Singer Al Green's Lay It Down leaves the impression of still being in the heady heyday of Green's dominance of the rhythm and blues charts circa 1973. It's not 1973, of course; while some things are ...

For Lay It Down, Al Green collaborated with hip-hop artists such as The Roots drummer ?uestlove. The album may be closer to the retro-soul Green helped inspire than to the originator's best work ...

If you appreciate singing, you’ve got to hear the way Al Green teases the word “hair” on “You’ve Got the Love I Need,” from Lay It Down. He starts off harsh and guttural, then relaxes ...

But Lay It Down (with tasty guest spots from John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, and Corinne Bailey Rae) makes it clear that Green’s devotion to the primacy of his music’s groove has only deepened ...