Originally released on Hi 2194. My absolutely favorite Al Green single. His vocal acrobatics during this recording display the full range of his capabilities, all in one song. It still gives me goose-bumps! This is a 1980 U.K. pressing (small drill-hole) taken from the compilation
Cream of Al Green. Like other Al Green greatest hits collections,
Cream includes Green's cover of the 1970 Bee Gees' classic "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart." Al Green's version originally appeared on his album
Let's Stay Together, but was never released on 45 rpm... until this single. Note: Both tracks are full-Stereo versions, unlike the original 45s. P.S. Even though this is hardly an obscure but essential nugget — the kind of track I like to put into the jukebox — I'm adding a snippet of "Tired of Being Alone" because I need to keep it close by...
