Albert Greene Popularmente Conhecido Como Al Green Nascido Em 13 De Abril De 1946 É Um Cantor Estadunidense De Gospel E Soul Music De Grande Sucesso No Início E Metade Dos Anos Setenta. Al Green É Conhecido Por Sua Bela Voz Bons Arranjos Musicais E Concertos Intensos.
Al Green Começou A Cantar Aos Nove Anos Junto Com Outros Três Irmãos Em Um Grupo Gospel De Seu Pai O Green Brothers. O Quarteto Chegou A Realizar Excursões Pelo Sul Dos Estados Unidos Durante A Década De 1950. Naquela Época A Família Greene Mudou-Se Para O Estado Do Michigan. Lá O Jovem Al Green Formou Seu Grupo De R&B Chamado Al Green And The Creations Que Em 1968 Seria Rebatizado Como Soul Mates. Em 1968 O Soul Mates Alcançou O Top 5 Da Parada Black Singles Da Billboard Com A Canção "Back Up Train".
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Frogtoon Música - Informações da música: Love and Happiness
"Love And Happiness" Is A 1972 Song By Al Green From His Album "I'm Still In Love With You". Green Co-Wrote The Song With Teenie Hodges. It Was Released As A Single In The United Kingdom On London Records In 1973 And In The United States On Hi Records In 1977. The Song Was Rated #98 In Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time And #861 In Dave Marsh's The Heart Of Rock & Soul The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Soul Train Historian Stephen McMillian Called It "quintessential Al Green" And "one Of The Greatest Soul Songs Of All Time." Writing In Vibe Alan Light Called It "perhaps His Most Perfect Song." Green Wrote "Love And Happiness" With Teenie Hodges With Whom He Also Collaborated In Writing "Take Me To The River " "Here I Am Come And Take Me " "Full Of Fire " And Other Songs. It Was Produced By Willie Mitchell In The 1972 Recording Session For The Album "I'm Still In Love With You". Of The Recording Process Green Said "I Wouldn’t Say It Was A Return To The Old Style Soul Of My Early Days But I Definitely Pulled It From The Same Source Of Raw And Gritty Need. The Result Was Like A Slow Fever Building On The Beat Pushing Up The Temperature With Each Breath Of The Staccato Horns And Pushing Through To Delirium As We Came Up On The Fade." In His 2000 Autobiography Take Me To The River Green Said Of The Song "Love And Happiness" Was Like Mixing Explosive Chemicals — Everything Had To Be Added At Just The Right Time And At Just The Right Dose. The Tempo Was The Most Important Thing To Willie And If You Listen Close You Can Hear Teenie Counting Off With His Foot On A Cardboard Box For The Take That Nailed It. On April 27 1973 London Records Released "Love And Happiness" As A U.K. Single Backed With "So You're Leaving" Catalog Number 10419 . Hi Records However Did Not Release The Song As A Single At The Time That The Album I'm Still In Love With You Was On The Charts Instead Releasing The Title Track "Look What You Done For Me " And "For The Good Times." The Song Nonetheless Gained Popularity In The U.S. From Radio Airplay. In An Attempt To Boost Green's Flagging Record Sales An Edited Version Of The Song Was Finally Released As A U.S. Single In The Summer Of 1977 Backed With "Glory Glory" Catalog Number 45-2324 . The Single Peaked At #104 On The Pop Chart And #82 On The R&B Chart. The Song Was Also Featured As The Lead-Off Track On "Al Green's Greatest Hits Volume II" 1977 And Appeared On Reissues Of His First Greatest Hits Compilation. A Cover Of The Song By Earnest Jackson Was Released As A Single On John Fred's Louisiana-Based Stone Records In 1973. It Has Also Been Covered By Such Performers As Toots And The Maytals Lee "Scratch" Perry With The Upsetters - Jungle Lion Etta James Al Jarreau David Sanborn Graham Central Station And Living Colour.