Call Me (Al Green album)

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Call Me
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Studio album by
Al Green
ReleasedApril 1973
Recorded1972
StudioRoyal Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreSoul[1]
Length35:07
LabelHi
ProducerWillie Mitchell, Al Green
Al Green chronology
I'm Still In Love With You
(1972) 		Call Me
(1973) 		Livin' for You
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[2]
Blender5/5 stars[3]
Christgau's Record GuideA+[4]
Tom HullA+[7]
Rolling Stone (1973)(favorable)[5]
Rolling Stone (2004)5/5 stars[6]

Call 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)."

Track listing[]

All songs by Al Green; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call Me (Come Back Home)"Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell3:03
2."Have You Been Making Out O.K." 3:42
3."Stand Up" 3:25
4."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"Hank Williams3:10
5."Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun" 3:09
6."Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"Green, Teenie Hodges4:14
7."Funny How Time Slips Away"Willie Nelson5:33
8."You Ought to Be with Me"Green, Jackson Jr., Mitchell3:15
9."Jesus Is Waiting" 5:36

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. 2

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[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Shapiro, Peter; et al. (2003). Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 451. ISBN 1858284570.
  2. ^ "AllMusic - Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 2007). "Al Green: Back Catalogue". Blender. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Landau, Jon (5 July 1973). "Call Me". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ Blashill, Pat (29 June 2004). "Call Me (Reissue)". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock, p. 451. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
  9. ^ "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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