It’s never trite, never obtrusive - none of those wedges of unrelieved production (something quite different from music) you find driven into so many other albums - and always several steps ahead of being just right. As with most Al Green songs (this one written in collaboration with drummer Al Jackson and producer Willie Mitchell), the lyrics are simple, almost unremarkable and in this case touchingly inarticulate: “Spending my days/thinkin' ‘bout you girl./Being here with you/being near with you/Can’t explain myself.” Throughout, Willie Mitchell’s production work is as consistently strong as Green’s vocals. Despite those shared traits, Im Still In Love With You distinguishes itself with its suave, romantic tone and its subtly ambitious choice of material. He stretches the word “heaven” and it shimmers or he dips his voice down low at the end of a line as if to insinuate it into every possible corner of the song. Im Still In Love With You shares many surface similarities with its predecessor, Lets Stay Together from Al Green and Willie Mitchells distinctive, sexy style to the pacing and song selection. The label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the label. The line, “I’m … wrapped up in your love,” delivered twice, is sung high, almost disappearing at the end of his range, and yet enveloping - the perfect vocal equivalent of being hugged tightly in someone’s arms. When playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fade. “I’m Still in Love with You” opens the album with one of Green’s more extraordinary vocals.
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