Higher Plane (album)

For the Kool & the Gang song, see Higher Plane (Kool & the Gang song).

Higher Plane
Studio album by Al Green
Released	1981
Genre	Gospel, soul
Label	Myrrh Records
Producer	Al Green
Al Green chronology
Tokyo Live (1981) Higher Plane (1981) Precious Lord (1982)

Higher Plane is a gospel album by the American musician Al Green, released in 1981.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The New York Times noted the "first-rate songs and arrangements, a sure sense of its own style, and performances as rich in sensuality and erotic innuendo as any of Mr. Green's pop recordings."

Track listing

1. "Higher Plane" (Keith Anthony Burke, Marshall Jones) - 3:37
2. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 6:23
3. "By My Side" (Johnny Brown, Morgan Joseph) - 4:18
4. "The Spirit Might Come - On and On" (Burke, Joseph) - 5:23
5. "Where Love Rules" (Burke, Jean Burleson) - 5:13
6. "Amazing Grace" - 3:31
7. "His Name Is Jesus" (Burke, Burleson) - 5:26
8. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - 2:32

Personnel

• Al Green – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements
• Jesse Butler – keyboards
• Larry Lee – lead guitars
• Reuben Fairfax Jr. – bass
• Aaron Purdy – drums
• Jerry Peters – string arrangements
• Marjie Joseph – backing vocals
• Laura Lee – backing vocals
• Wanda Neal Bobo – backing vocals
• James Nelson – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Al Green
• Engineers – Bill Cantrell and Fred Jordan
• Recorded at American Music Recording Studios (Memphis, TN)
• Coordinator – Jesse Butler
• Design – Dennis Hill
• Photography – Alan Messer