Al Green

Biography

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×Tired of Being Alone1 December 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1One Woman3:052Talk to Me2:073My Girl2:554Tired of Being Alone2:525I Stand Accused3:186Gotta Find a New World2:267What Am I Gonna Do with Myself2:258Tomorrow's Dream2:219Get Back Baby2:1710Get Back2:2211Summertime2:59" (1971), "I'm Still in Love with You" (1972), "Love and Happiness×Love and Happiness2001 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 38 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Livin' for You3:122Free at Last3:293Tired of Being Alone2:514So Good to Be Here2:465Unchained Melody5:366I'm Still in Love With You3:147Love and Happiness5:028For the Good Times6:349Look What You Done for Me3:0610Let's Stay Together3:1611I Gotta to Be More (Take Me Higher)2:4412Let It Shine3:1513Something4:2414Oh Me Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)2:4715I'm Hooked on You3:1916I Tried to Tell Myself3:2817Let's Get Married5:3618The Letter2:2819Call Me (Come Back Home)3:04Disc 21Here I Am (Come and Take Me)4:182How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?6:193Belle4:504School Days3:115Hangin' On4:206Have You Been Making Out OK?3:457One Woman3:058Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)3:379Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)2:5910Take Me to the River3:4411Love Ritual4:2012Simply Beautiful4:1413For the Good Times6:3114I Can't Get Next to You3:4615L.O.V.E. (Love)3:0416Keep Me Cryin'3:0717Feels Like Summer3:4318Georgia Boy7:0219Loving You3:34" (1973), "Take Me to the River×Take Me to the River12 September 2000 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11I’m Glad You’re Mine2:572What Am I Gonna Do With Myself2:283Tired of Being Alone2:454I’m Still in Love With You3:155Let’s Stay Together4:456I Tried to Tell Myself3:257Love and Happiness5:038You Ought to Be With Me3:209Look What You Done for Me3:0610Here I Am (Come and Take Me)4:1411Call Me (Come Back Home)3:0512Livin’ for You3:1013L‐O‐V‐E (Love)3:0714How Can You Mend a Broken Heart6:2015Take Me to the River3:44Disc 21Right Now, Right Now2:522So Good to Be There (live)2:413For the Good Times5:294I Can’t Get Next to You3:495Let’s Get Married5:336Sha‐La‐La (Make Me Happy) (live)5:097God Bless Our Love (live)5:488Let It Shine3:149Lean on Me2:1110Hangin’ On4:2011Strong as Death (Sweet as Love)4:2212Nothing Takes the Place of You4:3813The Spirit Might Come‐On and On5:2714There’s No Way3:3215Belle4:48" (1974), and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together" (1972). Green became an ordained pastor and recorded gospel music during the 1980s.
Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. He was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers". Green is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received the BMI Icon award and is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. He was included in Rolling Stone's 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", ranking at No. 65, as well as its 2023 list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", at No. 10.
Green is a canonical Memphis soul artist. He collaborated closely with many of Memphis's most notable R&B musicians. He had a long partnership with producer/arranger Willie Mitchell and the Hi Rhythm Section, which yielded Green's greatest commercial successes.

Early life

Albert Leornes Greene was born on April 13, 1946, in Forrest City, Arkansas, as the sixth of ten children born to Cora Lee and sharecropper Robert G. Greene Jr. At around the age of ten, Al began performing with his sister in a group called the Greene Brothers. During the late 1950s, the Greene family relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
While still a teenager, Al was kicked out of the family home after his devoutly religious father caught him listening to Jackie Wilson.

"[I listened to] Mahalia Jackson, all the great gospel singers. But the most important music to me was those hip-shakin' boys: Wilson Pickett and Elvis Presley. When I was 13, I just loved Elvis Presley. Whatever he got, I went out and bought."
In high school, Al formed a vocal group called Al Greene & the Creations. Two of the group's members, Curtis Rodgers and Palmer James, formed an independent label called Hot Line Music Journal. In 1966, having changed their name to Al Greene & the Soul Mates, they recorded the song "Back Up Train×Back Up Train1967 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Back Up Train2:212Hot Wire2:573Stop & Check Myself1:434Let Me Help You1:485I'm Reachin' Out2:456Don't Hurt Me No More2:187Don't Leave Me2:198I'll Be Good to You2:159Guilty2:5810That's All It Takes (Lady)2:2111Get Yourself Together2:2912What's It All About1:5913A Lover's Hideaway2:41", releasing it on Hot Line Music. The song was a hit on the R&B charts and peaked at No. 46 in the Cashbox Top 100. However, the group's subsequent follow-ups failed to chart, as did their debut album Back Up Train (1967). While performing with the Soul Mates, Green came into contact with Memphis record producer Willie Mitchell, who hired him in 1969 to be a vocalist for a Texas show with Mitchell's band. Following the performance, Mitchell asked Green to sign with his Hi Records label.

Early success

Having noted that Green had been trying to sing like Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, and James Brown, Mitchell became his vocal mentor, coaching him into finding his own voice. Before releasing his first album with Hi Records, Green removed the final "e" from his name. Subsequently, he released Green Is Blues (1969), which was a moderate success. His follow-up album, Al Green Gets Next to You×Gets Next to You14 August 1971 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1I Can’t Get Next to You3:47A2Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?3:59A3God Is Standing By3:14A4Tired of Being Alone2:51A5I’m a Ram3:47B1Driving Wheel3:01B2Light My Fire3:55B3You Say It2:52B4Right Now, Right Now2:51B5All Because2:45 (1971), featured the hit R&B cover of the Temptations' "I Can't Get Next to You", recorded in a slow blues-oriented style. The album also featured his first significant hit, "Tired of Being Alone×Tired of Being Alone1 December 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1One Woman3:052Talk to Me2:073My Girl2:554Tired of Being Alone2:525I Stand Accused3:186Gotta Find a New World2:267What Am I Gonna Do with Myself2:258Tomorrow's Dream2:219Get Back Baby2:1710Get Back2:2211Summertime2:59", which sold a million copies and was certified gold, becoming the first of eight gold singles Green would release between 1971 and 1974.

Green's next album, Let's Stay Together (January 1972), solidified his place in soul music. The title track was his biggest hit to date, reaching number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. The album became his first to be certified gold. His follow-up, I'm Still in Love with You (October 1972), went platinum with the help of the singles "Look What You Done for Me" and the title track, both of which went to the top 10 on the Hot 100. His next album, Call Me×Call Me18 July 1973 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Call Me (Come Back Home)3:052Have You Been Making out Ok3:463Stand Up3:284I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry3:135Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun3:116Here I Am (Come and Take Me)4:177Funny How Time Slips Away5:358You Ought to Be with Me3:199Jesus Is Waiting5:38 (April 1973), produced three top-10 singles: "You Ought to Be with Me", "Call Me (Come Back Home)", and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)". In addition to these hit singles, Green also had radio hits with songs such as "Love and Happiness×Love and Happiness2001 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 38 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Livin' for You3:122Free at Last3:293Tired of Being Alone2:514So Good to Be Here2:465Unchained Melody5:366I'm Still in Love With You3:147Love and Happiness5:028For the Good Times6:349Look What You Done for Me3:0610Let's Stay Together3:1611I Gotta to Be More (Take Me Higher)2:4412Let It Shine3:1513Something4:2414Oh Me Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)2:4715I'm Hooked on You3:1916I Tried to Tell Myself3:2817Let's Get Married5:3618The Letter2:2819Call Me (Come Back Home)3:04Disc 21Here I Am (Come and Take Me)4:182How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?6:193Belle4:504School Days3:115Hangin' On4:206Have You Been Making Out OK?3:457One Woman3:058Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)3:379Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)2:5910Take Me to the River3:4411Love Ritual4:2012Simply Beautiful4:1413For the Good Times6:3114I Can't Get Next to You3:4615L.O.V.E. (Love)3:0416Keep Me Cryin'3:0717Feels Like Summer3:4318Georgia Boy7:0219Loving You3:34", his cover of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart×How Can You Mend A Broken Heart2008 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Oh, Pretty Woman3:232I Cant't Get Back to You3:473Light My Fire3:544I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry3:135My Girl2:556Funny How Time Slips Away5:357Take Me to the River3:438To Sir With Love4:099For the Good Times6:3010I Say a Little Prayer2:1211Lean on Me2:1012Summertime3:0113The Letter2:2314People Get Ready6:2615Ain't No Mountain High Enough2:2616Get Back2:2117Unchained Melody5:3918I Want to Hold Your Hand2:0719How Can You Mend a Broken Heart6:1920Amazing Grace3:34", "Simply Beautiful×Simply Beautiful2005 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 42 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Let's Stay Together3:182Sha La La (Make Me Happy)2:583L-O-V-E (Love)3:094Tired of Being Alone2:515Are You Lonely for Me Baby3:586I Can't Get Next to You3:477Here I Am (Come and take Me)4:168The Letter2:289Funny How Time Slips Away5:3310I'm Still in Love With You3:1311You Ought to Be With Me3:1212Livin' for You3:1013Let's Get Married5:3514Full of Fire5:1315Take Me to the River3:4416Let It Shine3:1317Have a Good Time3:3618So You're Leaving2:5419You Say It2:5120Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)2:4721Belle4:51Disc 21Love and Happiness5:062Call Me (Come Back Home)3:033Keep Me Cryin'3:064What Am I Gonna Do With Myself2:245Driving Wheel2:596Light My Fire3:557I'm a Ram3:478It Ain't No Fun to Me3:269I've Never Found a Girl3:3910How Can You Mend a Broken Heart6:2211I'm Hooked on You3:1912I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)2:4513Love Ritual4:2014What a Wonderful Thing Love Is3:4015For the Good Times6:2616Could I Be the One?4:0617I Tried to Tell Myself3:2518I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry3:1119One of These Good Old Days3:1420Starting All Over Again3:2521Simply Beautiful4:10", "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is", and "Take Me to the River×Take Me to the River12 September 2000 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11I’m Glad You’re Mine2:572What Am I Gonna Do With Myself2:283Tired of Being Alone2:454I’m Still in Love With You3:155Let’s Stay Together4:456I Tried to Tell Myself3:257Love and Happiness5:038You Ought to Be With Me3:209Look What You Done for Me3:0610Here I Am (Come and Take Me)4:1411Call Me (Come Back Home)3:0512Livin’ for You3:1013L‐O‐V‐E (Love)3:0714How Can You Mend a Broken Heart6:2015Take Me to the River3:44Disc 21Right Now, Right Now2:522So Good to Be There (live)2:413For the Good Times5:294I Can’t Get Next to You3:495Let’s Get Married5:336Sha‐La‐La (Make Me Happy) (live)5:097God Bless Our Love (live)5:488Let It Shine3:149Lean on Me2:1110Hangin’ On4:2011Strong as Death (Sweet as Love)4:2212Nothing Takes the Place of You4:3813The Spirit Might Come‐On and On5:2714There’s No Way3:3215Belle4:48" (later covered successfully by new wave band Talking Heads and blues artist Syl Johnson).
Green's album Livin' for You (December 1973) was certified gold. He continued to record successful R&B hits in the next several years, including "Livin' for You", "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" from his album Al Green Explores Your Mind×Explores Your Mind2 October 1974 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)A2Take Me to the RiverA3God Blessed Our LoveA4The CityA5One Nite StandB1I'm Hooked on YouB2Stay With Me ForeverB3Hangin' OnB4School Days, "Let's Get Married×Let's Get Married1974 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksALet's Get MarriedBSo Good to Be Here", "L-O-V-E (Love)" and "Full of Fire×Full of Fire1976 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Glory, Glory2:45A2That’s the Way It Is3:37A3Always3:17A4There’s No Way3:28A5I’d Fly Away4:08B1Full of Fire5:12B2Together Again5:15B3Soon as I Get Home3:25B4Let It Shine3:12".
By the time Green released The Belle Album in 1977, however, his record sales had plummeted, partially due to Green's own personal issues during this time and his desire to become a minister. His last Hi Records album, Truth n' Time, was released in 1978 and failed to chart in the top 40.

Gospel recordings

Continuing to record R&B, Green saw his sales start to slip and drew mixed reviews from critics. In 1979, he injured himself falling off the stage while performing in Cincinnati and took this as a message from God. He then concentrated on pastoring his church and gospel music.
From 1981 to 1989, Green recorded a series of gospel albums. While still under contract with Hi Records, Green released the 1980 album The Lord Will Make a Way×The Lord Will Make a Way1980 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1The Lord Will Make a Way3:30A2Pass Me Not3:10A3Too Close3:49A4Highway to Heaven2:56B1Saved3:47B2None but the Righteous3:24B3In the Holy Name of Jesus3:24B4I Have a Friend Above All Others3:02B5Highway to Heaven (reprise)1:32, his first of six albums on the Christian label Myrrh Records. The title song from the album would later win Green his first of eight Grammy Awards in the Best Soul Gospel Performance category. In 1982, Green co-starred with Patti LaBelle in the Broadway play Your Arms Too Short to Box with God. In 1984, director Robert Mugge released a documentary film, Gospel According to Al Green, including interviews about his life and footage from his church. In 1985, he reunited with Willie Mitchell along with Angelo Earl for He Is the Light, his first album for A&M Records. His 1987 follow-up, Soul Survivor, featured the minor hit "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", which reached No. 22 on the Billboard R&B chart, his first top-40 R&B hit since "I Feel Good" in 1978.

Return to secular music

"Let's Stay Together" was later covered by Tina Turner, her second collaboration with the British Heaven 17 and British Electric Foundation production team after "Ball of Confusion" in 1982, and served as her comeback single in late 1983. Unlike Al Green's version, Turner sings verse 2 first, then verse 1 when the band starts playing. Green returned to secular music in 1988 recording "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" with Annie Lennox. Featured on the soundtrack to the movie Scrooged (1988), the song became Green's first top-10 pop hit since 1974. Green had a hit in 1989 with "The Message is Love" with producer Arthur Baker. Two years later, he recorded the theme song to the short-lived show Good Sports. In 1993, he signed with RCA and with Baker again as producer, released the album, Don't Look Back. Green received his ninth Grammy award for his collaboration with Lyle Lovett for their duet of "Funny How Time Slips Away". Green's 1995 album, Your Heart's In Good Hands, was released around the time that Green was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The one single released from the album, "Keep On Pushing Love", was described as "invoking the original, sparse sound of his [Green's] early classics".

In 2000, Green released his autobiography, Take Me to the River. Two years later, he earned the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and recorded a hit R&B duet with Ann Nesby on the song, "Put It On Paper". Green again reunited with Willie Mitchell in 2003 for the album, I Can't Stop. A year later, Green re-recorded his previous song, "Simply Beautiful×Simply Beautiful2005 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 42 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Let's Stay Together3:182Sha La La (Make Me Happy)2:583L-O-V-E (Love)3:094Tired of Being Alone2:515Are You Lonely for Me Baby3:586I Can't Get Next to You3:477Here I Am (Come and take Me)4:168The Letter2:289Funny How Time Slips Away5:3310I'm Still in Love With You3:1311You Ought to Be With Me3:1212Livin' for You3:1013Let's Get Married5:3514Full of Fire5:1315Take Me to the River3:4416Let It Shine3:1317Have a Good Time3:3618So You're Leaving2:5419You Say It2:5120Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)2:4721Belle4:51Disc 21Love and Happiness5:062Call Me (Come Back Home)3:033Keep Me Cryin'3:064What Am I Gonna Do With Myself2:245Driving Wheel2:596Light My Fire3:557I'm a Ram3:478It Ain't No Fun to Me3:269I've Never Found a Girl3:3910How Can You Mend a Broken Heart6:2211I'm Hooked on You3:1912I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)2:4513Love Ritual4:2014What a Wonderful Thing Love Is3:4015For the Good Times6:2616Could I Be the One?4:0617I Tried to Tell Myself3:2518I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry3:1119One of These Good Old Days3:1420Starting All Over Again3:2521Simply Beautiful4:10", with Queen Latifah on the latter's album, The Dana Owens Album. In 2005, Green and Mitchell collaborated on Everything's OK.
Green's 2008 album, Lay It Down×Lay It Down26 May 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Lay It Down4:302Just for Me3:583You’ve Got the Love I Need4:144No One Like You4:315What More Do You Want From Me4:136Take Your Time4:377Too Much3:308Stay With Me (By the Sea)3:239All I Need3:4110I’m Wild About You4:5111Standing in the Rain3:09, was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and James Poyser. It became Green's first album to reach the top 10 since the early 1970s. The album features a minor R&B hit with the ballad, "Stay with Me (By the Sea)", featuring John Legend, and also includes duets with Anthony Hamilton and Corinne Bailey Rae. During an interview for promotion of the album, Green admitted that he would have liked to duet with Marvin Gaye: "In those days, people didn't sing together like they do now."
In 2009, Green recorded "People Get Ready" with Heather Headley on the album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration. In 2010, Green performed "Let's Stay Together" on Later... with Jools Holland. On September 13, 2018, Al Green released his first new recording in almost over ten years, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls×Before the Next Teardrop Falls13 September 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Before The Next Teardrop Falls3:35", most famously recorded by Freddy Fender in 1975. It was produced by Matt Ross-Spang and is part of Amazon Music's new "Produced By" series. In 2026, Green featured on "Goodbye Henry" with Raye on her album This Music May Contain Hope.

Personal life

On October 18, 1974, Green's girlfriend, Mary Woodson, assaulted him and then died by suicide at his Memphis home. Woodson had lied to Green about her being married and having three children, and became upset when Green refused to marry her. She doused him with a pot of boiling grits, causing second-degree burns on his back, stomach, and arms which required skin grafts. Shortly after, Woodson fatally shot herself with his .38 handgun. Police found an apparent suicide note in Woodson's purse. A few days prior, Green had sent Woodson to convalesce at the home of his friend after she had taken a handful of sleeping pills and slit her wrists. Green cited this incident as a wake-up call to change his life.
Days after Green was released from Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, where he was treated for his burns, he was reportedly held hostage at gunpoint by his cousin, who claimed he owed her money. Green refused to press charges.
In 1976, Green established the Full Gospel Tabernacle church in Memphis.
As of 2014 Green resided in Millington, and preaches near Memphis. He is a member of the Prince Hall Masons, the African-American wing of Freemasonry, at the thirty-third degree.
In September 2013, Green's sister Maxine Green was reported missing from her assisted living home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to her daughter Lasha, Green had not spoken to extended family about Maxine. As of April 2026, she is still missing.

