Call Me (Al Green album)

Call Me
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1973
Recorded1972
StudioRoyal Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre
Length35:07
LabelHi
ProducerWillie Mitchell, Al Green
Al Green chronology
I'm Still In Love With You
(1972)
Call Me
(1973)
Livin' for You
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blender
Christgau's Record GuideA+
Tom HullA+
Rolling Stone (1973)(favorable)
Rolling Stone (2004)

Call Me is the sixth album by soul singer Al Green, released in April 1973. It is widely regarded as Green's masterpiece, and has been called one of the best soul albums ever made. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 70th greatest album in any genre. Call Me was a Top 10 Billboard Pop Album, and the third #1 Soul Album. In 2003, the album was ranked number 289 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and 290 in a 2012 revised list. Praised for his emotive singing style, Green here incorporates country influences, covering both Willie Nelson and Hank Williams. This album contained three top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "You Ought to Be with Me", "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and "Call Me (Come Back Home)".