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Al Green

Media coverage:

Feb 1981 in CCM "Records: Al Green"
Jun 1981 in CCM "In Concert: An Evening of Black Gospel Minus Tie and Tales", by Larry Norman
Nov 1983 in CCM "Al Green"
Jan 1985 in Campus Life "In Their Own Words: Al Green"
Feb 1986 in CCM "Notebook: One of the World's Greatest Soul Singers Now Sings Solely for God"
May 1992 in CCM "Al Green's Transcendent Reality", by Bob Darden
Nov 2005 in CCM "List-O-Rama: Cross The Line", by Chris Well
Jan 2007 in CCM "Hall of Fame", by John J. Thompson

Albums & reviews:

1977: The Belle Album

Feb 1978 in The Wittenburg Door, by Larry Thomas

1980: The Lord Will Make a Way

Jan 1981 in CCM
Apr 1981 in Campus Life, by Gord Wilson
Jun 1981 in Group, by Charles H. Greene

1981: Higher Plane

Dec 1981 in CCM, by John W. Styll
Apr 1982 in Campus Life, by Gord Wilson

1982: Precious Lord

Sep 1982 in CCM, by Paul Baker
Nov 1982 in Campus Life, by Gord Wilson

1983: I'll Rise Again

1983 in Cornerstone
Jul 1983 in MusicLine, by Paul Wilkinson
Oct 1983 in Christian Herald, by Peter Gross

1983: White Christmas

Dec 1985 in Eternity

1984: Trust in God

1984 in Cornerstone, by Jon Trott
Dec 1984 in CCM, by Tim A. Smith
Mar 1985 in Christian Herald, by Peter Gross

1985: He is the Light

Jan 1986 in MusicLine, by Tim A. Smith
Feb 1986 in CCM, by Tim A. Smith
Mar 1986 in Sojourners, by Danny Duncan Collum
Mar 1986 in The Other Side, by Dan Ouellette
Oct 1986 in HIS, by Greg Taylor

1985: Presents Full Gospel Tabernacle

Jun 1985 in MusicLine, by Tim A. Smith

1987: Soul Survivor

May 1987 in CCM, by Thom Granger
1987 in Cornerstone, by Jon Trott
1988 in Radix, by Dan Ouellette

1989: I Get Joy

1989 in Cornerstone, by Mark Jaquette
Sum 1989 in Harvest Rock Syndicate, by Brian Quincy Newcomb

1991: One In A Million

May 1991 in Harvest Rock Syndicate, by Arsenio Orteza

1992: Love Is Reality

Mar 1992 in Syndicate, by Arsenio Orteza
Apr 1992 in CCM, by Jamie Lee Rake
1992 in Cornerstone, by Ken Jessup
Fall 1992 in YouthWorker, by Steve Rabey

1997: Anthology

Jun 1997 in CCM, by Derek Wesley Selby

2000: Greatest Gospel Hits

Jul 2000 in YouthWorker, by Dave Urbanski
Oct 2000 in Profile, by Chris Well

2008: Lay It Down

24 Mar 2009 in Christian Century, by Lou Carlozo

2011: The Best of the Gospel Sessions

Apr 2011 in CCM Digital, by Andrew Greer

Award Summary ^{(Nominations / Wins)}

1983 Dove Awards
- Traditional Black Gospel Album: Precious Lord
1984 Dove Awards
- Contemporary Black Gospel Album: I'll Rise Again
- Traditional Black Gospel Album: White Christmas
1985 Dove Awards
- Contemporary Black Gospel Album: Trust in God
1990 Dove Awards
- Short Form Music Video
1993 Dove Awards
- Contemporary Black Gospel Album: Love Is Reality
- Contemporary Black Gospel Recorded Song: "Again"

1981 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional: The Lord Will Make a Way
1982 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary: "Higher Plane"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional: "Precious Lord"
1983 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: "I'll Rise Again"
1984 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group: "Sailin' On The Sea Of Your Love"
1986 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: "Going Away"
1987 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
1989 Grammy Awards
- Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male or Female: "As Long As We're Together"

Books about Al Green

"Al Green" in The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Mark Allan Powell, 2002)

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