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"Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song written by singer Al Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. Hit versions were recorded by Syl Johnson , Talking Heads and Delbert McClinton . [ 3 ] In 2004, 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 . [ 4 ]
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer.He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being Alone" (1971), "I'm Still in Love with You" (1972), "Love and Happiness" (1973), "Take Me to the River" (1974), and his signature song, "Let's Stay ...
Unlike Al Green's version, Turner sings verse 2 first, then verse 1 when the band starts playing. Released by Capitol Records in November 1983, the single charted at number 6 in the UK (one place higher than Al Green's original) and became the third time she reached the UK top ten, the first two being with former husband Ike Turner on " River ...
Unlike previous Al Green albums, this album featured only one major hit, "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" which peaked at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the week of December 21, 1974, [6] but did contain the original version of "Take Me to the River", a song which went to No. 26 on the Billboard chart when covered by Talking Heads in 1978.
Reheated is the twelfth album by Canned Heat, released in 1988.It features two members of the band's classic lineup, Fito de la Parra and Larry Taylor.Among the titles, "Bullfrog Blues" was originally on the B-side of the first single recorded by Canned Heat in 1967; "Built for Comfort" by Willie Dixon was popularized by Howlin' Wolf; "Take Me to the River" is a R&B/soul song which has been ...
Morgan Freeman rang in the new year with Al Green. The Oscar winner spent Tuesday, Dec. 31 at his Mississippi bar Ground Zero Blues Club, where he got up on stage with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ...
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Let's Get Married (Al Green song) Let's Stay Together (Al Green song) Livin' for You (song) ... Take Me to the River; Tired of Being Alone; Y. You Ought to Be with Me