Call Me is the sixth album by soul singer Al Green, released on July 18, 1973. 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 Green's third No. 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)".
Contents
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