I Get Joy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1989 | |||
Studio | Royal Studios, Ardent Studios and Colton Row (Memphis, Tennessee); Cheshire Studios (Atlanta, Georgia). | |||
Genre | Soul, gospel | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Al Green, Paul Zaleski, Eban Kelly, John Randolph | |||
Al Green chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1* [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
I Get Joy is a studio album by Al Green, released in 1989 on A&M Records. [3] [6] Green included many secular songs on the album, the first time he had done so since the 1970s.
Green wrote the majority of the songs. [7] "As Long As We're Together" features Al B. Sure! singing backup. [8] Former Tempree Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips sings backup on "Tryin' to Do the Best I Can" and "Tryin' to Get Over You".
Robert Christgau wrote: "What distinguishes this exercise is unflinching formal exposition--no Supremes or James Taylor ringers. Even the electrofunk belongs." [2] The Deseret News thought that Green "has a knack for writing songs that are subtle enough to work on both romantic and religious levels." [7] The Los Angeles Times opined that "Green should stick to what he does best, which, these days, is religious music." [9] The New York Times called Green's voice "the sound of a lone supplicant, gently testifying to the comforts of faith." [10]
I Get Joy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1989 | |||
Studio | Royal Studios, Ardent Studios and Colton Row (Memphis, Tennessee); Cheshire Studios (Atlanta, Georgia). | |||
Genre | Soul, gospel | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Al Green, Paul Zaleski, Eban Kelly, John Randolph | |||
Al Green chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1* [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
I Get Joy is a studio album by Al Green, released in 1989 on A&M Records. [3] [6] Green included many secular songs on the album, the first time he had done so since the 1970s.
Green wrote the majority of the songs. [7] "As Long As We're Together" features Al B. Sure! singing backup. [8] Former Tempree Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips sings backup on "Tryin' to Do the Best I Can" and "Tryin' to Get Over You".
Robert Christgau wrote: "What distinguishes this exercise is unflinching formal exposition--no Supremes or James Taylor ringers. Even the electrofunk belongs." [2] The Deseret News thought that Green "has a knack for writing songs that are subtle enough to work on both romantic and religious levels." [7] The Los Angeles Times opined that "Green should stick to what he does best, which, these days, is religious music." [9] The New York Times called Green's voice "the sound of a lone supplicant, gently testifying to the comforts of faith." [10]