Have a Good Time

by Al Green

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1976
  • Label: Hi
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:07
  • Community rating: 3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his legendary partnership with producer Willie Mitchell, the vocalist navigates a transitional period in his career with characteristic grace. The album balances secular romantic themes with growing spiritual undertones, set against the immaculate, grooving backdrop of the Hi Rhythm Section.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad

Tracklist

  1. Keep Me Cryin' (3:07)
  2. Smile a Little Bit More (2:53)
  3. I Tried to Tell Myself (3:27)
  4. Something (4:26)
  5. The Truth Marches On (2:42)
  6. Have a Good Time (3:37)
  7. Nothing Takes the Place of You (4:36)
  8. Happy (2:38)
  9. Hold on Forever (2:38)

Credits

  • Andrew Love - alto saxophone
  • Aarion Nesbit - arranged by [string and horn]
  • Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes - backing vocals
  • James Mitchell - baritone saxophone
  • Leroy Hodges - bass
  • Gene Chrisman - drums
  • Howard Grimes - drums, congas, bongos
  • Mabon "Teenie" Hodges - guitar

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