Green Is Blues
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Original 1969 vinyl edition
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| Studio album by Al Green | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1968–69 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 28:49 (original edition) 40:42 (40th anniversary edition) |
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| Label | Hi Records | |||
| Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
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| Rolling Stone (1973) | (mixed) | |
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Cover on 1970 release.
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Green Is Blues is an Al Green album from 1969.
Upon the album's '40th Anniversary' re-release as a digital deluxe package in July 2009, noted soul writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' stated: "Significant for matching for the first time Green's soulful refined vocal brilliance with the skilful production of co-writer/producer Willie Mitchell and the tight arrangements of Memphis' renowned Hi Rhythm Section, the album ushered in a new era for "The Memphis Sound" – effectively kick-starting a studio partnership between Green and Mitchell that would see Al go on to become the premier soul superstar of the early Seventies – and arguably the last great Southern soul singer, period."
The track listing for 40th anniversary edition, released 2009, includes four additional tracks:
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