The first preview of the upcoming new Al Green album is "Take Your Time" with Corinne Bailey Rae and is so divine! Al is in fine form while Corinne never sounded so deeply soulful."Take Your Time" is from Lay It Down produced by Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson, out on Blue Note May 27th. The digital single is available now (places like Amazon).Tracklist:1. Lay It Down (feat. Anthony Hamilton)2. Just...
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Blue Note and Al Green revealed more details today about his upcoming new album: As previously reported, Ahmir Thompson - aka ?uestlove - produced the album with Green at the Electric Ladyland studios in NYC. Today we learn that the album is titled Lay It Down, it features duets with Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend and Anthony Hamilton and it will be released by Blue Note on May 27th.Mr. Qool...
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Al Green has been recording a new album with ?uestlove on the production! Green says the new album is about "love and happiness, but the real kind. According to an article in the Belfast Telegraph:"My next record is about the love and the happiness," he says. " My record is about the everyday life of a girl, guy, living together with one kid – we're not married yet but we're working on it, I'.
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Not a very good week for CDs. Here are a few of the highlights:Porcupine Tree - Lightbulb SonAl Green - Lay It DownCyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the BrinkSpiritualized - Songs in A&E36 Crazyfists - The Tide and Its TakersJenny Scheinman - Jenny ScheinmanLil Kim - Ms. G.O.A.T.moe. - Warts and All, Vol 6.Underoath - Survive, KaleidoscopeBrooke Fraser - AlbertineUsher - Here I StandQUESTION OF THE DA...
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Soul legend Al Green is currently working on an album of duets. Reportedly, the project is helmed by Roots drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson that will feature collaborations with Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo and possibly Alicia Keys and/or Joss Stone, according to Billboard.Purportedly, 15 tracks have been finished for the upcoming album named "The Duet Album." The album will be finished by Nove...
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Al Green has been confirmed to appear at the 2010 Sydney Festival, including an appearance at the Festival First Night, it was announced this morning.Other music-related groups set to appear at the...for more on all the hype, go to musicuniverse.com.au
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It's been nearly a year since Al Green gave Billboard info on his new album Lay It Down, which was being produced by Questlove of The Roots. I don't remember the specifics, but I DO remember Al saying the music "was like fresh cream from a cow's titty". I'm not exactly sure what that meant, but it sounded good enough to embed itself into my memory. I won't have to wonder much longer, because La...
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Variety is reporting that Direct Holdings Americas, the parent company of Time-Life Records, has acquired the entire DVD distribution rights to the Soul Train series along with a number of concerts by artists like Al Green and the Temptations and the Soul Train Music Awards. The vast majority of the programs in the deal are being licensed for the first time.Whether the material will be sold as...
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If you're the type of music fan that gets sick of hearing the same run of the mill questions that journalists typically asks artists, this is the post for you. Late last week, ?uestlove held an impromptu Q&A session with fans on *"Okayplayer":http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1707768&mesg_id=1707768&page=2#1707776* regarding his work on Al Green's new album. ?ue...
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Soul legend Al Green preparing a duets album with the hottest soul singers of the new generation, with ?uestlove of The Roots in the producers chair for the album. The disc was originally supposed to be released early this fall, but the date has been pushed back to early 2008. Green has already finished over a dozen songs with The Roots, and hopes to record more within the next 3 months. "It's ...
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