Search - Al Green :: I'm Still in Love With You

Not like one's the best--as if!

Allan Ostermann | Portland (the one on the left) | 08/01/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I find it difficult to declare one specific Al Green album as his BEST. I mean, do people say, for instance, "that's Van Gogh's best painting?" Well, they shouldn't.I find the following songs on the album, simply sublime, and yes, simply beautiful. When this album came out, he had truly invented his style--smooth R&B (but not cheezy, like, oh god, Michael Bolton). Al's as smooth as microwaved butter (I won't make an allusion to his nickname 'Grits'. That's a whole other story).The first songs denote a tranquil quality, leading into the minimalist masterpiece, Simply Beautiful--hypnotic, meditative, in which his beautiful voice shines,backed by an instrumental that is almost nonexistent.But what about songs like "So Tired of Being Alone", "Call Me", or any of the other superb pieces? They're not one this album. This is why this is not my FAVORITE Al Green album. It's a period, a body of work that melds together like acts of a play. I'll just say that this is part of my favorite Al Green period--period.Oh,and there are bonus tracks; not throw away filler; only a bit of a different feel than the original collection; but what a great little added bonus."

Possibly One of the Greatest

Trenton Ensley | Memphis, TN USA | 04/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First and foremost, this CD is a work of art. This is one of the best R&B CD's I've ever heard. I mean, its up there with Stevie Wonder's "Talking Book" and "Songs In The Key of Life", Donny Hathaway's "Donny Hathaway", and Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin On". To be honest, Al Green is not my favorite singer but this collection of songs is probably the best that I've heard. This is a must have that should be in any music lover's collection."

Soul has never been better!

F. Ross Whittendale | Beverly Hills | 06/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I agree, why aren't there more reviews of this album?



Al Green is quite possibly the most underrated artist ever, soul music or otherwise. Though some might disagree, most of this is due to the fact that the 70's was extremely competitve music-wise. Whlie The Reverend is remembered, he is not remembered as fondly as Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass and Barry White. And that beloved is a shame.



Still in Love with You is a complete album. The type of album that you can play straight through, in order, time after time. Each songs flows into the next creating the sense of a man giving a melodic testimony concerning his innermost feelings about love, life, longing, pain, sadness melancholy and redemption. Not a wasted note, sound or breath is to be found on the entire album.



Of all of the instruments used in the making of this album, Al's voice is the greatest of them. It can be heard best on "Simply Beautiful". It is simple, controlled and seductive. He purposely teases with a falsetto that's as light as a feather yet as powerful as a tiger. All within his control at the same time. He sings as if he's whispering in his lady's ear - the moans at the end are potent enough to produce babies themselves.



You cannot be a music fan or collector of any kind without owning this album. Masterpiece is an understatement..this is what the soul afterlife must be like."