Gets Next to You Al Green Artist

After the shaky start of {|Green Is Blues|}, {|Al Green|} and producer {|Willie Mitchell|} established their classic sound with {|Green|}'s second album, {|Gets Next to You|}. The main difference is in the rhythm section. Abandoning the gritty syncop... Read more

After the shaky start of {|Green Is Blues|}, {|Al Green|} and producer {|Willie Mitchell|} established their classic sound with {|Green|}'s second album, {|Gets Next to You|}. The main difference is in the rhythm section. Abandoning the gritty syncopations of deep {|Southern soul|}, {|the Hi Rhythm Section|} plays it slow and seductive, working a sultry, steady pulse that {|Green|} exploits with his remarkable voice. Alternating between {|Sam Cooke|}'s croon and {|Otis Redding|}'s shout, {|Green|} develops his own distinctive style, and {|Gets Next to You|} only touches the surface of its depth. Although the album is filled with wonderful moments, few are as astonishing as {|Green|} and {|Mitchell|}'s reinterpretation of {|the Temptations|}' {|I Can't Get Next to You,|} which turns the original inside out. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Less