I'll Rise Again

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I'll Rise Again
Al Green - I'll Rise Again.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Studio American Music (Memphis, TN)
Genre Soul, gospel
Length37:02
Label Myrrh [1]
Producer Al Green
Al Green chronology
Precious Lord
(1982)
I'll Rise Again
(1983)
White Christmas
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Christgau A− [1]
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I'll Rise Again is a gospel album by Al Green, released in 1983. [3]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. [5] During the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in 1984, Green won the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male, being the first recipient of the category. [6]

Critical reception

The New York Times listed I'll Rise Again among the ten best albums of 1983. [7]

Track listing

  1. "It Don't Take Much" (Emmett Wilson, Hodges Wilson) - 3:23
  2. "Jesus Is Coming (Back Again)" (Arthur Baker) - 4:59
  3. "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" - 2:38
  4. "I Close My Eyes and Smile" (Johnny Brown, Emmett Wilson) - 3:23
  5. "Ocean Blue (I'll Rise Again)" (Teenie Hodges, Emmett Wilson) - 4:13
  6. "Look at the Things That God Made" (Arthur Baker) - 3:50
  7. "I Just Can't Make It By Myself" (Clara Ward) - 4:25
  8. "I Know It Was the Blood" (Michael Baker) - 5:15
  9. "Straighten Out Your Life" (Jr. Lee) - 5:00

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: al green". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. "I'll Rise Again Al Green". AllMusic.
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 888.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.
  5. "Al Green". Billboard.
  6. "Al Green". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
  7. Palmer, Robert (December 28, 1983). "THE POP LIFE". The New York Times via NYTimes.com.