Your Heart's in Good Hands explained

Your Heart's in Good Hands
Type:	studio
Artist:	Al Green
Cover:	Your Heart's In Good Hands LP.jpeg
Genre:	Soul, funk, R&B, pop
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Narada Michael Walden, Arthur Baker, Tommy Faragher, DeVante Swing, Andy Cox, David Steele, Louis Biancaniello
Prev Title:	Don't Look Back
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Anthology
Next Year:	1997

Your Heart's in Good Hands is American singer Al Green's 26th studio album, his first after a several-year hiatus from secular music, released by MCA Records in 1995.^[1] Described as "a solid project that approaches the Rev. Green's classic work with Hi Records",^[2] the album was said to capture much of Al Green's early vocal sound, keeping true to his original style but also adding modern elements. "Keep On Pushing Love", a single released from the album, produced by Arthur Baker and co-written with Lotti Golden, Al Green and Tommy Faragher invokes "the original, sparse sound of his [Green's] early classics."^[3] "Your Heart's in Good Hands", a single produced by Narada Michael Walden and written by Diane Warren, was also released from the LP.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Your Heart's in Good Hands" (Diane Warren) – 6:02
2. "Keep On Pushing Love" (Arthur Baker, Tommy Faragher, Lotti Golden, Al Green) – 5:08
3. "Could This Be The Love" (DeVante Swing) – 3:44
4. "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" (Seth Swirsky) – 5:27
5. "One Love" (Al Green, David Steele) – 3:47
6. "Don't Look Back" (John Lee Hooker, Smokey Robinson, Robert White, Ronnie White) – 4:51
7. "Best Love" (Al Green, David Steele) – 3:39
8. "Your Love (Is More Than I Ever Hoped For)" (Al Green, David Steele) – 5:06
9. "What Does It Take" (Al Green, David Steele) – 4:11
10. "People in the World (Keep On Lovin' You)" (Al Green, David Steele) – 4:09

Personnel

• Al Green – lead vocals
• Louis Biancaniello – keyboards (1), Hammond B3 organ (1), programming (1)
• Tommy Faragher – keyboards (2), programming (2), backing vocals (2)
• Richard Tee – keyboards (2, 4), organ (2, 4), acoustic piano (4)
• DeVante Swing – all instruments (3), arrangements (3)
• Axel Kröll – programming (4, 6), arrangements (6)
• David Steele – keyboards (5, 7-10), guitars (5, 7-10), bass (5, 7-10), arrangements (5, 7-10), congas (9, 10)
• Andy Cox – programming (5, 7-10), guitars (5, 7-10), percussion (5, 9, 10), arrangements (5, 7-10)
• Paul Pesco – guitars (2, 4, 6)
• Doug Wimbish – bass (2, 4)
• Will Lee – bass (6)
• Narada Michael Walden – drums (1), arrangements (1)
• David Palmer – drums (2, 6)
• Bernard Purdie – drums (9)
• Tony Mason – drums (10)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2, 4)
• Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone (2)
• Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone (2)
• Andrew Love – saxophones (5, 7-10)
• Curtis Stigers – saxophone (6), lead vocals (6)
• Michael E. Davis – trombone (2)
• Wayne Jackson – trombone (5, 7-10), trumpet (5, 7-10)
• Chris Scott – trumpet (2)
• Graeme Hamilton – trumpet (10)
• Frank Martin – string arrangements and conductor (1)
• Nathan Rubin – concertmaster (1)
• Nikita Germaine – backing vocals (1)
• Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (1)
• Skyler Jett – backing vocals (1)
• Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (1)
• Lotti Golden – backing vocals (2)
• Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (2, 4)
• Nicki Richards – backing vocals (2, 4, 6)
• Kennan Keating – backing vocals (3)
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Wincy Terry – backing vocals (5, 7, 8, 10)
• B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (6)
• The Mint Juleps – backing vocals (8, 9, 10)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Al Green - Your Heart's In Good Hands (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-11-02.
2. Krbechek, Randy (January 10, 1996). "Music Reviews, Metronews"
3. Web site: Al Green - Your Heart's In Good Hands CD Album . Cduniverse.com . 1995-11-07 . 2012-11-02.