Call Me (1973)

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)".

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