The History of Otis Redding
1967 compilation album by Otis Redding
The History of Otis Redding | |
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Compilation album by Otis Redding | |
Released | November 1967 |
Genre | Deep soul Southern soul |
Length | 31:35 |
Label | Volt |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The History of Otis Redding is the first of numerous compilations of Otis Redding songs, featuring hits from 1962 to early 1967. Released one month prior to Redding's death in December 1967, it was the final album (and only compilation album) issued during his lifetime.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Otis Redding/Jerry Butler | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul | 2:49 |
2. | "Try a Little Tenderness" | Jimmy Campbell/Reg Connelly/Harry Woods | The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul | 3:20 |
3. | "These Arms Of Mine" | Redding | Pain in My Heart | 2:30 |
4. | "Pain In My Heart" | Naomi Neville | Pain in My Heart | 2:22 |
5. | "My Lover's Prayer" | Redding | The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul | 3:00 |
6. | "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" | Otis Redding/Steve Cropper | The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul | 2:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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7. | "Respect" | Redding | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul | 2:06 |
8. | "Satisfaction" | Jagger/Richards | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul | 2:43 |
9. | "Mr. Pitiful" | Otis Redding/Steve Cropper | The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads | 2:28 |
10. | "Security" | Redding | Pain in My Heart | 2:30 |
11. | "I Can't Turn You Loose" | Redding | Volt single 130 | 2:35 |
12. | "Shake" | Sam Cooke | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul | 2:35 |
See also
References
- ^ Allmusic review
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- Pain in My Heart
- The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
- Otis Blue
- The Soul Album
- Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
- King & Queen
- The Dock of the Bay
- The Immortal Otis Redding
- Love Man
- Tell the Truth
- Live in Europe
- In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
- Monterey International Pop Festival
- Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2
- Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings
- The History of Otis Redding
- The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection
- The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1
- Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
- Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology
- Remember Me
- "These Arms of Mine"
- "Mr. Pitiful"
- "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
- "Respect" / "Ole Man Trouble"
- "Satisfaction"
- "Try a Little Tenderness"
- "Tramp"
- "Knock on Wood"
- "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
- "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
- "You Left the Water Running"
- Discography
- Shake! Otis at Monterey
- "Otis" (song)