"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.

"Livin' for You"
Single by Al Green
from the album Livin' for You
B-side"It Ain't No Fun to Me"
ReleasedDecember, 1973
GenreSoul
Length3:12
LabelHi Records
Songwriter(s)Al Green & Willie Mitchell
Producer(s)Willie Mitchell
Al Green singles chronology
"Here I Am (Come And Take Me)"
(1973)
"Livin' for You"
(1973)
"Let's Get Married"
(1974)

References

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