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Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

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Here's a quick quiz on the lyrics of Al Green. I'll give you a portion of a lyric; you pick the song that it's from. All chart information is from "Billboard Magazine"'s Top 40 Pop and R&B charts. Please note: Not all songs were singles.

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Al Green Lyrics

Multiple Choice

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Can you tell which Al Green song these lyrics are from?

Average, 10 Qns, lesn, Oct 10 18

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Al Green Trivia Questions

1. Which sad Al Green song are these lyrics from? "People say that I've found a way to make you say that you love me"

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics

Answer: Tired of Being Alone

Written by Al Green in 1968 and featured in the 1971 album, 'Al Green Gets Next to You', this became popular in the early 1970s. Like many similar songs it has very sad lyrics about unrequited love. It has been covered by both Michael Bolton and Tom Jones.

2. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...I can't believe that it's real; the way that you make me feel..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: Here I Am (Come and Take Me)

"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)", which was Green's seventh straight million seller, hit #2 on the R&B chart and #10 on the Pop chart in July, 1973. The song was written by Green and Mabon Hodges, a writer and rhythm guitarist who was a big part of the Memphis music scene in the 1970's. Hodges has also collaborated with Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Bryan McKnight, and others.

3. What song contains these lyrics? "What about the way you love me? And the way you squeeze me?"

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics

Answer: Simply Beautiful

Queen Latifah covered the song for her debut all singing album. Al does a very good acoustic version which can be seen on You Tube; many are unaware he can play guitar but he does it beautifully here.

4. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...I been gone so long I don't know what to do, oh baby..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: Sha-la-la (Makes Me Happy)

"Sha-la-la (Makes Me Happy)", my favorite Al Green song, was written by Green for a friend: the late Mary Woodson. According to the book "A Touch of Classic Soul: Singers of the Early 1970's" by Marc Taylor, Woodson poured a pot of boiling Cream of Wheat cereal (not grits) on Green after he refused her marriage proposal back in October, 1974. Distraught, she fatally shot herself afterwards. Green suffered serious second degree burns. The song, Green's eighth and final million selling single, hit # 2on the R&B chart and #7 on the Pop chart in December, 1974. By the way, the song's parent LP, "Al Green Explores Your Mind", went platinum two days after its release!

5. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...Oh, I can build a castle from a single grain of sand..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: I Can't Get Next to You

"I Can't Get Next to You" was written by the Motown songwriting team of Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield. The song was a huge hit for The Temptations in the fall of 1969. Their version was an upbeat, danceable tune. Green's version, however, was a different arrangement: slowed-down and bluesy. His version hit #11 on the R&B chart and #60 on the Pop chart in late 1970.

6. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...what a beautiful time we had together; now it's getting late and we must leave each other..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: Call Me (Come Back Home)

"Call Me (Come Back Home)" was another million seller for Green. It hit #1 on the R&B chart and #10 on the Pop chart in June, 1973. It was the last song to feature the late Al Jackson, Jr. as co-writer. Jackson was shot and killed by an intruder at his home in 1975. By the way, the parent LP of the same name was Green's third gold LP.

7. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...sit right down and talk to me..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: You Ought to Be With Me

Released in October, 1972, "You Ought to Be With Me", a million seller, hit #1 on the R&B chart and # 3 on the Pop chart. The song was also written by the team of Al Green, the late Al Jackson, Jr., and Willie Mitchell.

8. Not one of his better known songs and this may test how big a fan you are. "Thinking 'bout your kiss, gloom all around me Seem like love is never gonna find me I keep on looking for a brighter day When all I see is time slipping away"

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics

Answer: I Wish You Were Here

This is a particularly sad Al Green tune from the "Explores Your Mind" album. This is a very sad song about lost love. Another song about lost love and the helpless feeling when someone loves someone but that love is not returned. Al sings with so much soul that you cannot help being moved by it.

9. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...I don't know why you treated me so bad. Look at all these things that we could have had..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: Take Me to the River

Another song written by Al Green and Mabon Hodges, "Take Me to the River" became a popular tune despite the fact that Green's version was never released as a single. The song is best known for the hit version released by the group The Talking Heads.

10. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...I'm so in love with you. Whatever you want to do is alright with me..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: Let's Stay Together

"Let's Stay Together" topped the R&B chart for nine weeks back in late 1971, and it tied the record for the most weeks at #1. That record was set by The Four Tops' song, "I Can't Help Myself". "Let's Stay Together" also hit #1 on the Pop chart in January, 1972. And, in 1983, the song became Tina Turner's first solo hit.

11. Not such a well known song but Al Green fans may know these lyrics: "And the light of day I can now hear you say I then take this trip With me to eternity"

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics

Answer: I Tried to Tell Myself

Another upbeat love song that Al Green seems to do so well. From the album 'Have a Good Time' released in 1976 and then again on 'Love and Happiness' 1977.

12. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...I guess you know that I love you; so even though you don't want me no more..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: Tired Of Being Alone

Green's first million seller and first gold record, "Tired of Being Alone", was written by him. Released in May, 1971, the song hit #6 on the R&B chart and #11 on the Pop chart near the end of that year. The song remained on the charts for over six months, which was quite uncommon.

13. This up tempo song shows off Al's amazing range; what song is it? "I don't know why she treated me so bad Look at all those things that we could have had Love is a notion that I can't forget My sweet sixteen I will never regret!

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics

Answer: Take Me to the River

Al Green used the title "Take Me to the River" for his autobiography, published in 2000. The song was a favorite in live performances. Recorded in 1974 and written by singer Al Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. Hit versions were also recorded by both Sly Johnson and Talking Heads. In 2004, Al Green's original version was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

14. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...then it appeared to me, that you was unhappy. And that's for sure, positively..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: L-O-V-E (Love)

"L-O-V-E (Love)" was written by the team of Al Green, Willie Mitchell, a bandleader and Vice-President of Green's recording label, Hi Records, and Mabon Hodges. The song, which hit #1 on the R&B chart and #13 on the Pop chart in the spring of 1975, also earned a Grammy nomination.

15. Which Al Green song contains the following sad lyrics? "Lay your head upon my pillow Hold your warm and tender body close to mine Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowing soft across the window And make believe you love me one more time"

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics

Answer: For the Good Times

Written by Kris Kristofferson and covered by many other artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson. But you have to love Al's version of this lovely song.

16. Name the song that the following lyric is from: "...and I look in your eyes and you let me know how you feel, let me know..."

From Quiz Al Green Lyrics -- The 1970s

Answer: I'm Still In Love With You

The title song from the LP of the same name, "I'm Still in Love With You" was Green's fourth million-selling single. It hit #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Pop chart in the summer on 1972. By the way, 1972 was a very good year for Green. He wrote or co-wrote and recorded four million-selling singles; had two million-selling LPs, and sold over ten million records total. "Rolling Stone Magazine" named Green the "Top R&B/Pop Star of the Year". In addition, "Record World", "Cash Box", and "Billboard" magazines all named him 1972's Top Male Vocalist.

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