Al Green THE BELLE ALBUM (PV)

Personnel: Al Green (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Leon Thomas (clarinet, Fender Rhodes electric piano); Buddy Jarrett (alto saxophone); Ron Echols (tenor & baritone saxophones); Fred Jordan (trumpet, flugelhorn, Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizer); Darryl Neely (trumpet, flugelhorn); Johnny Brown (piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano); Reuben Fairfax, Jr. (bass, bell lyne); John Toney (drums, syndrum); Ardis Hardin (drums); Rob Payne (syndrum); Margaret Foxworth, Linda Jones, Harvey Jones (background vocals); James Bass.Recorded at American Music Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Amy Linden.All tracks have been digitally remastered.THE BELLE ALBUM marks a turning point in the life and music of Al Green. By 1976, Green had gone through some major changes in both his personal and artistic life. The classic Willie Mitchell production style that catapulted Green to stardom in the early '70s had begun to grow stale, especially in the wake