I'm Still in Love with You is the fifth studio album by the American gospel and soul singer Al Green, released on October 23, 1972, on Hi Records. Recording sessions took place during 1972. The album was produced solely by Willie Mitchell. The album peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and produced four singles: "Love and Happiness" which was rated ninety-eight on Rolling Stones's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time as well as "I'm Still in Love with You" and "Look What You Done for Me" which were top five hits on the US Pop Chart. In 2003, the album was ranked number 285 on the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone, 286 in a 2012 revised list,[1] and number 306 in a 2020 revised list.[2] The introductory drum break to the album's second track, "I'm Glad You're Mine", was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. in his later-posthumous single "Dead Wrong".
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
And It Don't Stop | A[4] |
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Christgau's Record Guide | A−[6] |
Pitchfork Media | 9.4/10[7] |
Rolling Stone (1972) | (favorable)[8] |
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Released | October 23, 1972 (1972-10-23) (original) 1993 (reissue) | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Studio | Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 34:59 | |||
Label | Hi (original) The Right Stuff (reissue) | |||
Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
Al Green chronology | ||||
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Singles from I'm Still in Love with You | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Still in Love with You" | Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell | 3:12 |
2. | "I'm Glad You're Mine" | Al Green | 2:57 |
3. | "Love and Happiness" | Al Green, Mabon Hodges | 5:07 |
4. | "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is" | Al Green | 3:40 |
5. | "Simply Beautiful" | Al Green | 4:11 |
Total length: | 19:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Bill Dees, Roy Orbison | 3:23 |
2. | "For the Good Times" | Kris Kristofferson | 6:27 |
3. | "Look What You Done for Me" | Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr., Willie Mitchell | 3:05 |
4. | "One of These Good Old Days" | Al Green | 3:24 |
Total length: | 16:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "I Think It's For The Feeling" | 4:26 |
11. | "Up Above My Head" | 2:59 |
Total length: | 42:51 |
Credits for I'm Still in Love with You adapted from Allmusic[10]
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Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[11] | 4 |
US R&B Albums[11] | 1 |
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United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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