Simply Beautiful - Al Green - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Al Green's traffic-stopping voice spans the full gamut of emotion on this tender soul stunner from October 1972. With simple lyrics that get straight to the point ("If I gave you my love / I tell you what I'd do / I'd expect a whole lotta love outta you / You gotta be good to me / I'm gonna be good to you / There's a whole lotta things you and I / Could do") and a stripped-back organ and guitar-led arrangement which lets Al Green's voice do the talking, make "Simply Beautiful" a much-loved gem from the soul and gospel singer's astonishing fifth studio album, I'm Still in Love with You. Released in 1972, the album made it to Number 4 on the US Billboard 200 and was produced by the legendary Willie Mitchell. "Simply Beautiful" has proved ripe for sampling and covering, with multiple artists taking on the song over the years, including Kanye West, who sampled the song for Talib Kweli's 2002 track "Good to You" and Destiny's Child, who sampled the song on "Bridges" from their self-titled debut album of 1998.