Otis Blue: Otis Redding: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Ole Man Trouble

2. Respect (Single/LP Version)

3. Change Gonna Come

4. Down In The Valley

5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (Single/LP Version)

6. Shake (LP Version)

7. My Girl

8. Wonderful World

9. Rock Me Baby

10. Satisfaction [I Can't Get No] (LP Version)

11. You Don't Miss Your Water

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Otis Blue has always been that rarest of beasts: a 60s soul album that could actually have been made as an album, rather than as a slapdash assortment of singles and fillers. The point being that there is no filler among these 11 classic Redding tracks that range from the crisp stomp of "Respect" and the Stones' "Satisfaction" to the touching pop of the Temps "My Girl" and Sam Cookes "Wonderful World"--not forgetting, of course, the heart-rending anguish of "Ole Man Trouble" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long". Otis Blue captures Redding at the very peak of his raw, unpolished powers, with the peerlessly punchy backing of Booker T. and the MGs. --Barney Hoskyns

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Otis Blue has always been that rarest of beasts: a '60s soul album that could actually have been made as an album, rather than as a slapdash assortment of singles and fillers. The point being that there is no filler among these eleven classic Redding tracks that range from the crisp stomp of "Respect" and the Stones' "Satisfaction" to the touching pop of the Temps "My Girl" and Sam Cookes "Wonderful World"--not forgetting, of course, the heart-rending anguish of "Ole Man Trouble" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long." Otis Blue captures Redding at the very peak of his raw, unpolished powers, with the peerlessly punchy backing of Booker T. and the MGs. --Barney Hoskyns

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4.9 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatst Album Of All Time, Nov 30 2003

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Sim Andrew Bryant (Richmond, Va. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Otis Blue (Audio CD)

If I could,I would give Otis Blue 6 stars.
This was the first album I ever bought, and it's turned out to be the greatest ever made,in my opinion.
Incredibly, all 11 tracks were recorded in a 24 hour period.
Considering the technology of the time,the sound quality is hard to belive.
But Otis could have made these songs into jewels under almost any conditions.We're blessed that those conditions were instead almost optimal,thanks to musicians like Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper.

If you only buy one Otis Redding album,this should be the one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Soul Album, Feb 27 2003

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Jamie (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Otis Blue (Audio CD)

Many people know Otis Redding for his biggest hit Dock of the Bay, or perhaps they know that he wrote the Aretha Franklin classic Respect. These people need to dig deeper into Otis Redding's body of work.
Forget the best of collections, or anything like that. Unless you are desperate to have Dock of the Bay, Otis Blue is the way to go. Every song here is a classic. You get Aretha's song Respect, his beautiful covers of My Girl, Wonderful World, and his desperate cover of the Stones' Satisfaction. There are the sad song, A Change Is Going to come, and the slow love song I've Been Loving You Too Long. All of these are top notch '60s soul.
This is a must have album for any Redding fan, sould fan, or fans of just good music.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic American Music, Nov 1 2002

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Scott Masters (Allen, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Otis Blue (Audio CD)

My first so-called "soul" album; I bought this after reading about it in an essential CD book. This is great fun! I love Otis' voice and the kicking horns behind him. All the tunes are classic, some written by him, others anyone would recognize like Respect and Satisfaction. One of those albums that becomes an instant favorite, just a lot of fun to listen to.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Never has feeling blue been so fun and listenable!
In the 1960s, R&B music was pretty much ruled (on the charts, at least) by Detroit and Motown records. Read more

Published on May 3 2001 by 31-year old wallflower

5.0 out of 5 stars A Soul Masterpiece!
Otis Redding's Otis Blue is among the greatest albums ever made. Every moment of this record is breathtaking. Read more

Published on Feb 21 2001 by M. Scagnelli