Livin' for You (song) explained

Livin' for You
Type:single
Artist:Al Green
Album:Livin' for You
B-Side:It Ain't No Fun to Me
Released:December, 1973
Genre:Soul
Length:3:12
Label:Hi Records
Producer:Willie Mitchell
Prev Title:Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Let's Get Married
Next Year:1974

"Livin' for You" is a song recorded by Al Green and co-written by Green and Willie Mitchell. It was the title track of Green's 1973 album Livin' for You. Released as a single in December of that year, it eventually became Green's fourth single to reach the number one spot on Billboard's R&B Singles Chart, also reached the number nineteen spot on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart.[1] The single was Al Green's first release without the involvement of drummer Al Jackson, Jr., who had reunited with his former group, Booker T. & the MG's.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 230.