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Al Green's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Al Green
Released	April 1975 (1975-04)
Genre	Soul
Length	36:34
Label	Hi/Right Stuff/EMI
Producer	Willie Mitchell
Al Green chronology
Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974) Al Green's Greatest Hits (1975) Al Green Is Love (1975)
Alternative cover
Al Green's Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	A
Pitchfork	9.7/10
The Village Voice	A+

Al Green's Greatest Hits is a 1975 greatest hits release by soul singer Al Green. In 2003, the album was ranked number 52 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. The album's ranking dropped to number 456 in the 2020 revised list. The compilation has consistently ranked as one of the best executed 'greatest hits' albums in history. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 17 on the Top LPs chart.

Track listing

Original LP

1995 CD re-release

Personnel

(The following credits refer to Al Green – Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition.)

• James Mitchell – Baritone Saxophone, String Arrangements
• Cheryl Pawelski – Production Assistant
• Michael Allen – Piano
• Teenie Hodges – Guitar
• Charles Hodges – Organ, Piano
• Leroy Hodges – Bass
• Howard Grimes – Bongos, Drums, Conga
• Archie Turner – Piano
• Al Jackson Jr. – Drums, Percussion
• Andrew Love – Horn (Tenor)
• Wayne Jackson – Trumpet
• Jack Hale – Trombone
• Ed Logan – Horn (Tenor)
• Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes – Background vocals
• Willie Mitchell – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
• Tami Masak – Production Assistant
• Robert Vosgien – Remastering
• Richard Kriegler – Art Direction, Design
• Richard E. Roth – Art Direction, Design
• Kevin Flaherty – Producer
• Tom Cartwright – Executive Producer
• Howard Craft – Mastering
• Buddy Rosenburg – Photography
• Chris Clough – Producer
• Bob Levy – Photography
• Ali Muhammed Jackson – Bongos, Drums, Conga
• Susan Lavoie – Art Direction
• Charles Chalmers – String Arrangements
• Margaret Goldfarb – Production Assistant
• Dan Hersch – Mastering
• Bill Inglot – Mastering Consultant
• Kathy Kinslow – Production Assistant
• Charles Levan – Production Assistant
• Al Green – Producer

Certifications

References

1. Al Green's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Wolk, Douglas (April 17, 2009). "Let's Stay Together/I'm Still In Love With You/Greatest Hits Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
4. Christgau, Robert (December 26, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
5. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
6. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
7. "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 22 September 2020.
8. "Al Green Al Green/Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
9. "Al Green Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
10. "British album certifications – Al Green – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
11. "American album certifications – Al Green – Al Green's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

• 1975 greatest hits albums
• Al Green albums
• Albums produced by Willie Mitchell (musician)
• Hi Records compilation albums