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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]

Al Green's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 1975 (1975-04)
GenreSoul
Length36:34
LabelHi/Right Stuff/EMI
ProducerWillie Mitchell
Al Green chronology
Al Green Explores Your Mind
(1974)
Al Green's Greatest Hits
(1975)
Al Green Is Love
(1975)
Alternative cover
Al Green's Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (1995 CD)[1]
Christgau's Record Guide (1975 LP)A[2]
Pitchfork (1995 CD)9.7/10[3]
The Village Voice (1995 CD)A+[4]

Track listing



Original LP


No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tired of Being Alone"Al GreenAl 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 GibbLet'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 GreenLivin' for You (1973)3:23
Total length:36:34

1995 CD re-release


No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tired of Being Alone"Al GreenAl 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 GreenLivin' for You (1973)3:23
11."Livin' for You"Al Green; Willie MitchellLivin' for You3:11
12."Sha La La (Make Me Happy)"Al GreenAl Green Explores Your Mind (1974)3:02
13."L-O-V-E (Love)"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Mabon "Teenie" HodgesAl Green Is Love (1975)3:08
14."Full of Fire"Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Mabon "Teenie" HodgesFull 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.)


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 3 March 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. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  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. 22 September 2020.
  8. "Al Green Al Green/Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. "Al Green Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

На других языках


- [en] Al Green's Greatest Hits

[it] Al Green's Greatest Hits

Al Green's Greatest Hits è un album di Greatest Hits di Al Green pubblicato nel 1975.

[ru] Greatest Hits (альбом Эла Грина)

Greatest Hits — сборник лучших песен американского соул-певца Эла Грина, выпущен в апреле 1975 года.



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