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 magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. The album's ranking dropped to number 456 in the 2020 revised list. 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.

Track listing

Original LP

1995 CD re-release

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

References

1. Al Green's Greatest Hits, Volume II
2. Al Green discography
3. Al Green
4. Al Green Explores Your Mind
5. List of greatest hits albums
6. Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band
7. Greatest Hits Volume Two
8. The Belle Album
9. Al Green Is Love
10. Take Me to the River
11. Let's Stay Together (Al Green album)
12. Love Is a Beautiful Thing (Al Green song)
13. Love and Happiness
14. Have a Good Time (Al Green album)
15. Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)
16. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
17. For the Good Times (song)
18. I'm Still in Love with You (Al Green album)
19. The Best of Sade
20. Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits