- Al Green discography
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This discography is of the albums and singles released by American R&B/soul singer Al Green.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
Year Album Chart positions[1] US
certifications[2]Record label US US
R&BUS
GospelUK[3] 1967 Back Up Train (credited as Al Greene) 162 37 — — — Hot Line 1969 Green Is Blues 19 3 — — — Hi 1971 Al Green Gets Next to You 58 15 — — — 1972 Let's Stay Together 8 1 — — Gold I'm Still in Love with You 4 1 — — Platinum 1973 Call Me 10 1 — — Gold Livin' for You 24 1 — — Gold 1974 Al Green Explores Your Mind 15 1 — — Gold 1975 Al Green Is Love 28 1 — — — 1976 Full of Fire 59 12 — — — Have a Good Time 93 12 — — — 1977 The Belle Album 103 29 — — — 1978 Truth n' Time — 44 — — — 1980 The Lord Will Make a Way — — — — — Myrrh 1981 Higher Plane — 62 — — — 1982 Precious Lord — — — — — 1983 I'll Rise Again — — 4 — — The Christmas Album — — — — — 1984 Trust in God — — 10 — — 1985 He is the Light — — 11 — — A&M 1987 Soul Survivor 131 25 1 — — 1989 I Get Joy — 60 13 — — 1990 From My Soul — — — — — Arrival 1992 Love Is Reality — — 29 — — Word/Epic 1993 Don't Look Back — — — — — RCA 1995 Your Heart's in Good Hands — 57 — — — MCA 2003 I Can't Stop 53 9 — — — Blue Note 2005 Everything's OK 50 19 — — — 2008 Lay It Down 9 3 — 88 — "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified Live albums
Year Album Chart positions US
certificationsRecord label US US
R&BUK 1981 Tokyo Live — — — — Hi "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified Compilation albums
Year Album Chart positions[1] US
certifications[2]Record label US US
R&BUS
GospelUK[3] 1975 Al Green's Greatest Hits 17 3 — 18 2× Platinum Hi 1977 Al Green's Greatest Hits, Volume II 134 33 — — — 1980 The Cream of Al Green — — — — — Cream Records 1988 Hi Life: The Best of Al Green — — — 34 — K-tel 1991 One in a Million — — — — — Sony 1992 The Supreme Al Green: The Greatest Hits — — — 41 — Hi 1995 Al Green's Greatest Hits (reissued version) 127 34 — — — The Right Stuff 1997 Anthology — — — — — Capitol 1998 More Greatest Hits — 78 — — Gold The Right Stuff Hi and Mighty: The Story of Al Green (1969-1978) — — — — — Hi 2000 Greatest Gospel Hits — — 25 — — The Right Stuff The Hi Singles A's and B's — — — — — Hi Take Me to the River 186 98 — — — The Right Stuff 2001 Testify: The Best of the A&M Years — — — — — A&M The Very Best of Al Green — — — — — Music Club 2002 L-O-V-E: The Essential Al Green — — — 18 — Hi 2003 The Love Songs Collection 91 64 — — — The Right Stuff 2004 Absolute Best — 100 — — — The Immortal Soul of Al Green — — — — — 2005 Love & Happiness: The Very Best of Al Green — — — — — Music Club 2006 The Millennium Collection: The Best of Al Green — — — — — A&M 2007 The Definitive Greatest Hits 46 19 — — — Hi 2008 What Makes the World Go 'Round? 196 — — — — Starbucks "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified Singles
Year Single Chart positions[4] US
certifications[2]Album US US
R&BUS
A/CUK[3] 1967 "Back Up Train" (credited as Al Greene & the Soul Mates) 41 5 — — — Back Up Train 1968 "Don't Hurt Me No More" (credited as Al Greene) 127 — — — — "A Lover's Hideaway" (credited as Al Greene) — — — — — 1970 "You Say It" — 28 — — — Al Green Gets Next to You "Right Now, Right Now" — 23 — — — "I Can't Get Next to You" 60 11 — — — 1971 "Driving Wheel" 115 46 — — — "Tired of Being Alone" 11 7 — 4 Gold "Let's Stay Together" 1 1 36 7 Gold Let's Stay Together 1972 "Look What You Done for Me" 4 2 — 44 Gold I'm Still in Love with You "I'm Still in Love with You" 3 1 33 35 Gold "Guilty" 69 29 — — — Back Up Train "You Ought to Be with Me" 3 1 28 — Gold Call Me "Love and Happiness" 104 92 — — — I'm Still in Love With You 1973 "Hot Wire" 71 — — — — Back Up Train "Call Me (Come Back Home)" 10 2 — — Gold Call Me "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" 10 2 — — Gold "Livin' for You" 19 1 — — — Livin' for You 1974 "Let's Get Married" 32 3 — — — "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" 7 2 28 20 Gold Al Green Explores Your Mind 1975 "L-O-V-E (Love)" 13 1 — 24 — Al Green Is Love "Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)" 48 7 — — — "Full of Fire" 28 1 — — — Full of Fire 1976 "Let It Shine" — 16 — — — "Keep Me Cryin'" 37 4 — — — Have a Good Time 1977 "I Tried to Tell Myself" 101 26 — — — I'm Still in Love with You "Belle" 83 9 — — — The Belle Album 1978 "I Feel Good" 103 36 — — — 1979 "To Sir, with Love" (A-side) — 