Al Green's Greatest Hits

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Al Green's Greatest Hits
Al Green's Greatest Hits (Al Green album - cover art).jpg
Greatest hits album by
Al Green
ReleasedMarch 1975 (1975-03)
Genre Soul
Length36:34
Label Hi/Right Stuff/EMI
Producer Willie Mitchell
Al Green chronology
Al Green Explores Your Mind
(1974)		Al Green's Greatest Hits
(1975)		 Al Green Is Love
(1975)
Alternative cover
Deluxeedition.jpg
Al Green's Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide A [2]
Pitchfork 9.7/10 [3]
The Village Voice A+ [4]

Al Green's Greatest Hits is a 1975 greatest hits release by soul singer Al Green. In 2003, the album was ranked number 52 on Rolling Stone 's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", [5] maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. [6] The album's ranking dropped to number 456 in the 2020 revised list. [7] The compilation has consistently ranked as one of the best executed 'greatest hits' albums in history. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 17 on the Top LPs chart. [8] [9]

Contents

Track listing

Original LP

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tired of Being Alone"Al Green Al Green Gets Next to You (1971)2:43
2."Call Me (Come Back Home)"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr. Call Me (1973)3:03
3."I'm Still in Love with You"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr. I'm Still in Love with You (1972)3:14
4."Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"Al Green; Mabon "Teenie" HodgesCall Me4:14
5."How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (replaced by "Love and Happiness" in later reissues) Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb Let's Stay Together (1972)6:22
6."Let's Stay Together"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.Let's Stay Together3:18
7."I Can't Get Next to You"Barrett Strong; Norman WhitfieldAl Green Gets Next to You3:52
8."You Ought to Be with Me"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.Call Me3:19
9."Look What You Done for Me"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.I'm Still in Love with You3:06
10."Let's Get Married"Al Green Livin' for You (1973)3:23
Total length:36:34

1995 CD re-release

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tired of Being Alone"Al Green Al Green Gets Next to You (1971)2:43
2."Call Me (Come Back Home)"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr. Call Me (1973)3:03
3."I'm Still in Love with You"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr. I'm Still in Love with You (1972)3:14
4."Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"Al Green; Mabon "Teenie" HodgesCall Me4:14
5."Love and Happiness"Al Green; Mabon "Teenie" HodgesI'm Still in Love with You5:03
6."Let's Stay Together"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr. Let's Stay Together (1972)3:18
7."I Can't Get Next to You"Barrett Strong; Norman WhitfieldAl Green Gets Next to You3:52
8."You Ought to Be with Me"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.Call Me3:19
9."Look What You Done for Me"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.I'm Still in Love with You3:06
10."Let's Get Married"Al Green Livin' for You (1973)3:23
11."Livin' for You"Al Green; Willie MitchellLivin' for You3:11
12."Sha La La (Make Me Happy)"Al Green Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974)3:02
13."L-O-V-E (Love)"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges Al Green Is Love (1975)3:08
14."Full of Fire"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges Full of Fire (1976)3:29
15."Belle"Al Green; Fred Jordan; Reuben Fairfax Jr. The Belle Album (1977)4:50
Total length:52:55

Personnel

(The following credits refer to Al Green – Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition.)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [11] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Al Green's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (April 17, 2009). "Let's Stay Together/I'm Still In Love With You/Greatest Hits Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 26, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone . September 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Al Green Al Green/Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Al Green Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "British album certifications – Al Green – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Al Green – Al Green's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
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