Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding
is a 1993 four
compact disc compilation album
by American
soul singer-songwriter
The first three discs
focus on
studio material
recorded for
Stax records.
These recordings are
all original mono single
or LP mixes.
Three pre-Stax recordings
and a
demo recorded at
Muscle Shoals
are also included.
The fourth disc,
labeled
"The Ultimate Live Otis Redding Show"
was compiled from
various live sources
in an attempt to gather
"the best version"
of every song
Otis ever recorded live
and is mixed in stereo.
This compilation
received 5 stars
on the 2004
"Rolling Stone Album Guide"
and is cited as
being the most
complete collection of
Redding's work.
Otis Ray Redding Jr.
(September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967)
was an American singer
and songwriter.
He is regarded as one
of the greatest singers
in the history of
American popular music
and a seminal artist
in soul music
and rhythm and blues.
Nicknamed the
"King of Soul",
Redding's style of singing
drew inspiration from
the gospel music
that preceded the genre.
His vocal style
influenced many other
soul artists of the 1960s.
Redding was born in
Dawson, Georgia,
and his family soon moved
to Macon.
He dropped out of
high school at age 15
to support his family,
working with
Little Richard's backing band,
the Upsetters,
and performing in
talent shows at
Macon's historic
Douglass Theatre.
In 1958,
Redding joined
Johnny Jenkins's band,
the Pinetoppers,
with whom he toured the
Southern states
as a singer and driver.
An unscheduled appearance
at a Stax Records
recording session led to a
contract and
Redding's first hit single,
"These Arms of Mine",
in 1962.
Stax released
Redding's debut album,
Pain in My Heart,
two years later.
Initially popular mainly with
African Americans,
Redding later reached a
wider American
pop music audience.
Along with his group,
he first played
small shows in
the American South.
Redding later performed
at the popular
Los Angeles night club
Whisky a Go Go
and toured Europe,
performing in
London, Paris
and other major cities.
In June 1967,
he performed at the
Monterey Pop Festival.
Shortly before his death
in a plane crash,
at only 26
Redding wrote and recorded
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
with
Steve Cropper.
Released in January 1968,
the song became
the first posthumous
number-one record
on both the
Billboard Hot 100
and R&B charts.
The album
The Dock of the Bay
was the first
posthumous album
to reach number one
on the
UK Albums Chart.
Redding's premature death
devastated Stax.
Already on the
verge of bankruptcy,
the label soon
discovered that the
Atco division of
Atlantic Records
owned the rights
to his
entire song catalog.
Redding received
many posthumous accolades,
including two
Grammy Awards,
the Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award
and induction into the
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame,
the Black Music & Entertainment
Walk of Fame,
and the
Songwriters
Hall of Fame.
In addition to
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay",
some of his best-known songs
include his self-penned
"Respect"
(1965),
which later became more
widely associated with
Aretha Franklin's cover,
and Redding's
rendition of
"Try a Little Tenderness"
(1966).
TRACKLIST
CD 1
She's All Right
(The Shooters featuring Otis)
Gettin Hip
Shout Bamalama
(Otis Redding & The Pinetoppers)
Hey Hey Baby
These Arms Of Mine
That's What My Heart Needs
Mary's Little Lamb
Pain in My Heart
Security
Come To Me
Don't Leave Me This Way
Little Ol' Me
Don't Be Afraid Of Love
Your One And Only Man
Chained And Bound
That's How Strong My Love Is
I'm Depending On You
Ole Man Trouble
Change Is Gonna Come
Down in the Valley
Shake
CD 2
Respect
Day Tripper
(I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction
You Don't Miss Your Water
I Can't Turn You Loose
Cupid
Just One More Day
Good To Me
Cigarettes And Coffee
My Lover's Prayer
Chain Gang
I'm Coming Home
I'ts Growing
I'm Sick Y'all
Sweet Lorene
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Try A Little Tenderness
Knock on Wood
(Otis & Carla)
Lovey Dovey
(Otis & Carla)
Tramp
(Otis & Carla)
Trick Or Treat
You Left the Water Running
New Years Resolution
(Otis & Carla)
Merry Christmas, Baby
White Christmas
Things Go Better With Coke
(A Man and a Woman)
CD 3
I Love You More Than Words Can Say
Open The Door
The Happy Song
(Dum Dum)
Let Me Come on Home
Hucklebuck
Hard To Handle
My Girl
Amen
Gone Again
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
I've Got Dreams To Remember
Direct Me
Free Me
I'm A Changed Man
Love Man
Look at the Girl
Pounds And Hundreds (Lbs + 100s)
Tell The Truth
Johnny's Heartbreak
The Match Game
A Little Time
Slippin' and Slidin'
A Hard Day's Night
(Live)
Try a Little Tenderness
(Live)
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Remember Me
Announcement
(from Stay in School)
CD 4
(The Ultimate Otis Redding Show)
Introduction
(Live)
Shake
(Live)
These Arms Of Mine
(Live)
Can't Turn You Loose
(Live)
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
(Live)
My Girl
(Live)
Your One And Only Man
(Live)
Good To Me
(Live)
Day Tripper
(Live)
Just One More Day
(Live)
Mr. Pitiful
(Live)
Satisfaction
(Live)
I'm Depending On You
(Live)
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
(Live)
Chained And Bound
(Live)
Ol' Man Trouble
(Live)
Any Ole Way
(Live)
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
(Live)
Security
(Live)
A Hard Day's Night
(Live)
Respect
(Live)
Try A Little Tenderness
(Live)
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