Al Green Is Love is the ninth album by soul singer Al Green. It was his final of six consecutive albums to hit number 1 on the R&B/Soul Albums chart, and it peaked into the Top 40 on the Pop Albums chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Al Green; except where indicated
Side one
"L-O-V-E (Love)" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:09
"Rhymes" (Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:36
"The Love Sermon" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle) – 6:34
"There Is Love" (Willie Mitchell, Lawrence Seymore, Yvonne Mitchell) – 3:04
"Could I Be the One?" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Ann Mitchell) – 4:06
Side two
"Love Ritual" – 4:19
"I Didn't Know" – 7:46
"Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)" (Green, Willie Mitchell, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 2:48 "I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)" – 2:45 "I Wish You Were Here" (Willie Mitchell) – 3:18
Personnel
Al Green - vocals
Larry Lee, Teenie Hodges - guitar
Leroy Hodges - bass
Charles Hodges - organ, piano
Howard Grimes - drums, congas
Conga Lou (Johnny Keyes) - congas
Archie Turner, Michael Allen - piano
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes - backing vocals
Andrew Love, Lewis Collins - tenor saxophone
Wayne Jackson - trumpet
James Mitchell - baritone saxophone, string arrangements
Jack Hale - trombone
The Memphis Strings - strings
See also
List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1975
References
Further reading
Rolling Stone review
1975 albums
Al Green albums
Albums produced by Willie Mitchell (musician) The Right Stuff Records albums Hi Records albums