willie mitchell

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Ledisi delivers a phenomenal cover of the Al Green classic, "Let's Stay Together". "Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. The song was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell, and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning. Released as a single in 1971, "Let's Stay Together" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped Billboard's R&B chart for nine weeks.[3] It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Albert Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me," "I'm Still In Love With You," "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together". In 2005, Rolling Stone named him #65 in their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Green in 1995, referring to him as "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music." Green has sold more than 20 million records. [Starpulse.com http://bit.ly/14PGqe6] Ledisi's version is from the album the Sacred Love Songs 2 collection put together by T.D. Jakes featuring El DeBarge, Joe, Karen Clark-Sheard, Fred Hammond, and Crystal Aikin performing a selection of covers and original songs inspired by the film Jumping The Broom. For More Ledisi... http://www.ledisi.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ledisi https://twitter.com/ledisi http://www.vevo.com/artist/ledisi