Al Green Gets Next to You
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Al Green Gets Next to You is a studio album by American soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Al Green
Al Green
Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...

, released August 14, 1971.

Track listing

  1. "I Can't Get Next to You
    I Can't Get Next to You
    "I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Temptations and produced by Norman Whitfield for the Gordy label. The song was the number-one single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 11 to October 25, replacing "Sugar, Sugar" by The...

    " (Barrett Strong
    Barrett Strong
    Barrett Strong is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best remembered for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfield.-His career:Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry...

    , Norman Whitfield
    Norman Whitfield
    Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown label during the 1960s...

    ) – 3:52
  2. "Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?" (Bert Berns
    Bert Berns
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    ) – 4:02
  3. "God Is Standing By" (Johnny Taylor) – 3:14
  4. "Tired of Being Alone
    Tired of Being Alone
    In 1992 Scottish band Texas covered "Tired of Being Alone", which became a substantial hit in the United Kingdom, reaching no. 19 on the official UK Singles Chart...

    " (Al Green) – 2:43
  5. "I'm a Ram" (Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:53
  6. "Driving Wheel
    Driving Wheel (song)
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    " (Roosevelt Sykes
    Roosevelt Sykes
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    , Billy Swan
    Billy Swan
    Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs...

    , T-Bone Burnett
    T-Bone Burnett
    Joseph Henry Burnett , widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band on the Rolling Thunder Revue...

    ) – 3:04
  7. "Light My Fire
    Light My Fire
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    " (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison
    Jim Morrison
    James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...

    , Ray Manzarek
    Ray Manzarek
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    , John Densmore
    John Densmore
    John Paul Densmore is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors.-Early life and The Doors:Born in Los Angeles, Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and Cal...

    ) – 3:59
  8. "You Say It" (Green) – 2:57
  9. "Right Now, Right Now" (Al Green) – 2:53
  10. "All Because" (Green, Hodges) – 2:42
  11. Ride, Sally Ride – (bonus track)
  12. True Love – (bonus track)
  13. I'll Be Standing By – (bonus track)

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  • "Light My Fire"
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  • "All Because"
    • "Microphone Techniques" by 3rd Bass
      3rd Bass
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       from the album Derelicts of Dialect
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