Marriages and children

On June 15, 1977, Green married his first wife Shirley Green (née Kyles) in Memphis. Originally from Chicago, she was one of his backing vocalists and an employee at his church. Together they have three daughters. Shirley first filed for divorce in 1978 on the ground of cruelty and irreconcilable differences. She filed again in 1981, charging that Green had subjected her to domestic violence throughout their marriage. Green accused her of cruel and inhuman treatment in a countercomplaint. In a sworn deposition in 1982 as part of her divorce filing, Shirley claimed Green beat her with a boot for refusing to have sex when she was pregnant in 1978. She also claimed the alleged assault resulted in head wounds, one of which required stitches. After the alleged incident she filed for divorce, but they reconciled. According to Shirley, they separated several times when the beatings became "too frequent and too severe". During a 1982 deposition for the divorce Green admitted to striking his wife on several occasions, but he disputed the characterization of the events as "wife beating" in those terms. Green said tensions were high in the marriage and he sometimes responded to provocation or harassment from his wife with physical abuse, who during the deposition admitted to behavior such as shooting at him with a rifle when he returned home. Their divorce was finalized in February 1983. Green agreed to pay her $432,800 in alimony and child support. In 1995, the story of Nicole Brown Simpson inspired Shirley to openly discuss her story.
Green has seven children: sons Chris Burse Sr., Al Green Jr., and Trevor and daughters Alva Lei Green, Rubi Renee Green, Kora Kishé Green, and Kala. Alva, Rubi, and Kora were born to Green and his ex-wife Shirley.
Green was reportedly remarried by the 1990s.

Assault charges

In 1974 Linda Wills, Green’s former secretary, filed a $25,000 ($169,346.86 in 2026) civil suit. She alleged Green beat her and shoved her through a glass door in his Memphis office after a dispute about back pay. The civil suit was dropped because of "conflicting testimony", but in 1975, they settled a $100,000 lawsuit ($620,728.62 in 2026) for assault and battery charges.
In 1977, Green and his former organ player Larry Robinson were arrested for assault on Memorial Day in Irving, Texas. According to Robinson, he spoke to Green about back pay. Green and his bodyguard responded by assaulting Robinson. Both posted bond on a misdemeanor charge.
In 1978, Green was charged with assault and battery for allegedly beating a woman unconscious with a tree limb. The charges were dismissed after the woman, who had moved, did not receive a subpoena and therefore missed the court date.

Awards and honors

Green has been nominated for 21 Grammy Awards, winning 11, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Two of his songs, "Let's Stay Together" and "Take Me To the River×Take Me to the River12 September 2000 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11I’m Glad You’re Mine2:572What Am I Gonna Do With Myself2:283Tired of Being Alone2:454I’m Still in Love With You3:155Let’s Stay Together4:456I Tried to Tell Myself3:257Love and Happiness5:038You Ought to Be With Me3:209Look What You Done for Me3:0610Here I Am (Come and Take Me)4:1411Call Me (Come Back Home)3:0512Livin’ for You3:1013L‐O‐V‐E (Love)3:0714How Can You Mend a Broken Heart6:2015Take Me to the River3:44Disc 21Right Now, Right Now2:522So Good to Be There (live)2:413For the Good Times5:294I Can’t Get Next to You3:495Let’s Get Married5:336Sha‐La‐La (Make Me Happy) (live)5:097God Bless Our Love (live)5:488Let It Shine3:149Lean on Me2:1110Hangin’ On4:2011Strong as Death (Sweet as Love)4:2212Nothing Takes the Place of You4:3813The Spirit Might Come‐On and On5:2714There’s No Way3:3215Belle4:48" have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2004, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame. That same year, he was inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 65 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 BET Awards on June 24, 2008.
On August 26, 2004, Green was honored as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards. He joined a list of previous Icon honorees that included R&B legends James Brown, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley. Green was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2009. He was recognized on December 7, 2014, as a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.
In his signature song "Walking In Memphis", singer/songwriter Marc Cohn mentions Green by name. Cohn's inspiration for the song came from a trip to Memphis, including listening to a sermon by Green.