Call Me (Al Green album)

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. 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. 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)."

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

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