"You Ought to Be with Me" is a song by

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

. Released from his album, '' Call Me'', the single spent a week at number one on the

Hot Soul Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

chart. It was also successful on the pop chart, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in late 1972. It sold over one million copies and was certified gold by the

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

Chart positions

References

1972 singles Al Green songs Songs written by Willie Mitchell (musician) Songs written by Al Green Songs written by Al Jackson Jr. 1972 songs Hi Records singles {{1970s-R&B-song-stub