Let's Stay Together by Al Green: studio, gear and credits

Let's Stay Together by Al Green: recorded at Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, TN (Main Live Room) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Jankland Recording Studio)), produced by Willie Mitchell, engineered by Willie Mitchell. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Let's Stay Together
Artist: Al Green
Genre / Style: Memphis Soul / R&B
Date(s) Recorded: October 1971
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Hi Records – Hi 2202 (Single) / SHL 32070 (Album)
Release Date: November 25, 1971 (Single)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Willie Mitchell
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Willie Mitchell
Mixing Engineer(s): Willie Mitchell
Musicians & Session Performers:

Al Green - Lead Vocals
Al Jackson Jr. - Drums

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, TN (Main Live Room) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Jankland Recording Studio))

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, TN
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom 8-bus Tube Console (built by Bill Cantrell and Ray Harris; predates the late-70s Sphere Eclipse C)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Scully 280 8-Track, 1-inch tape at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec 604E Duplex monitors in custom cabinets
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Universal Audio 175B / 176 Tube Compressors, Teletronix LA-2A, Pultec EQP-1A, EMT 140 Plate Reverb, Royal's custom attic acoustic echo chamber

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (Al Green), Drums (Al Jackson Jr.), Bass (Leroy Hodges), Electric Guitar (Mabon "Teenie" Hodges), Hammond B3 Organ & Piano (Charles Hodges), Memphis Horns & Strings.

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