Al Green's Greatest Hits

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'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 Al Green
Released	March 1975 (1975-03)
Genre	Soul
Length	36:34
Label	Hi/Right Stuff/EMI
Producer	Willie 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[2]
Pitchfork	9.7/10[3]
The Village Voice	A+[4]

Track listing

Original LP

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Tired of Being Alone"	Al Green	Al 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" Hodges	Call Me	4:14
5.	"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (replaced by "Love and Happiness" in later reissues)	Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb	Let's Stay Together (1972)	6:22
6.	"Let's Stay Together"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	Let's Stay Together	3:18
7.	"I Can't Get Next to You"	Barrett Strong; Norman Whitfield	Al Green Gets Next to You	3:52
8.	"You Ought to Be with Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	Call Me	3:19
9.	"Look What You Done for Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	I'm Still in Love with You	3:06
10.	"Let's Get Married"	Al Green	Livin' for You (1973)	3:23
Total length:				36:34

1995 CD re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Tired of Being Alone"	Al Green	Al 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" Hodges	Call Me	4:14
5.	"Love and Happiness"	Al Green; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges	I'm Still in Love with You	5:03
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 Whitfield	Al Green Gets Next to You	3:52
8.	"You Ought to Be with Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	Call Me	3:19
9.	"Look What You Done for Me"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Al Jackson Jr.	I'm Still in Love with You	3:06
10.	"Let's Get Married"	Al Green	Livin' for You (1973)	3:23
11.	"Livin' for You"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell	Livin' for You	3:11
12.	"Sha La La (Make Me Happy)"	Al Green	Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974)	3:02
13.	"L-O-V-E (Love)"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges	Al Green Is Love (1975)	3:08
14.	"Full of Fire"	Al Green; Willie Mitchell; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges	Full 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.)

• James Mitchell – Baritone Saxophone, String Arrangements
• Cheryl Pawelski – Production Assistant
• Michael Allen – Piano
• Teenie Hodges – Guitar
• Charles Hodges – Organ, Piano
• Leroy Hodges – Bass
• Howard Grimes – Bongos, Drums, Conga
• Archie Turner – Piano
• Al Jackson Jr. – Drums, Percussion
• Andrew Love – Horn (Tenor)
• Wayne Jackson – Trumpet
• Jack Hale – Trombone
• Ed Logan – Horn (Tenor)
• Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes – Background vocals
• Willie Mitchell – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
• Tami Masak – Production Assistant
• Robert Vosgien – Remastering
• Richard Kriegler – Art Direction, Design
• Richard E. Roth – Art Direction, Design
• Kevin Flaherty – Producer
• Tom Cartwright – Executive Producer
• Howard Craft – Mastering
• Buddy Rosenburg – Photography
• Chris Clough – Producer
• Bob Levy – Photography
• Ali Muhammed Jackson – Bongos, Drums, Conga
• Susan Lavoie – Art Direction
• Charles Chalmers – String Arrangements
• Margaret Goldfarb – Production Assistant
• Dan Hersch – Mastering
• Bill Inglot – Mastering Consultant
• Kathy Kinslow – Production Assistant
• Charles Levan – Production Assistant
• Al Green – Producer

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	60,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.