"Look What You Done for Me" is a 1972 song by

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 ...

, the first single released from his album '' I'm Still in Love with You''. The song reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #2 on the

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chart. It was

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as a gold record by the

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Composition and recording

Green wrote the song on his own, though

Al Jackson Jr. Albert J. Jackson Jr. (November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975) was an American drummer, producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a group of session musicians who worked for Stax Records and produced their ...

and Green's producer Willie Mitchell received co-writing credits. Along with the usual horn section, the production features a string arrangement by James Mitchell and

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Chart performance

The song was released by

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as a single in March 1972 (catalog number 45-2211), in advance of the album '' I'm Still in Love with You''. The B-side was "La-La for You," from Green's previous album, '' Let's Stay Together''. At the time of the single's release, " Let's Stay Together," Green's first number-one single, was still on the charts. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 55 song for 1972. Having sold more than 500,000 copies, the record received a gold

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by the

. It was Green's third consecutive gold record, after "

Tired of Being Alone "Tired of Being Alone" is a soul song written by American singer Al Green. It reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number seven on the Soul Singles Chart in 1971. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the number 12 song for 1971. Background ...

" and " Let's Stay Together."

References

1972 songs 1972 singles Al Green songs Songs written by Al Green Songs written by Al Jackson Jr. Songs written by Willie Mitchell (musician) Hi Records singles Song recordings produced by Willie Mitchell (musician) {{1970s-R&B-song-stub