# Back Up Train

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***Back Up Train*** is the debut studio album by American soul singer [Al Green](/source/Al_Green), released by Hot Line Records, a label formed by Palmer James and Curtis Rodgers, high school friends of Al Green's. This album was released prior to signing with [Hi Records](/source/Hi_Records) and still lists his name as "Greene" (the actual correct spelling of his name). The title track was originally released in January 1967 as a single under the band name "Al Greene and The Soul Mates".

The album has been reissued, first in 1972 on Bell Records 6076 as *Al Green* (and a release of "Guilty" as a single, which became a Top 30 R&B hit), then in 1999 on Arista 7822-19097-2 as *Al Green Master Hits*. In 2005, with Sony's acquisition of the BMG/Arista catalog, it was issued again on Legacy 82876-69548-2 as *Back Up Train* with the original artwork from 1967.

## Track listing

1. "Back Up Train" (Curtis Rodgers, Palmer James) - 2:19
1. "Hot Wire" (Palmer James) - 2:55
1. "Stop and Check Myself" (Al Green) - 1:41
1. "Let Me Help You" (Palmer James) - 1:47
1. "I’m Reachin’ Out" (Tip Watkins) - 2:43
1. "Don’t Hurt Me No More" (Curtis Rodgers, Palmer James) - 2:16
1. "Don’t Leave Me" (Palmer James) - 2:17
1. "I’ll Be Good to You" (Tip Watkins) - 2:13
1. "Guilty" (Robert Earl Williams) - 2:56
1. "That’s All It Takes (Lady)" (Curtis Rodgers) - 2:19
1. "Get Yourself Together" (Tip Watkins, Palmer James) - 2:25
1. "What’s It All About" (Tip Watkins, Palmer James) - 1:54
1. "A Lover's Hideaway" (Tip Watkins, Palmer James) - 2:36

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