Στο σταυροδρόμι της μεταστροφής του σε πιο “πνευματικούς” χώρους – ένα χρόνο πριν την ηχογράφηση που ακούμε έχει χειροτονηθεί πάστορας – ο Al Green, εμβληματική της μαύρης μουσικής, κυκλοφορεί το The Belle Album, πρoτελευταίο του στο χώρο της soul : από το 1980 ξεκινάει η επίσης θριαμβευτικά επιτυχημένη gospel περίοδος του. Ακούμε το διαλογιστικό φινάλε του άλμπουμ. 🟡 🟡 At the crossroads of his turn toward more “spiritual” territory — a year before the recording we’re listening to, he had been ordained as a pastor — Al Green, an iconic figure of black music, issues The Belle Album, his penultimate soul release : 1980 marks the beginning of his equally triumphant gospel period. We are listening to the meditative finale of the album.

Dream that there will come a day
Dream that the Lord will make her wake
Dream, dream, dream
Wake up early and..
Dream the stars down from the sky
Dream without knowing the reason why
Just dream, just dream, oh dream
What I wanna do is..
Make it last forever
Make it last forever
Make it, make it, make it, make it
(Dream… Just dream
We can make it all come true)
Let me say this one thing..
Dream I’m the one that you know
Dream a new and different stroke
Just dream… dream
(We can make it all come true)
I wanna know, I wanna… Take me with you
(Make it last forever)
Make it last forever
Take me along with you
While you make it last forever
In a dream, you can make it…
Oh, I wanna go with you
Make it last forever
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna,
I wanna, I wanna…
(Dream… Just dream
We can make it all come true)
Everybody likes to…
Everybody wants to dream sometime
Dream… shh!… dream…
Shh!… dream
(We can make it all come true)
Dream. Shh!… Wontcha dream?
The stars are shining bright
Dream
Let your mind and you heart
Just melt, melt melt like ice
Dream
(Dream… Just dream
We can make it all come true)
Dream. Don’t take it, Lord
Just dream
(We can make it all come true)