UPDATED (4/13/26): Completely satisfied Birthday Al Inexperienced!
As one of many purveyors of soul music, we’d be remiss if we did acknowledge his milestone eightieth birthday right this moment (April 13) by reflecting on a few of his greatest deep cuts. Revisit our “B-Facet Bangers” from again in October once we celebrated the anniversary of his era-shifting fifth studio album, ‘I’m Nonetheless in Love with You.’
Take pleasure in some the often-overlooked gems of an R&B legend:
Exhibiting like to the icons of Black music whereas they’re nonetheless right here to obtain their proverbial flowers is what we try to perform in our purpose with the B-Facet Bangers collection.
Fortunately, not solely does dwelling legend Al Inexperienced match the invoice to a tee, the critically-acclaimed “Final Of The Nice Soul Singers” can be celebrating an anniversary this week as he commemorates an astounding 52 years for the reason that launch of his traditional fifth studio album, I’m Nonetheless in Love with You, on October 23, 1972.
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Spawning three hit singles with “Look What You Carried out for Me,” the fan-favorite “Love and Happiness” and timeless title monitor “I’m Nonetheless in Love with You,” Inexperienced formally solidified his legend standing with this album simply half-a-decade into his profession — his earlier effort launched solely 9 months prior, Let’s Keep Collectively, might arguably be thought-about the breakthrough. A mainstay on every replace to Rolling Stone Journal‘s coveted “500 Biggest Albums Of All Time” listing, I’m Nonetheless In Love With You was each a hit throughout its time —it topped the R&B Album chart for everything of December 1972 — and, as we are able to see right this moment, the handful of a long time that’ve adopted.
Following within the B-Facet Bangers custom, we dug by way of the crates to search out Al Inexperienced gems that don’t usually get the love they so rightfully deserve. The 79-year-old Arkansas native has launched an astounding physique of labor over the previous six a long time, together with 29 studio albums — oftentimes he’d even drop twice a 12 months — and simply as many compilation LPs crammed prime to backside with hits. Of the numerous soul classics inside that assortment, you higher consider we discovered some severe deep cuts to place you all onto as nicely. Benefit from the choice!
