The Lord Will Make a Way

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The Lord Will Make a Way
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Studio album by
Al Green
Released1980
Studio American Music (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre Gospel, soul
Label Myrrh
Producer Al Green
Al Green chronology
Truth N' Time
(1978)		The Lord Will Make a Way
(1980)		 Higher Plane
(1981)

The Lord Will Make a Way is a studio album by American musician Al Green, released in 1980. [1] It was his first gospel album. [2]

Contents

The song "The Lord Will Make a Way" was written by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau B+ [4]

The album won a Grammy in the category of Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional. The title track was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary. [5]

Track listing

  1. "The Lord Will Make a Way" - 3:39
  2. "Pass Me Not" - 3:10
  3. "Too Close" (Alex Bradford) - 3:49
  4. "Highway to Heaven" - 2:56
  5. "Saved" (Aaron Purdie) - 3:47
  6. "None but the Righteous" - 3:24
  7. "In the Holy Name of Jesus" (Aaron Purdie) - 3:24
  8. "I Have a Friend Above All Others" - 3:02
  9. "Highway to Heaven (Reprise)" - 1:32

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Rockwell, John (January 31, 1982). "Al Green Forges New Links Between Secular and Sacred". The New York Times. p. A25.
  2. ↑ Tucker, Ken (July 5, 1984). "Al Green: His Music Has Come Full Circle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
  3. ↑ "The Lord Will Make a Way Review by Jason Elias". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Album Al Green: The Lord Will Make a Way". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  5. ↑ "Al Green". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.


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