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Soul Survivor
Soul Survivor
Studio album by Al Green
Released	1987
Genre	Soul, gospel
Label	A&M
Producer	Eban Kelly, Jimi Randolph, Deborah McDuffie, Errol Thomas and Paul Zaleski.
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Soul Survivor is a studio album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1987.^[1]^[2] The album peaked at No. 131 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Production

The cover of "You've Got a Friend" is a duet with Billy Preston.^[4] Green also covered the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".^[5] A gospel choir backed Green on "The 23rd Psalm" and "Yield Not to Temptation".^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Robert Christgau	A−^[8]
The Gazette	7.5/10^[9]

The Chicago Tribune deemed Soul Survivor "an album of richly moving and vibrant singing."^[10] The Gazette wrote that "it's nice to feel the power of [Green's] healing voice in real material again."^[9] The Globe and Mail called the album "a quixotic mixture [that] in every way reflects the rather schizophrenic nature of Green himself."^[11] The Dallas Morning News praised the "secular/funk texture" of the title track.^[12]

Track listing

"Everything's Gonna be Alright" (Eban Kelly, Jimi Randolph) - 4:21
"Jesus Will Fix It" (Al Green) - 3:24
"You Know and I Know" (Green, Paul Zaleski) - 4:01
"Yield Not to Temptation" (Traditional) - 3:35
"So Real to Me" (Green) - 0:54
"Soul Survivor" (Kelly, Randolph) - 4:43
"You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 5:37 (duet with Billy Preston)
"He Ain't Heavy" (Sidney Russell, Bobby Scott) - 4:03
"23rd Psalm" (Green) - 3:46

Personnel

Al Green – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 6), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 9), arrangements (2-5, 8, 9)
Jimi Randolph – all other instruments (1), arrangements (1, 6), all instruments (6)
P. Leon Thomas – keyboards (1)
Debra Carter – organ (4, 9)
Louis Paul – synthesizers (5)
Jonathan Cobert – synthesizers (7)
Billy Preston – Hammond B3 organ (7), lead vocals (7)
Jerry Peters – keyboards (8)
Michael Toles – electric guitar (2, 5), organ (5)
Bobby Manuel – guitars (8)
Paul Zaleski – bass (2), percussion (2, 3), keyboards (3)
Francisco Centeno – bass (7)
Willie Hall – drums (2-5, 9), percussion (5)
Jeff Vilinsky – drums (7), arrangements (7)
Steve Mergen – drums (8)
Errol Thomas – arrangements (3, 8), bass (4, 8, 9)
Deborah McDuffie – arrangements (7)
Andrew Love – saxophone (8)
Berkley Buckles – backing vocals (1)
Eban Kelly – backing vocals (1, 6), arrangements (1, 6)
Full Gospel Tabernacle Choir – backing vocals (4, 9)
Andrea Blackwood – backing vocals (5)
Donna Blackwood – backing vocals (5)
Jeanie Hamilton – backing vocals (5)
Michael Brown – backing vocals (7)
Dennis Collins – backing vocals (7)
Curtis King – backing vocals (7)
Patrice Taylor – backing vocals (8)

Production

Producers – Eban Kelly and Jimi Randolph (Tracks 1 & 6); Errol Thomas and Paul Zaleski (Tracks 2-5, 8 & 9); Deborah McDuffie (Track 7).
Executive Producer – Al Green
Engineers – Jimi Randolph (Tracks 1 & 6); Al Green, Errol Thomas and Paul Zaleski (Tracks 2-5, 7, 8 & 9).
Assistant Engineers – Eban Kelly (Tracks 1 & 6); Ron Dickerson, Tom Luani and Pat Taylor (Tracks 2-5, 7, 8 & 9).
Recorded at Al Green Music Recording Studio and Ardent Studios (Memphis, TN); Startec (Washington D.C. ); Mayfair Recording Studios (New York, NY).
Mixed at Al Green Music Recording Studio; Ardent Studios; Mayfair Recording Studios; Mission Control Studios (Boston, MA).
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Design – Donald Krieger
Photography – Peter Nash

References

^ Tucker, Ken (22 Mar 1987). "Standing fast on principle...". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I1.
^ Strauss, Duncan (19 Apr 1987). "Rev. Al Coasts". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 92.
^ "Al Green". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Bream, Jon (1 May 1987). "Al Green, 'Soul Survivor'". Star Tribune. p. 3C.
^ MacInnis, Craig (11 Sep 1987). "Let's face it. The good Rev. Al Green could sing soup commercials and make them sound interesting". Toronto Star. p. E14.
^ Gilbert, Calvin (March 20, 1987). "Green never took soulfulness out of gospel music". Fun. The Advocate. Baton Rouge. p. 2.
^ Campbell, Al (November 1, 2001). Review: Soul Survivor. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-15.
^ Christgau, Robert (May 5, 1987). "Consumer Guide: Soul Survivor". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-15.
^ ^a ^b Griffin, John (21 May 1987). "Al Green Soul Survivor". The Gazette. p. F11.
^ Brogan, Daniel (20 Mar 1987). "Al Green, Soul Survivor". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 70.
^ Kelly, Deirdre (11 Sep 1987). "The 'real' Al Green isn't out on stage". The Globe and Mail. p. D9.
^ Samuels, Lennox (March 22, 1987). "Al Green, Soul Survivor". The Dallas Morning News. p. 6C.