[1] In 1970, when founder Joe Cuoghi died and Ray Harris retired, Nick Pesce became president; Willie Mitchell became vice-president.

[1] Hi Records' commercial peak was in the early 1970s, mainly due to the innovative and highly successful work of Al Green,[1] whose hits on the label included "Tired of Being Alone", "Let's Stay Together", "I'm Still in Love with You", and "Call Me".

[2] The label's music was mostly recorded at Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios, located in a renovated movie theater in South Memphis.

On its numerous hit recordings of the 1970s, the label used a house backing band of local session musicians known as the Hi Rhythm Section.

[4] Licensed distribution is by Crimson Productions (a division of Demon Music Group) in Europe; EMI licensed the catalog in Canada and the United States until 2009, when Fat Possum Records began distributing for the United States, Canada and Australia.