Al Green discography

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This is a discography for R&B singer Al Green. Year of release and peak positions on Billboard charts are listed.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Compilation Albums 1.3 Singles 1.4 Movie soundtracks 2 References

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 1967: Back Up Train (as Al Greene) (Hot Line)
• 1969: Green Is Blues (Hi)- US Pop #19, US R&B #3,
• 1971: Al Green Gets Next to You (Hi) - US Pop #58, US R&B #15
• 1972: Let's Stay Together (Hi) - US Pop #8, US R&B #1
• 1972: I'm Still in Love with You (Hi) - US Pop #4, US R&B #1
• 1973: Call Me (Hi) - US Pop #10, US R&B #1
• 1973: Livin' for You (Hi) - US Pop #24, US R&B #1
• 1974: Al Green Explores Your Mind (Hi) - US Pop #15, US R&B #1
• 1975: Al Green Is Love (Hi) - US Pop #28, US R&B #1
• 1976: Full of Fire (Hi) - US Pop #59, US R&B #29
• 1976: Have a Good Time (Hi) - US Pop #93, US R&B #12
• 1977: The Belle Album (Hi) - US Pop #103, US R&B #29
• 1979: Truth N' Time (Hi) - US R&B #44
• 1980: The Lord Will Make a Way (Myrrh)
• 1981: Higher Plane - (Hi) US R&B #62
• 1981: Tokyo Live (Hi)
• 1982: Precious Lord (Hi)
• 1983: I'll Rise Again (Word) - US Gospel #4
• 1983: The Christmas Album (A&M)
• 1984: Trust in God (Hi) - US Gospel #10
• 1985: He is the Light (A&M) - US Gospel #11
• 1986: White Christmas (Hi)
• 1987: Soul Survivor (A&M) - US Pop #131, US R&B #25, US Gospel #1
• 1989: I Get Joy (A&M) - US R&B #60, US Gospel #13
• 1992: Love is Reality (Word) - US Gospel #29,
• 1995: Your Heart's in Good Hands (MCA)- US R&B #57
• 2001: Feels Like Christmas (Capitol)
• 2003: I Can't Stop (Blue Note) - US Pop #53, US R&B #9
• 2005: Everything's OK (Blue Note) - US Pop #50, US R&B #19
• 2008: Lay It Down (Blue Note) US Pop #9, US R&B #3

[edit] Compilation Albums

• 1975: Al Green's Greatest Hits (Hi) - US Pop #17, US R&B #3, UK #18
• 1977: Al Green's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Hi) - US Pop #134, US R&B #33
• 1988: Hi Life - The Best of Al Green (K-Tel) - UK #34
• 1995: Al Green's Greatest Hits (Hi) - US R&B #34
• 1998: More Greatest Hits (Hi) - US R&B #78
• 2000: Greatest Gospel Hits (Hi) - US Gospel #25
• 2000: Take Me to the River (Capitol)- US Pop #186, US R&B #98
• 2002: Love - The Essential Al Green (Hi) - UK #18
• 2003: The Love Songs Collection (Capitol) - US Pop #91, US R&B #64
• 2004: Absolute Best (Hi) - US R&B #100
• 2007: The Definitive Greatest Hits (Capitol) - US Pop #46, US R&B #19
• 2008: What Makes the World Go 'Round? (Starbucks) - US Pop #196

[edit] Singles

• 1967: "Back Up Train" - US Pop #41, US R&B #5
• 1970: "I Can't Get Next to You" - US Pop #60, US R&B #11
• 1970: "Right Now, Right Now" - US R&B #23
• 1970: "You Say It" - US R&B #28
• 1971: "Driving Wheel" - US R&B #46
• 1971: "Tired of Being Alone" - US Pop #11, US R&B #7, UK #4
• 1971: "Let's Stay Together" - US #1, US R&B #1, UK #7
• 1972: "Look What You Done for Me" - US Pop #4, US R&B #2, UK #44
• 1972: "I'm Still in Love with You" - US Pop #3, US R&B #1, UK #35
• 1972: "Guilty" - US Pop #69, US R&B #29
• 1972: "You Ought to Be With Me" - US Pop #3, US R&B #1
• 1973: "Hot Wire" - US Pop #71
• 1973: "Call Me (Come Back Home)" - US Pop #10, US R&B #2
• 1973: "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" - US US #10, US R&B #2
• 1973: "Livin' for You" - US Pop #19, US R&B #1
• 1974: "Let's Get Married" - US Pop #32, US R&B #3
• 1974: "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" - US Pop #7, US R&B 2, UK #20
• 1975: "L-O-V-E (Love)" - US Pop #13, US R&B #1, UK #24
• 1975: "Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)" - US Pop #48, US R&B #7
• 1975: "Full of Fire" - US Pop #28, US R&B #1
• 1976: "Keep Me Cryin'" - US Pop #37, US R&B #4
• 1976: "Let it Shine" - US R&B #16
• 1977: "I Tried to Tell Myself" - US R&B #26
• 1977: "Love and Happiness" - US R&B #92
• 1978: "Belle" - US Pop #83, US R&B #9
• 1978: "I Feel Good" - US R&B #36
• 1979: "To Sir, with Love" - US R&B #71
• 1979: "Wait Here" - US R&B #58
• 1987: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" - US R&B #22^[1]
• 1988: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Annie Lennox) - US Pop #9, UK #28
• 1989: "As Long as We're Together" - US R&B #15
• 1989: "The Message is Love" (Arthur Baker and The Backbeat Disciples featuring Al Green) - UK #38
• 1993: "Love is A Beautiful Thing" - UK #56
• 1994: "Waiting on You" - UK #100
• 1995: "Your Heart's in Good Hands" - US R&B #47
• 2004: "I Can't Stop" - US R&B #97
• 2008: "Stay With Me (By the Sea)" (with John Legend) - US R&B #75

[edit] Movie soundtracks

• "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 and The Virgin Suicides.
• "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 movie Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)

• "Love and Happiness" has been featured in several different movies: Menace II Society (1993), Dead Presidents (1995), and Love and Basketball (2000).

[edit] References