Al Green Gets Next to You explained

Al Green Gets Next to You
Type:	studio
Artist:	Al Green
Cover:	Getsnexttoyou.jpg
Caption:	Cover art for all editions, including the U.S. vinyl edition (pictured)
Released:	March 1971 (US)
Recorded:	1970–71
Genre:	Soul
Length:	33:19
Label:	Hi
Producer:	Willie Mitchell
Prev Title:	Green Is Blues
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Let's Stay Together
Next Year:	1972

Al Green Gets Next to You (alternatively known as simply Gets Next to You)^[1] is the third studio album by American soul singer Al Green, released in March 1971.

Track listing

1. "I Can't Get Next to You" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 3:52
2. "Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?" (Bert Berns) – 4:02
3. "God Is Standing By" (Johnny Taylor) – 3:14
4. "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green) – 2:43
5. "I'm a Ram" (Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:53
6. "Driving Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:04
7. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:59
8. "You Say It" (Al Green) – 2:57
9. "Right Now, Right Now" (Al Green) – 2:53
10. "All Because" (Al Green) – 2:42
11. "Ride, Sally Ride" – (bonus track)
12. "True Love" – (bonus track)
13. "I'll Be Standing By" – (bonus track)

Later samples

• "Light My Fire"
  • "Burning Season" by Killarmy from the album Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
• "All Because"
  • "Microphone Techniques" by 3rd Bass from the album Derelicts of Dialect
• "Light My Fire"
  • "Ode to the Modern Man" by Atmosphere from the album Overcast!

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gets Next to You - Album by Al Green . . August 14, 1971 . October 21, 2023.