Green's first Gold album, "Let's Stay Together," came out in 1972 and the title track reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100. Despite the success, Green switched his musical genre to gospel in 1980, and recorded six albums on Myrrh Records. His first, "The Lord Will Make a Way," nabbed him a Grammy, said Joe Bonamassa on his website. He also performed with Patti LaBelle in Broadway's "Your Arms Too Short to Box with God" and began collaborating on songs with other artists like Annie Lennox ("Put a Little Love in Your Heart") and Lyle Lovett ("Funny How Time Slips Away"). All of his projects have given Green a net worth of $25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
At the peak of his career in the 1970s, he purchased his own church, the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, where he became a pastor, said Wealthy Genius. He still dabbled in music — and self-produced the gospel-infused 1977's "The Belle Album." Others would follow, including the R&B-tinged "Lay It Down" in 2008, produced by members of The Roots. It hit the Billboard pop charts and won two Grammys.
Green toured briefly in 2019 to promote a box set, "Al Green – The Hi Records Singles Collection," said the Los Angeles Times. "I'm going to tour because that's what I do. I tour," he said to the publication. "I make music, I do the church — all that."
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