I Get Joy

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I Get Joy
Studio album by
Al Green
ReleasedMay 1989
GenreSoul, gospel
LabelA&M
Al Green chronology
Soul Survivor
(1987) 		I Get Joy
(1989) 		Love Is Reality
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[4]

I Get Joy is a studio album by Al Green, released in 1989 on A&M Records.[3][5] Green included many secular songs on the album, the first time he had done so since the 1970s.

Production[]

Green wrote the majority of the songs.[6] "As Long As We're Together" features Al B. Sure! singing backup.[7] Former Tempree Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips sings backup on "Tryin' to Do the Best I Can" and "Tryin' to Get Over You".

Critical reception[]

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."[6] The Los Angeles Times opined that "Green should stick to what he does best, which, these days, is religious music."[8] The New York Times called Green's voice "the sound of a lone supplicant, gently testifying to the comforts of faith."[9]

Track listing[]

  1. "You're Everything to Me" - 4:13
  2. "All My Praise" - 4:10
  3. "The End Is Near" - 4:06
  4. "Mighty Clouds of Joy" - 4:16
  5. "I Get Joy" - 3:53
  6. "As Long as We're Together" - 3:44
  7. "Praise Him" - 3:06
  8. "Blessed" - 4:06
  9. "Tryin' to Do the Best I Can" - 3:03
  10. "Tryin' to Get Over You" - 2:04

References[]

  1. ^ "I Get Joy - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Al Green". Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 888.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.
  5. ^ Sanders, Charles L. (Sep 1989). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 44 (11): 22.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "AL GREEN'S `I GET JOY' PUTS SOUL BACK INTO GOSPEL MUSIC". Deseret News. January 4, 1991.
  7. ^ Jefferson, Graham (16 May 1989). "Al Green preaches his message of `Joy'". USA Today. p. 5D.
  8. ^ "AL GREEN "I Get Joy." A&M; **". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 1989.
  9. ^ Pareles, Jon (6 Aug 1989). "Recordings". The New York Times. p. A26.



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