<P> Writing in The Independent in 1994, Tim de Lisle wrote: "Musically, it was much like any other track sung by Green and produced by Willie Mitchell, the Southern - soul maestro who ran Hi Records, the Memphis Horns and the Memphis Strings: R'n'B with lashings of subtlety, a light, easy, late - night sound, in which the strings, the horns, the organ, the guitars and that wild - honey voice blend into a single swinging, winning thing . It doesn't sound like a band playing: it sounds like a lot of instruments humming ." </P> <P> Al Green also used the title Take Me to the River for his autobiography, published in 2000 . </P> <P> In 2004, Green's original recording was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time . The song was used as the title track of the award - winning 2008 compilation album Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961 - 1977 . </P> <P> The song played prominent role in an episode of the HBO series The Sopranos in which a Big Mouth Billy Bass played a major role; its lyrics reminded protagonist Tony Soprano of his murder of Big Pussy Bonpensiero . It also was used in the movie Blood In Blood Out . </P>

Song take me to the river i want to go