Higher Plane

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Higher Plane
Higher Plane (Al Green album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Al Green
Released1981
GenreSoul, gospel
LabelMyrrh Records[1]
ProducerAl Green
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live
(1981) 		Higher Plane
(1981) 		Precious Lord
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauA[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[3]

Higher Plane is a gospel album by Al Green, released in 1981.[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Higher Plane" (Keith Anthony Burke, Marshall Jones) - 3:37
  2. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 6:23
  3. "By My Side" (Johnny Brown, Morgan Joseph) - 4:18
  4. "The Spirit Might Come - On and On" (Burke, Joseph) - 5:23
  5. "Where Love Rules" (Burke, Jean Burleson) - 5:13
  6. "Amazing Grace" - 3:31
  7. "His Name Is Jesus" (Burke, Burleson) - 5:26
  8. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - 2:32
  9. "Rock of Ages"
  10. "The Old Rugged Cross"
  11. "Morningstar"

Personnel[]

  • Lead vocals – Al Green
  • Backing vocals – Al Green, Marjie Joseph, Laura Lee, Wanda Neal Bobo and James Nelson
  • Keyboards – Jesse Butler
  • Lead guitar – Larry Lee
  • Bass guitar – Reuben Fairfax, Jr.
  • Drums – Aaron Purdy
  • String arrangements – Al Green and Jerry Peters

Production[]

  • Producer – Al Green
  • Coordinator – Jesse Butler
  • Engineers – Bill Cantrell and Fred Jordan
  • Recorded at American Music Recording Studios (Memphis, TN)
  • Design – Dennis Hill
  • Photography – Alan Messer

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Christgau: CG: al green". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "Higher Plane - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 291.


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