Precious Lord

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This article is about the Al Green album. For the Aretha Franklin album reissued under this name, see Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album). For the gospel song by Thomas A. Dorsey, see Take My Hand, Precious Lord.
Precious Lord
Al Green - Precious Lord.jpg
Studio album by
Al Green
ReleasedNovember 1982
GenreSoul, gospel
LabelMyrrh[1]
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live
(1981) 		Precious Lord
(1982) 		I'll Rise Again
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[4]

Precious Lord is a gospel album by Al Green, released in 1982.[4]

Critical reception[]

Robert Christgau thought that "the Memphis groove of Al's first two Myrrh albums had somehow turned into rote tent-gospel timekeeping."[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Precious Lord" (3:12)
  2. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (4:15)
  3. "The Old Rugged Cross" (3:27)
  4. "Morningstar" (3:26)
  5. "How Great Thou Art" (3:34)
  6. "Glory to His Name" (2:57)
  7. "Rock of Ages" (2:35)
  8. "In the Garden" (3:59)
  9. "Hallelujah (I Just Want to Praise the Lord)" (4:40)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 888.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Precious Lord - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Al Green". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.


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