Al Green's Greatest Hits

Al Green's Greatest Hits
Al Green's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Al Green
Released	March 1975
Genre	Soul
Length	36:34
Label	Hi/Right Stuff/EMI
Producer	Willie Mitchell
Al Green chronology
Alternative cover
	Al Green's Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[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 magazine'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]

Track listing

Original LP

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
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" Hodges	Call Me	4:14
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 Together	3:18
7.	"I Can't Get Next to You"	Barrett Strong; Norman Whitfield	Al Green Gets Next to You	3:52
8.	"You Ought to Be with Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	Call Me	3:19
9.	"Look What You Done for Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	I'm Still in Love with You	3:06
10.	"Let's Get Married"	Al Green	Livin' for You (1973)	3:23
Total length:				36:34

1995 CD re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
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" Hodges	Call Me	4:14
5.	"Love and Happiness"	Al Green; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges	I'm Still in Love with You	5:03
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 Whitfield	Al Green Gets Next to You	3:52
8.	"You Ought to Be with Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	Call Me	3:19
9.	"Look What You Done for Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	I'm Still in Love with You	3:06
10.	"Let's Get Married"	Al Green	Livin' for You (1973)	3:23
11.	"Livin' for You"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell	Livin' for You	3:11
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.)

James Mitchell – Baritone Saxophone, String Arrangements
Cheryl Pawelski – Production Assistant
Michael Allen – Piano
Teenie Hodges – Guitar
Charles Hodges – Organ, Piano
Leroy Hodges – Bass
Howard Grimes – Bongos, Drums, Conga
Archie Turner – Piano
Al Jackson Jr. – Drums, Percussion
Andrew Love – Horn (Tenor)
Wayne Jackson – Trumpet
Jack Hale – Trombone
Ed Logan – Horn (Tenor)
Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes – Background vocals
Willie Mitchell – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
Tami Masak – Production Assistant
Robert Vosgien – Remastering
Richard Kriegler – Art Direction, Design
Richard E. Roth – Art Direction, Design
Kevin Flaherty – Producer
Tom Cartwright – Executive Producer
Howard Craft – Mastering
Buddy Rosenburg – Photography
Chris Clough – Producer
Bob Levy – Photography
Ali Muhammed Jackson – Bongos, Drums, Conga
Susan Lavoie – Art Direction
Charles Chalmers – String Arrangements
Margaret Goldfarb – Production Assistant
Dan Hersch – Mastering
Bill Inglot – Mastering Consultant
Kathy Kinslow – Production Assistant
Charles Levan – Production Assistant
Al Green – Producer

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Al Green's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Christgau, Robert (December 26, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020.
^ "Al Green Al Green/Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "Al Green Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Al Green – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Al Green – Al Green's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[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.

[United_KingdomAl_GreenGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-10] "British album certifications – Al Green – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[United_StatesAl_GreenAl_Green's_Greatest_HitsalbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Al Green – Al Green's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

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