71 — — — Truth N' Time "Wait Here" (B-side) — 58 — — — 1987 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" — 22 — — — Soul Survivor 1988 "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Annie Lennox) 9 — 2 28 — Scrooged 1989 "As Long as We're Together" — 15 — — — I Get Joy "The Message Is Love" (with Arthur Baker) — 84 — 38 — Merge 1991 "Leave the Guns at Home" (with Arthur Baker) — 69 — — — Give in to the Rhythm 1993 "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" — — — 56 — Don't Look Back 1995 "Your Heart's in Good Hands" — 47 — — — Your Heart's in Good Hands 2002 "Put It on Paper" (with Ann Nesby) — 44 — — — Put It on Paper 2003 "Love Iz" (with Erick Sermon) — 80 — — — React 2004 "I Can't Stop" — 97 — — — I Can't Stop 2005 "Perfect to Me" — 115 — — — Everything's OK 2008 "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" (with John Legend) — 49 — — — Lay It Down "Lay It Down" — 111 — — — "Take Your Time" (with Corinne Bailey Rae) — 122 — — — "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not certified Movie/TV show soundtracks
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" appears in the film Ali. The original was written and sang by Sam Cooke, however Green recorded a live version for the film which is played when Muhammad Ali - played by Will Smith - learns of the death of close friend Malcolm X.
- "Here I Am" was featured in the movie, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was featured in the movies, Notting Hill, Good Will Hunting, The Virgin Suicides and The Book of Eli, as well as the television series, Ally McBeal.
- "Let's Stay Together" was used in the soundtrack of the movies, Pulp Fiction (1994), Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003), and Hellboy (2005).
- "Love Is A Beautiful Thing" was featured in the movies, The Pallbearer (1996), Legally Blonde (2001), Sorority Boys (2002) and Two Weeks Notice (2002).
- "Tired of Being Alone" was featured in the movies, Dead Presidents (1995) and Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003).
- "Love and Happiness" has been featured in several different movies: Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), Love and Basketball (2000), and Madea's Family Reunion (2006) as well as TV shows: House MD (season 2 episode 15 - "Clueless") and Fringe (season 1 episode 15 - "Inner Child").
Other
In 2009, Al Green, along with Heather Headley, released a version of the song "People Get Ready" on the compilation album, Oh Happy Day.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Al Green US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4403/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ a b c "Al Green US certifications history". riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=%22Green,%20Al%22&format=Album&go=Search&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ a b c "Al Green UK chart history". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2282. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Al Green US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4403/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"". Reuters. March 27, 2009. http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE52Q6WQ20090327.
Al Green Studio albums Initial R&B albumsGospel albumsThe Lord Will Make a Way · Higher Plane · Precious Lord · I'll Rise Again · Trust in God · He Is the Light · Soul Survivor · I Get Joy · From My Soul · Love Is Reality · Don't Look BackLater secular albumsOther albums Al Green's Greatest Hits · Al Green's Greatest Hits, Volume II · The Cream of Al Green · Tokyo Live · The Christmas Album · White Christmas · Hi Life - The Best of Al Green · Al · Greatest Hits · More Greatest Hits · Greatest Gospel Hits · Take Me to the River · Feels Like Christmas · Love - The Essential Al Green · The Love Songs Collection · Absolute Best · The Definitive Greatest Hits · What Makes the World Go 'Round?Singles Tired of Being Alone · Let's Stay Together · Look What You Done for Me · I'm Still in Love with You · You Ought to Be With Me · Call Me (Come Back Home) · Here I Am (Come and Take Me) · Livin' for You · Let's Get Married · Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) · L-O-V-E (Love) · Full of Fire · Keep Me Cryin' · Put a Little Love in Your Heart (with Annie Lennox)Related articles DiscographyCategories:- Rhythm and blues discographies
- Discographies of American artists
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