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"Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song written by singer Al Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. Hit versions were recorded by Syl Johnson , Talking Heads and Delbert McClinton . [ 3 ] In 2004, Green's original version was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . [ 4 ]
The wax argument or the sheet of wax example is a thought experiment that René Descartes created in the second of his Meditations on First Philosophy. He devised it to analyze what properties are essential for bodies, show how uncertain our knowledge of the world is compared to our knowledge of our minds, and argue for rationalism .
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer.He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being Alone" (1971), "I'm Still in Love with You" (1972), "Love and Happiness" (1973), "Take Me to the River" (1974), and his signature song, "Let's Stay ...
Unlike previous Al Green albums, this album featured only one major hit, "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" which peaked at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the week of December 21, 1974, [6] but did contain the original version of "Take Me to the River", a song which went to No. 26 on the Billboard chart when covered by Talking Heads in 1978.
In 1990, British reggae-pop band UB40 released a cover of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" as the second single from their ninth studio album, Labour of Love II.It stalled at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart but proved to be more successful elsewhere, peaking at number three in Australia, number six in New Zealand, and number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Al Green Musical artist Mabon Lewis " Teenie " Hodges (November 16, 1945 – June 22, 2014) [ 1 ] was an American musician known for his work as a rhythm and lead guitarist and songwriter on many of Al Green 's soul hits, and those of other artists such as Ann Peebles and Syl Johnson , on Hi Records in the 1970s.
Take Me to the River; Tired of Being Alone; Y. You Ought to Be with Me ... Category: Songs written by Al Green. 2 languages ...
Truth N' Time is a studio album by the soul singer Al Green, released in 1978. [6] [7] It was Green's last album of mainly secular music for several years. [8] The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [9]