Al Green

Upon its original release in 1975, Al Green's Greatest Hits pretty much summed up everything about Green, containing his ten biggest hits up to that point. A few years later, it was followed by a second volume, which contained hit singles that had charted since the release of the first collection. In 1995, The Right Stuff reissued Al Green's Greatest Hits, adding five of the highlights from the second volume of greatest hits as bonus tracks. The result was a definitive single-disc compilation, featuring 15 of Green's absolute best songs, including "Tired of Being Alone," "Let's Stay Together," "I'm Still in Love With You," "Call Me," "Here I Am," "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)," and "L-O-V-E (Love)." The original version of Greatest Hits was great, but the revision made it nearly perfect. [The 2005 deluxe edition of Al Green's Greatest Hits reissued the 1995 15-track expansion of the album, adding a bonus DVD containing six video clips: 1972 performances of "Let's Stay Together" and "You Ought to Be with Me" from Rollin' on the River; a 1978 "Love and Happiness" from the Soundstage television show; "Simply Beautiful" and "Rainin' in My Heart," both taken from a 2004 live acoustic performance on VH1 Classic; and, finally, a music video for "I Can't Stop" from 2003. While not all of these videos are from the era Al Green's Greatest Hits concentrates on, they're all good and the vintage '70s clips make this worthwhile for hardcore fans.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide