Al Green Gets Next to You

Al Green Gets Next to You (alternatively known as simply Gets Next to You)^[6] is the third studio album by American soul singer Al Green, released in March 1971.

Al Green Gets Next to You
Cover art for all editions, including the U.S. vinyl edition (pictured)
Studio album by Al Green
Released	March 1971 (US)
Recorded	1970–71
Genre	Soul
Length	33:19
Label	Hi
Producer	Willie Mitchell
Al Green chronology
Green Is Blues (1969) Al Green Gets Next to You (1971) Let's Stay Together (1972)
Singles from Al Green Gets Next to You
"Tired of Being Alone" Released: June 1971

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[3]
Rolling Stone	favorable[4] & [5]

Track listing

1. "I Can't Get Next to You" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 3:52
2. "Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?" (Bert Berns) – 4:02
3. "God Is Standing By" (Johnny Taylor) – 3:14
4. "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green) – 2:43
5. "I'm a Ram" (Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:53
6. "Driving Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:04
7. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:59
8. "You Say It" (Al Green) – 2:57
9. "Right Now, Right Now" (Al Green) – 2:53
10. "All Because" (Al Green) – 2:42
11. "Ride, Sally Ride" – (bonus track)
12. "True Love" – (bonus track)
13. "I'll Be Standing By" – (bonus track)

Later samples

• "Light My Fire"
  • "Burning Season" by Killarmy from the album Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
• "All Because"
  • "Microphone Techniques" by 3rd Bass from the album Derelicts of Dialect
• "Light My Fire"
  • "Ode to the Modern Man" by Atmosphere from the album Overcast!

References

1. Al Green Gets Next to You at AllMusic
2. Blender Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. Rolling Stone 1973
5. Rolling Stone 2003
6. "Gets Next to You - Album by Al Green". Apple Music. August 14, 1971. Retrieved October 21, 2023.