''Al Green's Greatest Hits'' is a 1975

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Al Green 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 ...

. In 2003, the album was ranked number 52 on ''

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, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. The album's ranking dropped to number 456 in the 2020 revised list. The compilation has consistently ranked as one of the best executed 'greatest hits' albums in history. The album peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top Soul LPs chart and No. 17 on the Top LPs chart.

Track listing

Original LP

1995 CD re-release

Personnel

(The following credits refer to ''Al Green – Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition''.) * James Mitchell – Baritone Saxophone, String Arrangements *

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– Production Assistant * Michael Allen – Piano *

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– Guitar *

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– Organ, Piano *

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– Bass *

Howard Grimes Howard Lee Grimes (August 22, 1941 – February 12, 2022) was an American drummer, best known as a member of the Hi Rhythm Section on records by Al Green, Ann Peebles and others in the 1970s. Life and career Born in Memphis, Tennessee on Augus ...

– Bongos, Drums, Conga * Archie Turner – Piano *

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– Drums, Percussion * Andrew Love – Horn (Tenor) * Wayne Jackson – Trumpet * Jack Hale – Trombone * Ed Logan – Horn (Tenor) * Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes – Background vocals * Willie Mitchell – Producer, Engineer, Remixing * Tami Masak – Production Assistant * Robert Vosgien – Remastering * Richard Kriegler – Art Direction, Design * Richard E. Roth – Art Direction, Design * Kevin Flaherty – Producer * Tom Cartwright – Executive Producer * Howard Craft – Mastering * Buddy Rosenburg – Photography * Chris Clough – Producer * Bob Levy – Photography * Ali Muhammed Jackson – Bongos, Drums, Conga * Susan Lavoie – Art Direction *

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– String Arrangements * Margaret Goldfarb – Production Assistant * Dan Hersch – Mastering * Bill Inglot – Mastering Consultant * Kathy Kinslow – Production Assistant * Charles Levan – Production Assistant * Al Green – Producer

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