Promised Land: "Don't you remember me? I'm Al Green." It was six o'clock in the morning, nearly two months since producer Willie Mitchell had asked Green to come to Memphis to record with him. Now, here he was, knocking Mitchell awake for a bright and early start.

Recovering from the initial surprise, Mitchell invited Green to begin the easy relationship and the near telepathic communication they would share throughout the ensuing years.

Almost immediately Green began to settle into his new musical home, Royal Recording Studios, the home base of Hi Records. Royal to this day is a renovated movie house in South Memphis, used by Bill Black, Ace Cannon and Mitchell to record classic instrumentals during the 50's and 60's.