Al Green : The Very Best of Al Green

 

IT'S A NATURAL FACT,

THAT I WANNA COME BACK,

SHOW ME WHERE IT'S AT, BABY

Albert Leornes Greene

 (Born April 13, 1946), 

known professionally 

as

 Al Green,

 is an

 American singer, 

songwriter,

 pastor 

and record producer. 

He is best known

 for recording

 a series of

 soul hit singles

 in the early 1970s, 

including

 "Tired of Being Alone"

 (1971),

 "I'm Still in Love with You"

 (1972), 

"Love and Happiness"

 (1973), 

"Take Me to the River"

 (1974), 

and his signature song, 

"Let's Stay Together"

 (1972).

After his girlfriend

 died by suicide, 

Green became an 

ordained pastor 

and turned to

Green was

 inducted into the 

Rock and Roll 

Hall of Fame 

in 1995. 

He was referred to

 on the museum's site

 as being 

"one of the most gifted 

purveyors of soul music".

 He has also been

 referred to as 

"The Last of the Great Soul Singers".

Green is the winner of 

11 Grammy Awards,

 including the

 Grammy Lifetime 

Achievement Award. 

He has also received 

the BMI Icon award 

and is a 

Kennedy Center 

Honors recipient. 

He was included in

 Rolling Stone's 

2008 list of the 

"100 Greatest Artists of All Time", 

ranking at No. 65,

 as well as its 

2023 list of the 

"200 Greatest Singers 

of All Time", 

at No. 10

 

Green is a canonical 

Memphis soul artist.

 He collaborated closely 

with many of 

Memphis's most notable

 R&B musicians;

 a long and prolific

 partnership with

 producer/arranger 

Willie Mitchell 

and the 

Hi Rhythm Section 

yielded Green's 

greatest 

commercial success.

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