| Call Me | 
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| List Price: $25.49
Buy New: $152.94
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 498637
Category: Music
Artist: Al Green
Publisher: Hi Records UK
Studio: Hi Records UK
Manufacturer: Hi Records UK
Label: Hi Records UK
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.4
UPC: 740155215422
EAN: 0740155215422
ASIN: B0000240T5
Release Date: March 27, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Call Me (Come Back Home) | | • | Have You Been Making Out O.K. | | • | Stand Up | | • | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | | • | Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun | | • | Here I Am (Come and Take Me) | | • | Funny How Time Slips Away | | • | You Ought to Be With Me | | • | Jesus Is Waiting |
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Album Description
1973 album with another hit title track.
Amazon.com essential recording
Call Me is the masterpiece from America's last great soul singer, a vulnerable, sensual, spiritual, and sexy album. Sent soaring by the bluesy accents of the Memphis Horns and held to Earth by the rock-solid, wide-open groove of drummer Al Jackson, the subject here is nothing less than Green's soul, a battle expressed beautifully in his otherworldly voice--crying and praying on the title track, despairing on his cover of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," both bitter and resigned on his version of "Funny How Time Slips Away"--a voice as true as anything short of heaven. And on the closing "Jesus Is Waiting," we even get to hear that. --David Cantwell
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
Al Green still on top with album #5 April 29, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Al Green was on top form in the early 70s, and with 1972s 'Call Me' was riding high off four classic soul albums and a string of hit singles. This album is one of the best. Both the title track and 'Here I Am' are all time classic jams, and the rest of the album follows suit with soft yet gritty, soul stirring slow burners, perfect for any mood be it early in the morning or late at night in the dark.That whole dusty, southern sound is very present here, and the lyrics are knowledgable, deep & true. Als vocals are impressive and the overall vibe here is firey! An essential piece from Al Greens classic early 70s back catalogue.
THE MAN April 23, 2003
AL GREEN IS THE MAN. TO ME, HE IS THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER OF ALL TIME. THIS IS THE ALBUM THAT I THINK IS HIS SECOND BEST ALBUM. IT HAS HITS SUCH AS CALL ME, YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME, AND HERE I AM. IT ALSO HAS SUCH CLASSICS AS "HAVE YOU BEEN MAKING OUT O.K." AND YOUR LOVE IS LIKE THE MORNING SUN. THE OTHER FOUR SONGS ARE GREAT TOO, NOT ONE SORRY SONG ON THIS ALBUM. ANY TRUE AL GREEN OR SOUL MUSIC FAN SHOULD GET THIS ALBUM.
What Soul music is November 18, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This album along with I'm Still In Love With You helped me get through a really lonely period in my life after i broke up with my girlfriend and after i moved somewhere new where i felt truly alone. There is something soothing and otherworldly about Al Green's amazing voice. Al Green simply has one of the most flawless, smooth, passionate, masterful, and impactful voices i've ever heard and is able to convey such a great variety of feelings and make all kinds of noises. Of course this voice is over some of the best horn arrangements and accompaniment ever. The whole album is flawlessly produced. There isn't a song on this album that i don't love, and they all have resonance with me emotionally. "Stand Up" is a powerful inspirational song that has really got to me, as well as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Have You Been Making Out O.K." This album flows so well from song to song that you wouldn't even realize that some of the songs are covers as they sound decidedly Al Green. This album is one that my dad has owned since it came out and now i have my own copy and appreciate this music that is just as powerful now as when it was recorded.
simply beautiful December 1, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
al green is just as soothing as james taylor but just as soulful as otis redding on this one...'call me' contains the 'classics' as well as 'b' sides such as 'having you been making out okay' and 'jesus is waiting'...i really recommend this beautiful...comforting cd to everyone...no nasty 'lick you up and down' stuff here...yes...the 70's did have the raunchy soul songs like today...'call me' is full of sweet,tender love songs and whether you are with someone or not these ballads are very enjoyable...the songs and al green's interpretations of the two country classics 'i'm so lonesome'and 'funny how time slips away' are not whiny and pleading...just breathtakingly beautiful...you feel so sorry for al green but he gets his true feelings across in this value priced gem...i cannot believe i paid so little for such great music...
The Godfather of Sweet Soul Music July 30, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you want the definition of not just soul, but sweet soul music, look no further than Al Green. I can't even pick a favorite amongst the Hi Records recordings done with Willie Mitchell. If I was pressed to choose, I'd say Still In Love With You, Call Me, and Livin' For You. They actually sound like a continuation of one beautiful yet funky vibe.This album could be my favorite, though. "Call Me" is a wonderful, kind of haunting song. But I think Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun personifies everything early 70s Al Green is about. It's like gospel, but without references to God; just love (unlike his later recordings, or the inspirational "Jesus is Waiting", on this album). It's simply mesmerizing. It gets inside you. And I love how the song ends with him creating verses based on previous titles ("I'm tired of being alone/I'm still in love with you/Let's stay together"). If you like Marvin Gaye, the Staples Singers, or perhaps Curtis Mayfield, buy this album. Sweet soul is not Lionel Richie or Ashford and Simpson or Peaches and Herb or Anita Baker or any of that crossover stuff. It's right here. It's Hi Records. It's Willie Mitchell. It's Al Green. Thank you, sir, for years of listening pleasure.
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