The All-TIME 100 Albums: Call Me by Al Green

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The All-TIME 100 Albums

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By Alan Light Published: November 13, 2006

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ALBUM: Call Me

YEAR RELEASED: 1973 LABEL: The Right Stuff ARTIST: Al Green

TIME 100 ALBUMS PODCASTS

PODCAST: Welcome to the All-TIME 100 Albums - the musical compilations of the last half-century that need no introduction. That said, listen in below as music critics Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light introduce the list and talk about the top albums of the 1950s and '60s.

PODCAST: We know. Twenty-nine of the 100 greatest albums of all time come in the 1970s, and Pink Floyd isn't there. Play this podcast to learn why we picked the titles we did, and if you have something to say, tell us about it using the talkback link below.

PODCAST: Maybe it's a Sign O' The Times that you're listening to critics' audio recordings about great music, but this podcast about how we chose the best albums of the 1980s really is a Thriller. Give it a listen below.

PODCAST: Here's music even the younger set will know by heart. Listen to selected clips from the 1990s through present day as music critic Josh Tyrangiel discusses his picks.

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Al Green was hands-down the dominant soul singer of the Seventies, and his run of albums, especially in the first half of the decade, was so consistently strong that it's hard to pick a favorite. I'm Still In Love With You has the back-to-back perfection of "Love and Happiness" and "I'm Glad You're Mine." Let's Stay Together has, well, "Let's Stay Together." But top to bottom, Call Me is the one to beat, with the effortlessly sexy title song and the devastating "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." Covers of songs by Hank Williams and Willie Nelson seal Green's linking of Memphis and Nashville traditions. And the closing song, "Jesus is Waiting," turned out to be the bridge to Green's future in the pulpit.