Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

by Otis Redding

Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul cover art

'Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul' is regarded as Otis Redding's first fully realized studio album and a definitive statement of the Southern soul genre. Recorded in a single, urgent 24-hour session, the album features Redding's impassioned vocals over the raw, syncopated backing of Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Memphis Horns. The tracklist balances Redding's own seminal compositions like "Respect" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" with transformative covers of songs by Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, and B.B. King, creating a holistic and powerful summary of contemporary R&B.

Genres

  • Southern Soul

Tracklist

  1. Ole Man Trouble
  2. Respect
  3. A Change Is Gonna Come
  4. Down in the Valley
  5. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  6. Shake
  7. My Girl
  8. Wonderful World
  9. Rock Me Baby
  10. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  11. You Don't Miss Your Water
  12. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  13. I'm Depending on You
  14. Respect
  15. Ole Man Trouble
  16. Any Ole Way
  17. Shake
  18. Ole Man Trouble
  19. Respect
  20. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  21. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  22. I'm Depending on You
  23. Any Ole Way
  24. Ole Man Trouble
  25. Respect
  26. A Change Is Gonna Come
  27. Down in the Valley
  28. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  29. Shake
  30. My Girl
  31. Wonderful World
  32. Rock Me Baby
  33. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  34. You Don't Miss Your Water
  35. Respect
  36. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  37. My Girl
  38. Shake - Live in Europe; 2008 Remaste
  39. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  40. Respect