STAX CLASSICS
OTIS REDDING
This collection highlights the music of Otis Redding, who arrived anonymously – as a chauffeur for another artist – in 1962, and would go on to become an R&B supernova, with a body of work that helped transform Stax from a small record label to a musical institution. Starting with “These Arms of Mine,” which floored Stax owner Jim Stewart when Redding humbly asked to audition on that fateful day, through a host of bona fide soul classics from “Mr Pitiful,” “That’s How Strong My Love Is,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now),” “Security, “Try A Little Tenderness,” and of course the self-penned “Respect,” later immortalized by Aretha Franklin, all included on this collection. The life and career of The Big O tragically ended with a 1967 plane crash, but his legacy was cemented with the posthumous single release, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay,” a chart topper on both the R&B and pop listings, and a lasting reminder of the true genius of The King Of Soul ™.
TRACK LISTING:
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
- These Arms of Mine
- Try a Little Tenderness
- I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
- Mr Pitiful
- Respect
- Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
- Pain In My Heart
- Just One More Day
- That's How Strong My Love Is
- Security
- Satisfaction