Английская Википедия:Call Me (Al Green album)
Шаблон:Infobox album Шаблон:Album ratings 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.[1] 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.[2] 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
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. 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
Later samples
- "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)"
- "Slang Editorial" by Cappadonna from the album The Pillage
- "You Ought To Be With Me"
- "260" by Ghostface Killah from the album Ironman
See also
References
- ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock, p. 451. Rough Guides. Шаблон:ISBN.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
