Al Green’s been boiling in our blood all along, his deep moans and hungry wails laying down soundtracks for everything from lost virginities to Viagra-assisted hook-ups. After that period in the eighties when Green went reverend on us, devoting himself full-time to gospel and God, he returned to R&B in the mid-nineties, but it was a disappointingly lackluster effort. Luckily, in 2003 he came full circle with I Can’t Stop, an album on which he reunites with his old producer, Willie Mitchell, and reconciles his Christian beliefs with the corporeal pleasures his music magically incites. Indeed, he really couldn’t stop, because his new album follows the same earthy path. It’s a raw effort peppered with spiritual energy and Green’s signature Southern soul. Everything’s OK loves all God’s creatures–especially honeys, babies, and mamas.
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