Al Green: Difference between revisions

Green's next album, ''[[Let's Stay Together (Al Green album)|Let's Stay Together]]'' (January 1972), solidified his place in soul music.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> The [[Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)|title track]] was his biggest hit to date, reaching number one on both the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] charts.<ref name=":6">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/al-green/chart-history/bsi/|title=Al Green Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album became his first to be certified [[Music recording sales certification|gold]]. His follow-up, ''[[I'm Still in Love with You (Al Green album)|I'm Still in Love with You]]'' (October 1972), went platinum with the help of the singles "[[Look What You Done for Me]]" and the [[I'm Still in Love with You (Al Green song)|title track]], both of which went to the top 10 on the Hot 100. His next album, ''[[Call Me (Al Green album)|Call Me]]'' (April 1973), produced three top-10 singles: "[[You Ought to Be with Me]]", "[[Call Me (Come Back Home)]]", and "[[Here I Am (Come and Take Me)]]".<ref name=":6" /> In addition to these hit singles, Green also had radio hits with songs such as "[[Love and Happiness]]", his cover of the [[Bee Gees]]' "[[How Can You Mend a Broken Heart]]", "[[Simply Beautiful]]", "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is", and "[[Take Me to the River]]", later covered successfully by [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Talking Heads]] and blues artist [[Syl Johnson]].