still In Love With You," "You Ought To Be With Me," "Call Me (Come Back Home)," "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" and "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)."

In all, Al enjoyed six R&B chart-toppers out of some twenty-six hit singles from 1970 to 1979. Fourteen of Al's albums appeared on the nation's Top 200 charts, five of which were certified gold. Al's exciting 'live' performances garnered rave reviews and won him a loyal fan base throughout the world.

Other triumphs included a stint in the Broadway musical "Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God" (with Patti LaBelle), and in 1983, Al recorded his first all-gospel album "The Lord Will Make A Way." Over the next six years, the right Reverend Green recorded nine best selling gospel albums, returning to the secular music charts in 1987 with "Everything Is Gonna Be Alright." A year later, a duet with Annie Lennox covering the '70s classic, "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" (featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Scrooged") gave Al a Top 20 pop hit. In 1989, "As Long As We're Together," featuring singer Al B. Sure!, took Al Green back to the R&B Top 30 for the first time in ten years.

While continuing with his ministry in Memphis, Al has taken time to tour worldwide over the past few years. Performing a mixture of gospel and R&B favorites, his global audience has continued to expand and in 1993, he began recording for BMG International. That year, his first album for the company "Don't Look Back" was released in different territories outside of the U.S. and eight of the tracks form the basis for "Your Heart's In Good Hands."

Al Green's association with MCA Records began as a result of his participation on the company's platinum-plus "Rhythm, Country and Blues." His duet with Lyle Lovett on "Funny How Time Slips Away" was one of the album's standouts, prompting Al Teller, CEO of MCA's Music Entertainment, a longtime admirer of Al Green's soulful vocal style to work with BMG International to secure the U.S. release of Al's first all-secular album since 1977's "Belle" set.

With a "Greatest Hits" album on the nation's Top 200 album chart, 1995 appearances on major television shows (including "The Tonight show with Jay Leno" and "The David Letterman Show") and a show-stopping performance with soul queen Aretha Franklin at the opening of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Al's career is reaching a new plateau. Al Green is a one-of-a-kind artist, a soul legend whose music bridges generations, and is quite simply timeless.

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