Everything's OK is the 28th studio album by American R&B singer Al Green (credited on the cover art and track credits of this album as "The Reverend Al Green"), produced by Willie Mitchell and Green, and released in the UK on March 14, 2005, and a day later in the US on March 15 on the Blue Note label. The album peaked at No. 19 on the R&B chart and No. 50 on the pop chart, Green's first album to place in the pop top 50 since 1975.
Reception
Everything's OK was positively received by critics and has a favorable Metacritic rating of 76/100, based on 11 reviews.Metacritic.com Critics noted that in comparison with the previous I Can't Stop, Everything's OK contained fewer conscious nods towards Green's 1970s Hi Records heyday and had a more contemporary overall sound. In a very enthusiastic review in Rolling Stone, David Wild wrote "I Can't Stop was impressive, but something was missing. Everything's OK is something else entirely. This time...the tunes (are) top-notch. Everything's OK is...one more righteous, red-hot reason to treasure this surviving genius of soul", while AllMusic's Tim Sendra said, "Consider I Can't Stop the rehab assignment in Triple A, while Everything's OK is the home run Green fans have been dreaming about. Writing in The Guardian, Betty Clarke stated, "This is classic Green. To Mitchell's lush 1970s sound, with its bluesy horns and sexy strings, Green adds his ageless falsetto and rumbling sensuality."The Guardian March 18, 2005 PopMatters' David Marchese noted, "The groovier songs will put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip, but it's the ballads that'll make you hit the repeat button. This is an album of old pros doing what they do best, and the ballads give them the best setting to do it in."PopMatters March 30, 2005
Track listing "Everything's OK" (Al Green, Willie Mitchell) - 4:12 "You Are So Beautiful" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) - 3:34 "Build Me Up" (Green, Mitchell) - 3:50 "Perfect to Me" (Green, Mitchell) - 4:09 "Nobody But You" (Green, Mitchell) - 3:30 "Real Love" (Green) - 5:22 "I Can Make Music" (Green, Steve Potts, Leroy Hodges, Lester Snell, Charles "Skip" Pitts, Bobby Manuel, Robert Clayborne) - 4:40 "Be My Baby" (Green) - 3:16 "Magic Road" (Green) - 3:43 "I Wanna Hold You" (Green) - 3:40 "Another Day" (Green) - 3:19 "All the Time" (Green, Manuel) - 4:01
Personnel
Al Green – lead vocals, backing vocals Lester Snell – acoustic piano Robert Clayborne – organ Bobby Manuel – guitars Charles "Skip" Pitts – guitars Leroy Hodges – bass Steve Potts – drums, percussion Hector Diaz – congas, percussion Bobby Rush – harmonica Jim Spake – baritone saxophone Andrew Love – tenor saxophone Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone Bill Florez – bass trombone Jack Hale – trombone Scott Thompson – trumpet Jonathan Kirkscey and Peter Spurbeck – cello Anthony Gilbert and Beth Luscombe – viola Joan Gilbert, Daniel Gilbert, Gregory Morris and Liza Zurlinden – violin Charlie Chalmers – backing vocals Donna Rhodes – backing vocals Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals
Charts Chart (2005) Peakposition
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