Liquid Spirit

John Fordham of The Guardian stated 'It's a better balanced Porter album than formerly, and as classily polished and confident as is usual from Blue Note." Will Layman of PopMatters commented "Gregory Porter is now flat-out in the jazz spotlight. Where he deserves to be. What that means, commercially, in 2013 may be limited. But now that he is recording for the art form's marquis label, Porter has the chance to change the art, to enrich the audience, to sing from a higher mountaintop. Liquid Spirit is a beautiful extension of that clarion cry." Thom Jurek of AllMusic added "While his first two recordings revealed a major new talent with their promise, Liquid Spirit is a giant step forward artistically, and for the listener, an exercise in musical inspiration." The Independent's Phil Johnson noted "The soulful vocalist follows his two excellent indie albums with a major-label debut that contains few surprises yet deepens the story so far".{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Phil |title=Album: Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gregory-porter-liquid-spirit-blue-note-8792860.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gregory-porter-liquid-spirit-blue-note-8792860.html |archive-date=2022-06-14 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |accessdate=27 November 2019 |language=en |date=31 August 2013}} Mike Hobart of Financial Times wrote "Gregory Porter ’s largely self-penned major label debut is an artful and free-spirited blend of love songs, social commentary and reflections on life... The lyrics are heart-on-sleeve, and occasionally odd, but Porter's rich baritone oozes confidence and brings each syllable life".

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 192 with around 3,000 copies sold, and peaked at No. 187 on the chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-10-05 |title= The Billboard 200 |work=Billboard |date=October 5, 2013}} It peaked at No. 2 on Jazz Albums.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/jazz-albums/2013-10-05 |title= Jazz Albums |work=Billboard |date=October 5, 2013}} The album has sold 43,000 copies in the US as of April 2016.{{cite web |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160415182124/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= April 15, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at No. 9 in the chart,{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23927/gregory-porter/ |title=Gregory Porter |work=The Official Charts Company }} and it was certified Platinum by the BPI on July 8, 2016.

All songs written by Gregory Porter, and arranged by Porter, Chip Crawford and Kamau Kenyatta, except where noted. Horns arranged by Kamau Kenyatta.Liquid Spirit (liner notes). Gregory Porter. Blue Note Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2013.

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|title1= No Love Dying

|length1= 3:56

|title2= Liquid Spirit

|length2= 3:36

|title3= Lonesome Lover

|length3= 3:11

|note3= Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach

|title4= Water Under Bridges

|length4= 3:32

|title5= Hey Laura

|length5= 3:19

|title6= Musical Genocide

|length6= 3:45

|title7= Wolfcry

|length7= 4:10

|title8= Free

|length8= 5:01

|note8= Zak Najor, Gregory Porter

|title9= Brown Grass

|length9= 4:17

|title10= Wind Song

|length10= 3:23

|title11= The 'In' Crowd

|length11= 3:37

|note11= Billy Page

|title12= Movin'

|length12= 4:49

|title13= When Love Was King

|length13= 6:52

|title14= I Fall in Love Too Easily

|length14= 7:47

|note14= Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

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2013 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gregory-Porter-Liquid-Spirit/release/4883483|title = Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (2013, CD)|website = Discogs}} / Japanese Edition bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gregory-Porter-Liquid-Spirit/release/7754313|title = Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (2014, SHM-CD, CD)|website = Discogs}}

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|title15=Time is Ticking

|length15=3:23

|title16=Water Under Bridges

|note16=Robato Version

|length16=4:43

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2014 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gregory-Porter-Liquid-Spirit/release/6407685|title = Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (2014, CD)|website = Discogs}}

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|title15=Water Under Bridges

|note15=featuring Laura Mvula

|length15=3:57

|title16=Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

|note16=featuring Jamie Cullum

|length16=2:50

|title17=Grandma's Hands

|note17=featuring Ben l'Oncle Soul

|length17=3:32

|title18=Liquid Spirit

|note18=20Syl Remix

|length18=3:25

|total_length=74:59

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2014 Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD

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|title1=Grandma's Hands

|note1=Live

|length1=5:49

|title2=Hoochie Coochie Man

|note2=Live

|length2=5:15

|title3=She Was Too Good to Me

|note3=Live

|length3=4:43

|title4=Someday We'll All Be Free

|note4=Live

|length4=6:02

|title5=Work Song

|note5=Live

|length5=7:40

|total_length=29:29

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2015 Special Edition bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gregory-Porter-Liquid-Spirit/release/11493075|title=Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (2015, CD)|website=Discogs}}

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|title15= When You Wish Upon A Star

|length15= 3:48

|title16= Liquid Spirit

|length16= 2:44

|note16=Claptone Remix – Full Vocal Version

|title17=Puttin' On The Ritz

|length17=3:06

|title18=Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)

|length18=2:41

|note18= with Julie London

|title19=Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

|length19=2:58

|note19=Jamie Cullum featuring Gregory Porter

|total_length=76:32

|title_width=450px

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;Featured artists

• Gregory Porter – vocals
• Chip Crawford – piano
• Aaron James – bass (all tracks, except 4, 7)
• Emanuel Harrold – drums (exc. 4, 7, 14)
• Yosuke Sato – alto saxophone (1–3, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Tivon Pennicott – tenor saxophone (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Curtis Taylor – trumpet (2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Glenn Patscha – Hammond B3 organ (5, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (6)

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;Production

• Brian Bacchus – production
• Kamau Kenyatta – associate producer
• Jay Newland – recording, mixing
• Ted Tuthill, Owen Mulholland – assistant engineers
• Fran Cathcart – pre-mix editing for track 6
• Mark Wilder – mastering

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