"We just sang the song ["You've Got a Friend" by Carole King] straight, like the song is. And it fits perfectly. That's what knocks me out. And I knew it would work, I just wanted to try it."

About the A&M/Word distribution arrangement, Green said, "A&M might take it a bunch of places Word might not. Which gives us a greater percentage of the listening market." The distribution had each label serve the markets it knew best--Word with gospel and A&M with the popular market.

Al Green was voted 14 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Al Green Collection 1985-1990 CD booklet