Take Me to the River

~ Recording by Al Green

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenExplores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
  • US1974-10-02
Hi RecordsSHL 32087
1.2Take Me to the River3:46Al GreenExplores Your Mind (Quadraphonic 8-Track)Al GreenAlbum
Hi RecordsHII L 732087
2.4Take Me to the River3:46Al GreenEast Memphis Music: The HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rondor InternationalEM 50009
1.8Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenTake Me to the River: Greatest Hits, Volume 2Al GreenAlbum + Compilation
Hi RecordsHI UK CD 438
1.10Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenAlAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
Beechwood MusicAGREECD1
1.5Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenBound by HonorVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1993-05-04
Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group)
1.10Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenBlues Brother Soul SisterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDINCD 56
1.6Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenUnchained MelodyAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)S21-56932
1.13Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenThe Supreme Al Green: The Greatest HitsAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1994-10-20
Hi RecordsHIUKCD130
1.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenExplores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)7243-8-30581-2-9, T2-30581
1.3Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenBack to Back HitsAl Green / Teddy PendergrassAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-06-14
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)S21-18246
1.3Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenBack to Back HitsAl Green / Teddy PendergrassAlbum + Compilation
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)S21-18530
2.13Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenThe Promised LandVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)478585-2
2.6Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenThe Very Best of Blues Brother Soul SisterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDINCD115
1.6Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenShades of SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-07-01
Global TelevisionRADCD40
1.8Take Me to the River3:41Al GreenEssential Blues & SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD42
1.10Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenThe Very Best of Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD38
1.7Take Me to the River3:41Al GreenA Little Blues in Your SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner.ESP9548-36223-2
1.2Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenSoul Brother: 19 Classics from the 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD179
1.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenExplores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
Hi RecordsHILO 156
1.15Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenTake Me to the RiverAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000-09-12
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)72435-28679-2-9
1.15Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenTake Me to the RiverAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-09-12
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.16Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenThe Very Best of Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2000-12-12
Shock (Australian independent)HICD001
1.8Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenNew Millennium Funk PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-03
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76788
1.18Take Me to the River3:47Al GreenSay It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in AmericaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-10-02
Rhino (reissue label)76786
2.9Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenLove and HappinessAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001
Hi RecordsFBOOK 26
1.3Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenSmooth Soul ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
JazzFM RecordsJAZZFMCD032
1.10Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenThe Very Best of Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD 476
2.14Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenThe Sound of the City: MemphisVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-09-02
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 539462 2 7
1.6Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenBlues & Soul MastersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Strategic Marketing United KingdomWSMCD074
2.10Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenL-O-V-E: The Essential Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
DMG TVALTV 2002
2.10Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenL-O-V-E: The Essential Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-03-02
1.3Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenBack to BackTeddy Pendergrass / Al GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-11-04
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)21172
1.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenExplores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
  • US2004-06-29
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)
3.15Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenPure SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMBX48
2.22Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenStrictly Dance FeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-05-09
Virgin TVVTDCD 717
1.3Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenBack to BackTeddy Pendergrass / Al GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-08-02
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)09463-30901-2-5
2.10Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenLove and Happiness: The Very Best of Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-09-26
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX008
1.15Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenSimply BeautifulAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
Shock (Australian independent)HCD016
2.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenThe Legendary Hi Records Albums, Volume 2Al GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-04-10
Edsel RecordsHEXD 58
1.3Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenThe Definitive Greatest HitsAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-01-16
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)09463-82040-2-2
1.9Take Me To The River3:44Al GreenPlatinumAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-10-30
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.3Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenThe Definitive Greatest HitsAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)09463-82041-2-1, D 220639
3.22Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenTake Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961–1977Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-09-29
Kent SoulKENTBOX 10
5.7Take Me to the River3:45Al Green100 Hits: DrivetimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-06
100 HitsDMG 100 026
1.7Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenHow Can You Mend a Broken HeartAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD 643
1.14Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenBlack Is Beautiful, Volume 2: Soul ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2009-03-28
De Standaard, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music Belgium50999 2431622 4
1.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenAl Green Explores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
Fat Possum Records, Hi Records
2.11Take Me to the River3:40Al GreenAmerican DinerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Inspired Records (Universal Music TV)INSPCD50
1.2Take Me to the River3:45Al GreenExplores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
Fat Possum Records, Hi RecordsFPH1145-2
1.25Take Me to the River3:43Al GreenSoul Time: Soul Classics 24 Hours a DayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-09-13
HarmlessBACKB016
1.5Take Me to the River3:41Al GreenAlle 40 goed - SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Belgium50999 9723562 0
1.20Take Me to the River3:44Al Green100 Hits: Funk & SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
100 HitsDMG100111
1.15Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenGreatest Hits: The Best of Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2014-12-05
Fat Possum RecordsFPH1487-2
1.2Take Me To The River3:45Al GreenExplores Your MindAl GreenAlbum
  • XW2019-12-20
Hi Records
1.6Take Me to the River3:42Al GreenShades of SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADMC40
1.11Take Me to the River3:47Al GreenThe Very Best of Al GreenAl GreenAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
2.13Take Me to the River3:44Al GreenThe Promised LandVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -1995
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 66969

Relationships

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recording of:Take Me to the River

Related works

Take Me to the River

writer:Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
Mabon Hodges ("Teenie", soul guitarist)
publisher:Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Burlington Music
Irving Music, Inc.
JEC Publishing
later parody versions:Take Me to the Liver