dj zenn<p>1000 Day Album Challenge (#84) Al Green: The Belle Album (1977) [24.03.24]</p><p>don't make no difference to you / well, it's all right with me…</p><p>despite not being a believer I have frequently been moved by singers who feel the presence of the Lord – Aretha, Prince, and my personal fave, Al Green. The Belle Album was Reverend Al’s last great album of the seventies and one of his last primarily secular album for years. it plays out as his personal struggle between the sins of the flesh and his love for Jesus.</p><p>I am personally more likely to believe and appreciate someone’s religious impulses when I feel that struggle is genuine. Prince is the only other artist who makes me feel like the carnal and spiritual share equal footing for them.</p><p>Al makes that tensions quite clear in the lead track, Belle: “leaving him has never ever really crossed my mind / let me say just one thing / I'd never go so far<br>cause it's Him no matter who you are / Belle / oh it's you that I want, but it's Him that I need.”</p><p>I’m not sure this is the album to win over any new converts, but if you love his classics - Let’s Stay Together, I’m Still in Love with You, Call Me, Living for You - then you really need to discover The Belle Album. it’s underrated and not discussed nearly enough.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/1000DayAlbumChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1000DayAlbumChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AlGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlGreen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheBelleAlbum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBelleAlbum</span></a></p>