The Soul Album

by Otis Redding

The Soul Album cover art

Backed by the Stax house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Redding balances gritty rhythm and blues with slow, highly orchestrated ballads. The record heavily features the Memphis Horns, providing a punchy counterpoint to Redding's dynamic, pleading vocal delivery.

Genres

  • Southern Soul
  • Deep Soul

Tracklist

  1. Just One More Day
  2. It's Growing
  3. Cigarettes and Coffee
  4. Chain Gang
  5. Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)
  6. Good to Me
  7. Scratch My Back
  8. Treat Her Right
  9. Everybody Makes a Mistake
  10. Any Ole Way
  11. 634-5789