Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

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Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
Studio album by Otis Redding

Publication
(s)

September 15, 1965

admission

19th April 1965 , 9. - 10. July 1965

Label (s) Volt Records
Atlantic Records

Format (s)

LP , CD , MC , SACD

Genre (s)

Soul , R&B , Southern Soul

Title (number)

11

running time

32:22

occupation

production

Jim Stewart , Isaac Hayes , David Porter

Studio (s)

Stax Recording Studios, Memphis

chronology
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
(1965) 		Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul The Soul Album
(1966)
Single releases
April 22, 1965 I've Been Loving You Too Long
August 15, 1965 Respect
November 1965 My girl
February 15, 1966 Satisfaction

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul , or Otis Blue for short , is the third studio album by US soul singer Otis Redding . It was released on September 15, 1965 in the US by Volt ( Stax Records ) and in the UK by Atlantic Records .

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
  US 75 05/02/1966 (34 weeks)
  UK 06 02/19/1966 (75 weeks)
Singles
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
  US 21st 07/03/1965 (11 weeks)
Respect
  US 35 11/06/1965 (11 weeks)
My girl
  UK 11 December 01, 1965 (16 weeks)
Satisfaction
  US 31 04/16/1966 (8 weeks)
  UK 33 04/13/1966 (4 weeks)

background

Otis Redding had been under contract with Stax Records since 1962 . His previous two albums, Pain in My Heart (1964) and The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1965), already made good positions on the Billboard album charts, but Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul was recognized as his commercial and artistic breakthrough . In addition to original compositions such as the song Respect , which became a world hit two years later in the cover version of Aretha Franklin , the album also contains three songs from the pen of Sam Cooke , who was shot in December 1964 and who, next to Little Richard, was Redding's greatest role model. He also reinterpreted the songs My Girl by The Temptations , Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones , Down in the Valley by Solomon Burke , Rock Me Baby by BB King and William Bells You Don't Miss Your Water . During the recordings Otis Redding was the house band Booker T. & the MG's accompanied the labels from Booker T. Jones , Steve Cropper , Donald "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson, Jr. was. Other studio musicians were Wayne Jackson , Floyd Newman and Andrew Love from the brass sections The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns and Isaac Hayes on piano.

The renowned sound engineer Tom Dowd , who previously worked with John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman , was able to convince music producer Jim Stewart to record Otis Blue as a stereo album, whereby Stewart also insisted on a mono output.

The album reached number one on the US Billboard R&B album chart and number 75 on the Billboard 200 . In Great Britain it received a silver record in 2004 .

The song I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) was released. a. Covered by Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Percy Sledge .

The identity of the blonde woman on the album cover is unclear. It is said to have a similarity to Andy Warhol's muse Nico and the German model Dagmar Dreger. The photography is by Pete Sahula.

Track list

page 1
1. Ole Man Trouble ( Otis Redding ) - 2:55
2. Respect (Redding) - 2:05
3. Change Gonna Come ( Sam Cooke ) - 4:17
4. Down in the Valley ( Bert Berns , Solomon Burke , Babe Chivian, Joe Martin) - 3:02
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (Redding, Jerry Butler ) - 3:10
Page 2
6. Shake (S. Cooke) - 2:35
7. My Girl ( Smokey Robinson , Ronald White) - 2:52
8. Wonderful World (S. Cooke, Lou Adler , Herb Alpert ) - 3:00
9. Rock Me Baby ( BB King ) - 3:20
10. Satisfaction ( Mick Jagger , Keith Richards ) - 2:45
11. You Don't Miss Your Water ( William Bell ) - 2:53

reception

source rating
Allmusic
Laut.de

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul is considered the first masterpiece of the singer, who died in 1967, and appears in various leaderboards.

It ranks 78th in the selection of the 500 best albums of all time by the music magazine Rolling Stone . The song I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) reached number 111 of the 500 best songs of all time . The New Musical Express selected Otis Blue as # 405 of the 500 best albums of all time. The magazine Uncut leads Otis Blue at number 41 of the 200 best albums. Mojo voted it number 31 on the Top 100 Albums. In the selection of the 200 best albums of the 1960s by Pitchfork Media has Otis Blue No. 34. The single I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) is ranked 178 of the 200 best songs of the decade. The album is one of the 1001 albums You Must Hear Before You Die and was included in the compilation of the 100 most important albums by Time magazine .

