# Precious Lord

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This article is about the Al Green album. For the Aretha Franklin album reissued under this name, see [Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album)](/source/Songs_of_Faith_(Aretha_Franklin_album)). For the gospel song by Thomas A. Dorsey, see [Take My Hand, Precious Lord](/source/Take_My_Hand,_Precious_Lord). For the album by Thomas A. Dorsey, see [Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey](/source/Precious_Lord:_New_Recordings_of_the_Great_Songs_of_Thomas_A._Dorsey).

***Precious Lord*** is an album by the American musician [Al Green](/source/Al_Green), released in 1982.[2] It peaked at No. 1 on *Billboard'*s Top Gospel Albums chart.[3]

## Critical reception

[Robert Christgau](/source/Robert_Christgau) thought that "the Memphis groove of Al's first two Myrrh albums had somehow turned into rote tent-gospel timekeeping."[4] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* wrote that "Green works audacious transformations on some of the most beloved gospel standards, turning them into bright, upbeat pop."[5]

## Track listing

1. "[Precious Lord](/source/Take_My_Hand,_Precious_Lord)" ([Thomas A. Dorsey](/source/Thomas_A._Dorsey)) - 3:12
1. "[What a Friend We Have in Jesus](/source/What_a_Friend_We_Have_in_Jesus)" - 4:15
1. "[The Old Rugged Cross](/source/The_Old_Rugged_Cross)" - 3:27
1. "Morningstar" (Moses Dillard, Sharon Michalsky) - 3:26
1. "[How Great Thou Art](/source/How_Great_Thou_Art_(hymn))" - 3:34
1. "[Glory To His Name](/source/Glory_To_His_Name)" - 2:57
1. "[Rock of Ages](/source/Rock_of_Ages_(Christian_hymn))" - 2:35
1. "[In the Garden](/source/In_the_Garden_(1912_song))" - 3:59
1. "Hallelujah (I Just Want to Praise the Lord)" (Al Green, Moses Dillard) - 4:40

## Personnel

- Al Green – lead vocals, arrangements (2, 6, 7)
- David Briggs – keyboards
- [Tony Brown](/source/Tony_Brown_(record_producer)) – keyboards
- Kenny Bell – guitars
- Moses Dillard – guitars
- Bob Wray – bass
- [Larrie Londin](/source/Larrie_Londin) – drums
- [Jerry Peters](/source/Jerry_Peters) – horn and string arrangements
- The Nashville Hornworks – horns
- The "A" Strings – strings
- Anita Ball – backing vocals
- Francine Belcher – backing vocals
- Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Bobby Jones – backing vocals
- Donna McElroy – backing vocals
- Temple Riser – backing vocals
- Karen Taylor – backing vocals

**Production**

- Al Green – producer
- Bill Cantrell – associate producer
- [Quinton Claunch](/source/Quinton_Claunch) – associate producer
- [Billy Sherrill](/source/Billy_Sherrill) – engineer, mixing
- Hank Williams – mastering at Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Alan Messer – photography

## References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). *The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 888.

1. *The Rolling Stone Album Guide*. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.

1. Morse, Steve (17 Oct 1982). "Al Green and Patti LaBelle Spread the Gospel to Broadway". *The Boston Globe*. p. 1.

1. ["Robert Christgau: CG: Al Green"](http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Al+Green). *www.robertchristgau.com*

1. Palmer, Robert (1 Sep 1982). "The Pop Life". *The New York Times*. p. C19.

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