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Track Listings
| 1. These Arms Of Mine (Single/ LP Version) |
| 2. Pain In My Heart (Single/LP Version) |
| 3. That's How Strong My Love Is (Single/LP Version) |
| 4. Mr. Pitiful (Single/LP Version) |
| 5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (Single/LP Version) |
| 6. Respect (Single/LP Version) |
| 7. I Can't Turn You Loose (LP Version) |
| 8. Satisfaction [I Can't Get No] (LP Version) |
| 9. My Lover's Prayer (Single/LP Version) |
| 10. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa [Sad Song] (Single/LP Version) |
| 11. Try A Little Tenderness (LP Version) |
| 12. Shake (LP Version) |
| 13. The Happy Song [Dum-Dum] (LP Version) |
| 14. Tramp (LP Version) |
| 15. [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay (LP Version) |
| 16. I've Got Dreams To Remember (Single/LP Version) |
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No other Otis compilation quite satisfies the way the old double-LP best-of does, but never mind: any way you hear Redding's many great moments is a good one. The Very Best splits ballads and up-tempo stuff half-and-half, letting you hear the great one's humanity in every mood--the pile-driving rock of "Respect," the preaching fervor of "Try a Little Tenderness," the nascent reflection of "Dock of the Bay." A record collection with no Otis is a poor thing: here's yours. --Rickey Wright
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Otis the MAN,
This review is from: The Very Best of Otis Redding (Audio CD)
Wonderful music. If you love soul, this is for you. Listen to My Loves Prayer, you can feel it! Its too bad his career was cut so short
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"That girl took that song away from me!!!!,
By Paul Tognetti "The real world is so much more... (Cranston, RI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Very Best of Otis Redding (Audio CD)
It was the summer of 1967. Otis Redding was in the midst of the performance of his life at Monterey International Pop Festival. What he was referring to of course was the way Aretha Franklin had turned his song "Respect" into one of the biggest hits of the year. His version topped out at #35 on the pop charts a couple of years earlier. But I digress. Otis Redding was just beginning to hit his stride as summer turned to autumn in 1967. This veteran performer had been around for a while. The fact is that up until this point he had made the Billboard Hot 100 a total of 19 times although his records usually ran out of gas somewhere in the middle of the chart. His tunes fared much better on the Soul/R&B charts where 8 of them had made it into the Top Ten. It is really difficult to understand why the man had not had greater commercial success up until this point. After taking a few months off Otis Redding returned to the studio in early December 1967. There he recorded a song he had co-written with Steve Cropper. Everyone thought it was a mistake. His wife hated it. Three days later Otis Redding was dead at 26, a victim of a tragic plane crash in Wisconsin.When the story appeared in the newspaper I remember thinking to myself "Who is that?" And although I had been collecting records for about three years I had never heard of him. Despite his enormous talent Otis Redding had just not quite connected with general audiences. Less than two months later in January of 1968, Volt records released that tune his wife and friends hated so much. "(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay" went all the way to #1 on the Pop charts and remained there for a month. Everyone was now beginning to realize just how talented this man had been. There are a few different Otis Redding collections around but I find this to be the best of the lot. You'll hear his version of tunes that went on to become hits by other artists like 1965's "I Can't Turn You Loose" and his dynamic version of the great blues standard "Try A Little Tenderness". In the meantime, you'll also enjoy the exhilirating work of the Stax/Volt house band who were undeniably at their peak during this time. For me other favorites on this compilation are the 1968 hit "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum") and Otis' high energy duet with Carla Thomas "Tramp". An informative 12 page booklet with interesting biographical information and chart data for each track is also included. Believe me you cannot go wrong with this one. Highly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Rising Star Taken From Us Too Early,
By AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Very Best of Otis Redding (Audio CD)
Otis Redding, born September 9, 1941 in Dawson, Georgia, was one of those rising young stars taken from us - not through alcohol or drug abuse - but by the fickle finger of fate. Like Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Jiles Perry Richardson [The Big Bopper], Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and Jim Reeves [to name just a few], Otis perished in a December 10, 1967 airplane crash.He was just 26 years old, and already he had 21 R&B hit singles to his credit, most of which also scored on the Billboard Pop Hot 100. Following his death he would have another 10 posthumous hits, including his greatest, Sittin' On The Dock Of Bay, which he recorded just three days before the crash and which ultimately reached # 1 on both the R&B and pop charts early in 1968. In this first of two 16-track volumes re-issuing earlier vinyl LPs, Rhino includes that hit, along with four bonus tracks, and all 16 [unlike Volume Two] were among his 30 charted hits. It starts off with his first ever hit for the Volt subsidiary of Stax Records, These Arms Of Mine, which hit # 20 R&B/# 85 pop in late March 1963, and also includes one of his hit duets with Carla Thomas [Tramp which reached # 2 R&B/# 26 pop in spring 1967]. The insert contains a complete discography of the contents to go with six pages of notes written by Kevin Phinney and six nice photos of Otis and, in addition [in spite of another review] the AAD sound quality is just fine.
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