Amazon Music has launched their new “Produced By” series, which features Amazon Original tracks developed to spotlight “today’s community of producers working behind the scenes to develop the best in music.”

The new series pairs producers with a collection of today’s top genre-spanning artists to create exclusive recordings for Amazon Music listeners. Today, as part of the new series, Grammy Award-winning Memphis soul icon Al Green has released his first song in a decade. “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” was produced by the GRAMMY Award-winning, Memphis-based producer Matt Ross-Spang, who also produced “How Lucky” with John Prine and “Leftovers” by Margo Price–both of which released this week as part of the new series’ launch.

“As a lifelong Memphian, I’ve always been a massive fan of Al Green and his Producer Willie Mitchell,” explains Matt Ross-Spang in a press release. “Together they created some of the most enduring soul music. Sonically speaking, Willie and Al also really invented a distinct sound that separated them from STAX or Motown. Growing up in a such a rich musical heritage I became captivated by these records and long dreamed of working with Al Green. I’ve always loved the Linda Martell version of ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ and kept it back pocket as a great cover idea for him. It follows in the footsteps of Willie and Al reinterpreting country songs like ‘For the Good Times’ and ‘Funny How Time Slips Away.’ I still can’t believe we actually got to do it!”

“As first and foremost a music fan and now as a producer, I’ve always been drawn to artists with unique voices whose gift transcends genre and time,” continued Matt Ross-Spang. “I’m excited and honored to play a role in this innovative opportunity Amazon Music is providing these extraordinary individuals. As my hero Sam Phillips said: ‘If you’re not doing something different you’re not doing anything!’”

About Matt Ross-Spang, a press release details:

Matt Ross-Spang began interning at Sun Studio at age 16, eventually working his way up to Chief Engineer & Operations Manager. In 2015, Ross-Spang left Sun to become an independent engineer, producer, & mixer based primarily out of the legendary 1960 time capsule studio Sam Phillips Recording Service. Recent productions by Matt include both albums by Margo Price, as well as the latest Lucero, Nicki Bluhm and Sean Rowe records. He won two GRAMMY Awards for his work on Jason Isbell’s Something More Than Free and The Nashville Sound, and has worked on several GRAMMY-Nominated Albums such as Lori McKenna’s The Bird and the Rifle, Brent Cobb’s Shine On Rainy Day and Luther Dickinson’s Blues and Ballads. He recently mixed unreleased Elvis Presley tracks for the compilation album Way Down in the Jungle Room and the Elvis documentary The Searcher . More info is available on Matt Ross-Spang’s official website.

Al Green’s “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” was recorded in Memphis, TN at Sam Phillips Recording Service with Ken Coomer on drums, Dave Smith on bass, Chad Gamble on congas, Al Gamble on Wurlitzer, Davis Cousar on electric guitar, Matt Ross-Spang on acoustic guitar, and Reverend Charles Hodges on the B3 organ. The track also features Susan Marshall and Reba Russell on backing vocals and a horn section of Jim Spake, Marc Franklin, and Art Edmaiston.

Amazon Music listeners can simply ask, “Alexa, play the playlist Produced by Matt Ross-Spang” in the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android and on Alexa-enabled devices. In addition to the new track, Amazon Music listeners can access hundreds of Amazon Original songs and numerous albums featuring both emerging and established artists across numerous genres, available to stream and purchase on Amazon Music.

You can listen to the new track below:

Al Green – “Before The Next Teardrop Falls”