“The tracks are a mixture of original compositions and cover versions - and two by Redding's role model Sam Cooke - but the intensity of the presentation is entirely down to Otis. 'Respect' is confident and punchy, while 'Down in the Valley' is sentimental and funky at the same time. There is also a cover of 'Satisfaction' by the Stones - perhaps ironically meant, after all, they brought black soul back to the USA - which completely dwarfs Jagger's singing. The album was the first step to fame. Then in 1967 he performed at the Monterey Festival , where he fascinated a mostly white audience with songs like 'Try A Little Tenderness'. At the end he said: 'I have to go now, although I don't really want to.' "

- Seth Jacobson

“ Redding expanded his repertoire with Otis Blue . As expected, there was a cover of a Sam Cooke song, "Shake", sung Vulcan by Redding. There was also a version of the Rolling Stones song "Satisfaction" and the original Reddings "Respect", which later also became a hit for Aretha Franklin , but was sung by Reddig with such human and racial pride that he overran the arguments civil rights in the 60s had a considerable rousing effect. "

- Steven Mirkin

Collector's Edition

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul: Collector's Edition
Box set from Otis Redding

Publication
(s)

April 22, 2008

admission

April 1965 - March 1967

Label (s) Rhino Entertainment

Format (s)

CD

Title (number)

40

running time

120: 05

production

Jim Stewart , Isaac Hayes , David Porter , Al Jackson, Jr. , Cheryl Pawelski, Patrick Milligan

source rating
Rolling Stone
All about jazz
Pitchfork Media
Uncut
Music Express
Otis Redding 1966
Redding 1967

On April 22, 2008, Rhino Entertainment released a collector's edition of Otis Blue on 2 CDs, which, in addition to the stereo and mono version, contains several B-sides , alternative takes and live recordings. The Collector's Edition comprises a total of 40 tracks. Some of the bonus tracks were released on Record Store Day 2015 as part of a limited re-release of the album on CD and LP.

Track list

Disc 1

Original mono album

1. Ole Man Trouble - 2:35
2. Respect - 2:06
3. Change Gonna Come - 4:13
4. Down In The Valley - 2:57
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - 2:58
6. Shake - 2:38
7. My Girl - 2:53
8. Wonderful World - 3:29
9. Rock Me Baby - 3:35
10. Satisfaction - 2:51
11. You Don't Miss Your Water - 3:03

Alternative takes & singles

12. I've Been Loving You Too Long (Mono Mix Of Stereo Album Version) - 3:27
13. I'm Depending On You (B-Side) - 2:29
14. Respect (Mono Mix Of Stereo Album Version) - 2:18
15. Ole Man Trouble (Mono Mix Of Stereo Album Version) - 2:43
16. Any Ole Way (B-Side) - 2:28
17. Shake (Live, 1967 - Stereo Mix Of Single Version) - 2:31

Live in Whiskey A Go Go (April 1966)

18. Ole Man Trouble - 2:36
19. Respect - 2:06
20. I've Been Loving You Too Long - 5:47
21. Satisfaction - 4:34
22. I'm Depending On You - 3:03
23. Any Ole Way - 2:42

Disc 2

Original stereo album

1. Ole Man Trouble - 2:38
2. Respect - 2:07
3. Change Gonna Come - 4:18
4. Down In The Valley - 2:57
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - 3:13
6. Shake - 2:38
7. My Girl - 2:53
8. Wonderful World - 3:06
9. Rock Me Baby - 3:28
10. Satisfaction - 2:45
11. You Don't Miss Your Water - 2:47

Alternative takes

12. Respect (1967 version) - 1:49

Live in Europe (March 1967)

13. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - 4:10
14. My Girl - 2:42
15. Shake - 2:53
16. Satisfaction - 2:53
17. Respect - 3:06

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Billboard Charts: Otis Redding on billboard.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
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  6. ↑ Covers of I've Been Loving You Too Long on whosampled.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  7. ↑ Otis Redding's Mystery Woman on clashmusic.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
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  9. ↑ Review by Dani Fromm on laut.de (accessed June 23, 2018)
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  11. ↑ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time on rollingstone.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  12. ↑ The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time on nme.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
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  16. ↑ The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s on pitchfork.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  17. ↑ All-TIME 100 Albums on time.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  18. ↑ Dimery, Robert (ed.): 1001 albums - music you should hear before life is over, 8th edition, Edition Olms Zürich 2015, p. 75.
  19. ^ Buckley, Peter (ed.): Rock Rough Guide, 2nd edition, Verlag JB Metzler Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, p. 659.
  20. ↑ Review by David Fricke (2008) on rollingstone.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  21. ↑ Review by Mike Perciaccante (2008) on allaboutjazz.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  22. ↑ Review by Nate Patrin (2008) on pitchfork.com (accessed June 23, 2018)
  23. ↑ Review by Neil Spencer (2008) on uncut.co.uk (accessed June 23, 2018)
  24. ↑ Review by Christian Stolberg (2008) on musikexpress.de (accessed on June 23, 2018)
  25. ↑ Otis Redding - Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (RSD 2015 Edition) on discogs.com (accessed June 23, 2018)