▁Am ▁The ▁Great est " ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single , ▁with ▁the ▁B - side ▁" Will ▁The ▁Real ▁Son ny ▁List on ▁Please ▁Fall ▁Down ". ▁The ▁phenomen on ▁became ▁a ▁significant ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁culture ▁that ▁year . ▁" I ▁Am ▁The ▁Great est " ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁with ▁Clay ▁singing ▁his ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁Ben ▁E . ▁King ▁song ▁" Stand ▁By ▁Me ", ▁which ▁res ur fac ed ▁on ▁CD ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁compilation ▁Golden ▁Th ro ats ▁ 2 : ▁More ▁C ele br ity ▁Rock ▁O dd ities . ▁ ▁After ▁later ▁controvers y , ▁Columbia ▁pulled ▁the ▁LP ▁and ▁single ▁from ▁stores . ▁Ali ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁another ▁record ▁until ▁he ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁and ▁Howard ▁Cos ell ▁to ▁record ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Ali ▁and ▁His ▁Gang ▁vs . ▁Mr . ▁To oth ▁Dec ay ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁CD ▁on ▁ 6 ▁Jun . ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁I ▁Am ▁the ▁Great est ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Com edy ▁Performance ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ; ▁it ▁lost ▁to ▁All an ▁Sh erman ' s ▁song ▁" Hello ▁M ud d ah , ▁Hello ▁F ad du h ▁( A ▁Let ter