Soul Survivor (Al Green album)

The cover of "You've Got a Friend" is a duet with Billy Preston.^[4] Green also covered the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".^[5] A gospel choir backed Green on "The 23rd Psalm" and "Yield Not to Temptation".^[6]

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AllMusic	[7]
Robert Christgau	A−[8]
The Gazette	7.5/10[9]

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The Chicago Tribune deemed Soul Survivor "an album of richly moving and vibrant singing."^[10] The Gazette wrote that "it's nice to feel the power of [Green's] healing voice in real material again."^[9] The Globe and Mail called the album "a quixotic mixture [that] in every way reflects the rather schizophrenic nature of Green himself."^[11] The Dallas Morning News praised the "secular/funk texture" of the title track.^[12]

1. "Everything's Gonna be Alright" (Eban Kelly, Jimi Randolph) - 4:21
2. "Jesus Will Fix It" (Al Green) - 3:24
3. "You Know and I Know" (Green, Paul Zaleski) - 4:01
4. "Yield Not to Temptation" (Traditional) - 3:35
5. "So Real to Me" (Green) - 0:54
6. "Soul Survivor" (Kelly, Randolph) - 4:43
7. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 5:37 (duet with Billy Preston)
8. "He Ain't Heavy" (Sidney Russell, Bobby Scott) - 4:03
9. "23rd Psalm" (Green) - 3:46

• Al Green – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 6), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 9), arrangements (2–5, 8, 9)
• Jimi Randolph – all other instruments (1), arrangements (1, 6), all instruments (6)
• P. Leon Thomas – keyboards (1)
• Debra Carter – organ (4, 9)
• Louis Paul – synthesizers (5)
• Jonathan Cobert – synthesizers (7)
• Billy Preston – Hammond B3 organ (7), lead vocals (7)
• Jerry Peters – keyboards (8)
• Michael Toles – electric guitar (2, 5), organ (5)
• Bobby Manuel – guitars (8)
• Paul Zaleski – bass (2), percussion (2, 3), keyboards (3)
• Francisco Centeno – bass (7)
• Willie Hall – drums (2–5, 9), percussion (5)
• Jeff Vilinsky – drums (7), arrangements (7)
• Steve Mergen – drums (8)
• Errol Thomas – arrangements (3, 8), bass (4, 8, 9)
• Deborah McDuffie – arrangements (7)
• Andrew Love – saxophone (8)
• Berkley Buckles – backing vocals (1)
• Eban Kelly – backing vocals (1, 6), arrangements (1, 6)
• Full Gospel Tabernacle Choir – backing vocals (4, 9)
• Andrea Blackwood – backing vocals (5)
• Donna Blackwood – backing vocals (5)
• Jeanie Hamilton – backing vocals (5)
• Michael Brown – backing vocals (7)
• Dennis Collins – backing vocals (7)
• Curtis King – backing vocals (7)
• Patrice Taylor – backing vocals (8)

• Producers – Eban Kelly and Jimi Randolph (Tracks 1 & 6); Errol Thomas and Paul Zaleski (Tracks 2–5, 8 & 9); Deborah McDuffie (Track 7).
• Executive Producer – Al Green
• Engineers – Jimi Randolph (Tracks 1 & 6); Al Green, Errol Thomas and Paul Zaleski (Tracks 2–5, 7, 8 & 9).
• Assistant Engineers – Eban Kelly (Tracks 1 & 6); Ron Dickerson, Tom Luani and Pat Taylor (Tracks 2–5, 7, 8 & 9).
• Recorded at Al Green Music Recording Studio and Ardent Studios (Memphis, TN); Startec (Washington D.C. ); Mayfair Recording Studios (New York, NY).
• Mixed at Al Green Music Recording Studio; Ardent Studios; Mayfair Recording Studios; Mission Control Studios (Boston, MA).
• Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
• Design – Donald Krieger
• Photography – Peter Nash