music.wikisort.org - CompositionCall Me is the sixth album by soul singer Al Green. It is widely regarded as Green's masterpiece, and has been called one of the best soul albums ever made.[8] In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 70th greatest album in any genre. Call Me was a Top 10 Billboard Pop Album, and the third #1 Soul Album.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 289 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and 290 in a 2012 revised list.[9] Praised for his emotive singing style, Green here incorporates country influences, covering both Willie Nelson and Hank Williams. This album contained three top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "You Ought to Be with Me," "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and "Call Me (Come Back Home)."
1973 studio album by Al Green
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Released | April 1973 |
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Recorded | 1972 |
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Studio | Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Genre | Soul[1] |
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Length | 35:07 |
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Label | Hi |
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Producer | Willie Mitchell, Al Green |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [2] |
Blender |     [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A+[4] |
Tom Hull | A+[5] |
Rolling Stone (1973) | (favorable)[6] |
Rolling Stone (2004) |     [7] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Al Green, except where noted.
Personnel
- Al Green – vocals, producer
- Willie Mitchell – producer, engineer
- Charles Chalmers – background vocals, horn arrangements
- Margaret Goldfarb – assistant producer
- Howard Grimes – drums
- Jack Hale, Sr. – trombone
- Charles Hodges – Hammond organ, piano
- Leroy Hodges – bass
- Mabon "Teenie" Hodges – guitar
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Kathy Kinslow – assistant producer
- Charles Levan – assistant producer
- Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
- Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
- The Memphis Strings – strings
- James Mitchell – baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
- Bud O'Shea – executive producer
- Eli Okun – executive producer
- Cheryl Pawelski – assistant producer
- Donna Rhodes – background vocals
- Sandra Rhodes – background vocals
- Archie Turner – piano
- Al Jackson Jr. – drums
- Robert Gordon – liner notes
- Jim Cummins - photography
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) – album
- 1973 Pop Albums No. 10
- 1973 Black Albums No. 1
Billboard (North America) – singles
- 1972 "You Ought To Be With Me" Pop Singles No. 3
- 1972 "You Ought To Be With Me" Black Singles No. 1
- 1973 "Call Me (Come Back Home)" Pop Singles No. 10
- 1973 "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" Pop Singles No. 10
- 1973 "Call Me (Come Back Home)" Black Singles No. 2
- 1973 "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" Black Singles No. 2
Later samples
- "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)"
- "Slang Editorial" by Cappadonna from the album The Pillage
- "You Ought To Be With Me"
- "260" by Ghostface Killah from the album Ironman
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 (U.S.)
References
- Shapiro, Peter; et al. (2003). Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 451. ISBN 1858284570.
- "AllMusic - Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Christgau, Robert (May 2007). "Al Green: Back Catalogue". Blender. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- 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.
- Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- Landau, Jon (5 July 1973). "Call Me". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Blashill, Pat (29 June 2004). "Call Me (Reissue)". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock, p. 451. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
- "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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Call Me — шестой студийный альбом американского соул-певца Эла Грина, выпущенный в 1973 году. Альбом часто рассматривается как шедевр Грина и один из лучших соул-альбомов всех времён[7]. В 2003 году телеканал VH1 присвоил альбому 70 место в списке лучших альбомов всех жанров. В 2003 году журнал Rolling Stone поместил альбом в список «500 величайших альбомов всех времён» под номером 289. Восхваляемый за его эмоциональное пение, Грин на альбоме показал на него влияние кантри, исполнив песни Хэнка Уильямса и Вилли Нельсона.
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