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Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Redding's style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. His singing style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s. During his lifetime, his recordings were produced by Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Hard to Handle

Album: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

Album Details:
Album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
Label
Release Date 1966-10-15
Total Tracks 12
Track Listing:
1Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)02:46
2I'm Sick Y'All02:54
3Tennessee Waltz02:51
4Sweet Lorene02:26
5Try a Little Tenderness03:21
6Day Tripper02:42
7My Lover's Prayer03:10
8She Put the Hurt on Me02:35
9Ton of Joy02:43
10You're Still My Baby03:48
11Hawg for You03:24
12Love Have Mercy02:29

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
7759116
2Try a Little Tenderness
2781039
3These Arms of Mine
2214162
4Cigarettes and Coffee
1577098
5Hard to Handle
1503376
6Stand by Me
1352895
7I've Been Loving You Too Long
1245992
8My Girl
1080618
9Pain In My Heart
909666
10That's How Strong My Love Is
869213

Other Album Releases:

Stax Records Presents
Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival
Dock of the Bay Sessions
Live At The Whisky A Go Go
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (50th Anniversary Edition)
Live in London And Paris
Good To Me: Recorded Live At The Whisky A Go Go Vol. 2
Remember Me
Love Man
In Person at the Whiskey a Go Go

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