1. | Ole Man Trouble | 2:35 | |
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2. | Respect | 2:05 | |
3. | Change Gonna Come | 4:13 | |
4. | Down In The Valley | 2:56 | |
5. | I've Been Loving You Too Long | 2:59 | |
6. | Shake | 2:37 | |
7. | My Girl | 2:53 | |
8. | Wonderful World | 3:09 | |
9. | Rock Me Baby | 3:22 | |
10. | Satisfaction | 2:43 | |
11. | You Don't Miss Your Water | 2:49 |
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Memphis schickte nicht nur King Elvis in den Rock'n'Roll-Himmel. Auch das Stax-Label begann Mitte der 60er Jahre seinen Soul-Siegeszug in der Stadt in Tennessee - dank Otis Redding. Sein kürzlich in ein klangedles Gold- Gewand gekleidetes Werk Otis Blue gilt auch heute noch als Klassiker der scharzen Musik: Der Sohn eines Baptistenpredigers beweist in Reißern wie Respect und dem Sahnesong Wonderful World seine stimmliche Extraklasse. Zwei Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung dieses Albums kam der damals 26jährige ums Leben.
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Review | by Bruce Eder |
Otis Redding's third album, and his first fully realized album, presents his talent unfettered, his direction clear, and his confidence emboldened, with fully half the songs representing a reach that extended his musical grasp. More than a quarter of this album is given over to Redding's versions of songs by Sam Cooke, his idol, who had died the previous December, and all three are worth owning and hearing. Two of them, "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "Shake," are every bit as essential as any soul recordings ever made, and while they (and much of this album) have reappeared on several anthologies, it's useful to hear the songs from those sessions juxtaposed with each other, and with "Wonderful World," which is seldom compiled elsewhere. |