The Definitive Greatest Hits

~ Release by Al Green (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

2007 reissue of Al Green's Greatest Hits first released in 1975 and since then has gone through several incarnations - despite a slightly different title, it makes further improvements with the addition of extra tracks.

Tracklist

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1Let's Stay Together
producer:
Willie Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar family:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
saxophone:
James Mitchell
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
vocals:
Al Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr., Al Green and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
3:16
2Tired of Being Alone
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 293)
recording of:
Tired of Being Alone
lyricist and composer:
Al Green
publisher:
Burlington Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Group
2:50
3Take Me to the River
recording of:
Take Me to the River
writer:
Al Green and Mabon Hodges
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
3:42
4I'm Still in Love With You
engineer:
Willie Mitchell
producer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’m Still in Love With You
lyricist and composer:
Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr. and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music and Irving Music, Inc.
3:11
5Look What You Done for Me
engineer:
Willie Mitchell
producer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Look What You Done for Me
lyricist and composer:
Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr. and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music, Inc.
3:04
6Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
engineer:
Willie Mitchell
producer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
piano:
Archie Turner
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
performer:
Al Green
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
writer:
Al Green and Mabon Hodges
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell
4:12
7Love and Happiness
engineer:
Willie Mitchell
producer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 98) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 274)
recording of:
Love and Happiness
writer:
Al Green and Mabon Hodges
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (in 1972) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1972)
5:05
8Keep Me Cryin'
3:05
9Call Me (Come Back Home)
engineer:
Willie Mitchell
producer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
piano:
Archie Turner
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Call Me (Come Back Home)
composer:
Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr. and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music, Inc.
3:01
10Livin' for You
recording of:
Living for You
lyricist and composer:
Al Green
writer:
Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
3:09
11Let's Get Married
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Let’s Get Married
lyricist and composer:
Al Green
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
5:33
12Sha La La (Make Me Happy)
recording of:
Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)
lyricist and composer:
Al Green
2:56
13L-O-V-E (Love)
recording of:
L‐O‐V‐E (Love)
lyricist:
Al Green, Mabon Hodges and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
3:06
14You Ought to Be With Me
engineer:
Willie Mitchell
producer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Leroy Hodges
guitar:
Mabon Hodges
organ and piano:
Charles Hodges
piano:
Archie Turner
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan and Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack Hale
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
strings arranger:
Charles Chalmers and James Mitchell
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
You Ought to Be With Me
composer:
Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr. and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc., Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music, Inc.
3:14
15Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)
recording of:
Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)
composer:
Al Green, Mabon Hodges and Willie Mitchell
2:46
16Full of Fire
recording of:
Full of Fire
writer:
Al Green, Mabon Lewis Hodges and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
5:11
17Back Up Train
recording of:
Back Up Train
lyricist and composer:
Palmer James and Curtis Rodgers
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
2:17
18I Can't Get Next to You
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
I Can’t Get Next to You
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
3:46
19Belle
recording of:
Belle
writer:
Reuben Fairfax, Jr., Al Green and Fred Jordan
4:47
20I Can't Stop
recording of:
I Can’t Stop
writer:
Al Green and Willie Mitchell
publisher:
Irving Music and Poppa Willie Music
3:47
21Perfect to Me
4:08