Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

Considered by many critics to be Redding's first great album. Recorded in April and July of 1965, it was released September 15th of that same year. Otis Blue includes covers of three songs by Sam Cooke, Redding's idol, who died the previous December in 1964. Their styles couldn't have been more different; Cooke smooth and sure, Redding raw and pleading. But Redding's versions of "Shake" and "A Change Is Gonna Come" show how Cooke's sound and message helped shape Redding's Southern soul sound. Redding's singing reaches a new level of expressiveness with this as well as with covers of B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby" and the Motown hit "My Girl".

By 1965, Otis Redding was already a force to be reckoned with, well on his way to earning his King of Soul® title. Then, he released this collection, which is absolutely foundational to any soul vinyl collection. This album includes Otis' soul-searing lament "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)," a cover of The Rolling Stone's "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" that is wholly original, the world's introduction to "Respect" before Aretha made it her own, and Otis' perfect versions of "My Girl," "Wonderful World," and "A Change Is Gonna Come", standards like "Rock Me Baby" and spirituals like "Down in the Valley."

Features

• Limited Edition 180g BLUE vinyl 
• Cut from the original analog master tapes packaging replicated to the finest detail pressed with more care than ever

Tracklist

A1 Ole Man Trouble
A2 Respect
A3 Change Gonna Come
A4 Down In The Valley
A5 I've Been Loving You Too Long

B1 Shake
B2 My Girl
B3 Wonderful World
B4 Rock Me Baby
B5 Satisfaction
B6 You Don't Miss Your Water

Notes

• Label: Rhino