Lay It Down Al Green Album

Lay It Down is Al Green's first album to debut on the Billboard Top 10.¹ The album features guest appearances by John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae. The album peaked at #9 on The Billboard 200 and at #3 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.²

Fast Facts

1. Genre: R&B, soul
2. Release Date: May 27, 2008
3. Label: Blue Note
4. Producers: ?uestlove and James Poyser
5. Peak Chart Position: #9
6. Single: "Lay It Down"

Track List

1. "Lay It Down"
2. "Just for Me"
3. "Just for Me"
4. "No One Likes You"
5. "What More Do You Want from Me"
6. "Take Your Time"
7. "Too Much"
8. "Stay With Me (By The Sea)"
9. "All I Need"
10. "I'm Wild About You"
11. "Standing In the Rain"
12. "Wanna Say"

Critical Response

"The Greatest Living Soul Singer is 62 years old now, and age has thickened his voice, but miraculously hasn't damaged it much; he's still got immaculate power and control, all the way up to that extraordinary falsetto."—Douglas Wolk, Pitchfork Media³

"Lay It Down sticks to the classic Seventies template: slow-boiling ballads, awash in strings and brass, with Green cooing oaths of fidelity and hinting at more immediate satisfactions."—Jody Rosen, Rolling Stone Magazine⁴

"This latest addition to the soul legend’s gem-filled catalog casts illuminating light on his enduring brilliance, as well as the enormous benefits of intergenerational exchange."—Claudrena N. Harold, PopMatters⁵

Categories