Pain in My Heart

by Otis Redding

Pain in My Heart cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 March 1964
  • Label: Volt
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:48
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Otis Redding's debut album compiles his early singles recorded with the Stax studio band. The stark, brass-punctuated arrangements provide a raw foundation for his raspy, highly emotive vocal performances, establishing the template for his influential soul catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, vocal, ballad, belting, cover

Tracklist

  1. Pain in My Heart (2:23)
  2. The Dog (2:36)
  3. Stand by Me (2:52)
  4. Hey Hey Baby (2:47)
  5. You Send Me (3:15)
  6. I Need Your Lovin' (2:53)
  7. These Arms of Mine (2:34)
  8. Louie Louie (2:07)
  9. Something Is Worrying Me (2:29)
  10. Security (2:37)
  11. That's What My Heart Needs (2:41)
  12. Lucille (2:28)

Credits

  • Otis Redding - primary artist, written-by
  • Loring Eutemey - cover, design, design/illustration
  • Laurence Fink - cover, photography by, photography
  • Bob Altshuler - liner notes
  • Naomi Neville - written-by
  • Rufus Thomas - written-by
  • Ben E. King - written-by
  • Elmo Glick - written-by
  • Sam Cooke - written-by
  • Bobby Robinson - written-by
  • Don Gardner - written-by
  • Richard Berry - written-by
  • Phil Walden - written-by
  • Richard Penniman - written-by
  • Jim Stewart - producer

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