Precious Lord

Precious Lord is a gospel album by Al Green, released in 1982.[4]

This article is about the Al Green album. For the Aretha Franklin album reissued under this name, see Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album). For the gospel song by Thomas A. Dorsey, see Take My Hand, Precious Lord.
Precious Lord
Studio album by
Al Green
ReleasedNovember 1982
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreSoul, gospel
LabelMyrrh[1]
ProducerAl Green
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live
(1981)		 Precious Lord
(1982)		 I'll Rise Again
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Critical reception

Robert Christgau thought that "the Memphis groove of Al's first two Myrrh albums had somehow turned into rote tent-gospel timekeeping."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Precious Lord" (Thomas A. Dorsey) - 3:12
  2. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" - 4:15
  3. "The Old Rugged Cross" - 3:27
  4. "Morningstar" (Moses Dillard, Sharon Michalsky) - 3:26
  5. "How Great Thou Art" - 3:34
  6. "Glory To His Name" - 2:57
  7. "Rock of Ages" - 2:35
  8. "In the Garden" - 3:59
  9. "Hallelujah (I Just Want to Praise the Lord)" (Al Green, Moses Dillard) - 4:40

Personnel
  • Al Green – lead vocals, arrangements (2, 6, 7)
  • David Briggs – keyboards
  • Tony Brown – keyboards
  • Kenny Bell – guitars
  • Moses Dillard – guitars
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Larrie Londin – drums
  • Jerry Peters – horn and string arrangements
  • The Nashville Hornworks – horns
  • The "A" Strings – strings
  • Anita Ball – backing vocals
  • Francine Belcher – backing vocals
  • Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Bobby Jones – backing vocals
  • Donna McElroy – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Karen Taylor – backing vocals

Production
  • Al Green – producer
  • Bill Cantrell – associate producer
  • Quinton Claunch – associate producer
  • Billy Sherrill – engineer, mixing
  • Hank Williams – mastering at Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Alan Messer – photography

References
  1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 888.
  2. "Precious Lord - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Al Green". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.


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