Soul Survivor (Al Green album)
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| Soul Survivor | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soul, gospel | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Eban Kelly, Jimi Randolph, Deborah McDuffie, Errol Thomas, Paul Zaleski | |||
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Soul Survivor is a studio album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1987.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 131 on the Billboard 200.[3]
The cover of "You've Got a Friend" is a duet with Billy Preston.[4] Green also covered the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".[5] A gospel choir backed Green on "The 23rd Psalm" and "Yield Not to Temptation".[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[8] |
| The Gazette | 7.5/10[9] |
The Chicago Tribune deemed Soul Survivor "an album of richly moving and vibrant singing."[10] The Gazette wrote that "it's nice to feel the power of [Green's] healing voice in real material again."[9] The Globe and Mail called the album "a quixotic mixture [that] in every way reflects the rather schizophrenic nature of Green himself."[11] The Dallas Morning News praised the "secular/funk texture" of the title track.[12]
