Amoeba Music

At the peak of his popularity in the mid-1970s as soul music’s reigning sex symbol, singer-songwriter Al Green found himself at a crossroad, trapped between the physical passion of his hit songs and the spiritual yearning of his born-again religious conviction. The object of his desire became increasingly ambiguous in the lyrics of such hits as 1974’s “Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy”) and 1975’s “L-O-V-E (Love)” By the next year, he was proselytizing during his pop performances, much to the consternation of his adorning female fans. The battle between flesh and spirit was resolved in 1978 when he recorded “Belle,” telling the song’s distaff subject that, while it was her he wanted, it was God that he really... Read More

City Of Origin:

Forrest City, Arkansas, United States

Genre:

Gospel & Christian, Gospel, Soul

Birthdate:

04/13/1946