The Definitive Greatest Hits

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

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
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