Higher Plane
Studio album by Al Green
Released	1981
Genre	Gospel, soul
Label	Myrrh Records[1]
Producer	Al Green
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live (1981) Higher Plane (1981) Precious Lord (1982)

Higher Plane is a gospel album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1981.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	A[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The New York Times noted the "first-rate songs and arrangements, a sure sense of its own style, and performances as rich in sensuality and erotic innuendo as any of Mr. Green's pop recordings."^[5]

1. "Higher Plane" (Keith Anthony Burke, Marshall Jones) - 3:37
2. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 6:23
3. "By My Side" (Johnny Brown, Morgan Joseph) - 4:18
4. "The Spirit Might Come - On and On" (Burke, Joseph) - 5:23
5. "Where Love Rules" (Burke, Jean Burleson) - 5:13
6. "Amazing Grace" - 3:31
7. "His Name Is Jesus" (Burke, Burleson) - 5:26
8. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - 2:32

• Al Green – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements
• Jesse Butler – keyboards
• Larry Lee – lead guitars
• Reuben Fairfax Jr. – bass
• Aaron Purdy – drums
• Jerry Peters – string arrangements
• Marjie Joseph – backing vocals
• Laura Lee – backing vocals
• Wanda Neal Bobo – backing vocals
• James Nelson – backing vocals

• Producer – Al Green
• Engineers – Bill Cantrell and Fred Jordan
• Recorded at American Music Recording Studios (Memphis, TN)
• Coordinator – Jesse Butler
• Design – Dennis Hill
• Photography – Alan Messer