Call Me
Call Me is a landmark album by American
soul singer
Al Green, released in July of
1973 (see
1973 in music). Praised for his emotive singing style, Green here incorporates
country influences, covering both
Willie Nelson and
Hank Williams.
Call Me is widely regarded as Green's
magnum opus, and one of the premiere albums of early
1970s soul.
Track listing
- Call Me (Come Back Home) (Green/Jackson/Mitchell) - 3:03
- Have You Been Making Out O.K. (Green) - 3:42
- Stand Up (Green) - 3:25
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Williams) - 3:10
- Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun (Green) - 3:09
- Here I Am (Come and Take Me) (Green/Hodges) - 4:14
- Funny How Time Slips Away (Nelson) - 5:33
- You Ought to Be With Me (Green/Jackson/Mitchell) - 3:15
- Jesus Is Waiting (Green) - 5:36
Personnel
- Al Green - Vocals, Producer
- Willie Mitchell - Producer, Engineer
- Charles Chalmers - Vocals (bckgr), Horn Arrangements
- Margaret Goldfarb - Assistant Producer
- Howard Grimes - Drums
- Jack Hale - Trombone
- Charles Hodges - Organ, Piano
- Leroy Hodges - Bass
- Mabon "Teenie" Hodges - Guitar
- Wayne Jackson - Trumpet
- Kathy Kinslow - Assistant Producer
- Charles Levan - Assistant Producer
- Ed Logan - Horn (Tenor), Sax (Tenor)
- Andrew Love - Horn (Tenor), Sax (Tenor)
- The Memphis Strings - Strings
- James Mitchell - Sax (Baritone), Horn Arrangements
- Bud O'Shea - Executive Producer
- Eli Okun - Executive Producer
- Cheryl Pawelski - Assistant Producer
- Donna Rhodes - Vocals (bckgr)
- Sandra Rhodes - Vocals (bckgr)
- Archie Turner - Piano
- Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
- Robert Gordon - Liner Notes
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1973 Pop Albums No. 10
1973 Black Albums No. 1
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