You Ought to Be With Me
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| “You Ought to Be With Me” | |||||
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| Single by Al Green from the album Call Me |
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| Released | 1972 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Genre | Soul | ||||
| Length | 3:19 | ||||
| Label | Hi Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr, Willie Mitchell | ||||
| Certification | Gold | ||||
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"You Ought to Be With Me" is the name of a well known song by Al Green. Released from his classic album, Call Me, the single spent a week at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1972. It would eventually sell over one million copies.
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
| Preceded by "If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
Billboard's Hot Soul number one single December 2, 1972 |
Succeeded by "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul |
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