Episode Details
Eamon O’Flynn, Nathan Smith and Sonya Walton discuss Al Green’s Greatest Hits. This album ranked #456 on the 2020 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
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Runtime: 39 minutes
Who is Al Green?
Al Green is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. Known for recording a series of soul hits in the 1970s - including “Take Me to the River,” “Tired of Being Alone” and “Let’s Stay Together,” Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. He has been referred to as “The Last of the Great Soul Singers,” has won 11 Grammy Awards and was ranked #65 on the Rolling Stone list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Green has three albums on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list - Greatest Hits (#456), I’m Still in Love with You (#306) and Call Me (#427).
What is Greatest Hits?
Greatest Hits is a collection of songs from 1971 to 1973 - from just five albums - released in 1975. Including some of his most iconic tracks - including “Tired of Being Alone” and “Let’s Stay Together” - the album was a critical and commercial success. It is consistently ranked as one of the best greatest hits albums in history, and reached #17 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. Greatest Hits was ranked #52 on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list in 2003 and 2012, before dropping to #456 in the 2020 edition.