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Otis BlueOtis Redding Sings Soul often referred to simply as Otis Blue is the third studio album by American soul singer Otis Redding. It was first released on September 15, 1965, by Volt Records. The album mainly consists of cover versions of other R&B and soul artists' hits, and, bar one track, was recorded in 24 hours over July 9 and 10, 1965, at the Stax Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Otis Blue was critically acclaimed and became one of Redding's most successful albums it reached. Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul - Otis redding. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. 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. Songs in album Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul 1965. Otis Redding - Ole Man Trouble. Otis Redding - Respect. Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come. Otis Redding - Down In The Valley. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long. Otis Redding - Shake. Otis Redding - My Girl. Otis Redding - Wonderful World. Otis Redding - Rock Me Baby. Otis Redding - Satisfaction. On this 1965 album Redding cemented his place as the preeminent soul man, thanks to an impassioned vocal style that could veer from tender to urgent in the space of a verse. Highlights include two of his most enduring originals: Ive Been Loving You Too Long and the attitude-laden swagger of Respect. Redding utterly transforms The Rolling Stones Satisfaction I Cant Get No with his forceful vocals, while his take on Sam Cookes civil rights anthem A Change Is Gonna Come is wracked with emotion. Complétez votre collection Otis July 8, 1965, Otis Redding was a young soul singer of modest renown, less than three months removed from releasing his first Top 10 r&b hit single. By July 10, he had become something else entirely: It took only 24 hours to lay down 10 of the 11 songs that would make up Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul, arguably the 1960s' greatest studio-recorded soul LP. The only track not recorded at that time was the 2 hit, I've Been Loving You Too Long. Friends and associates had noticed Redding's growing confidence as a singer, and once Otis Blue hit shelves it was. The reason for the intermission: The house band - including Booker T. and the MGs, and the Memphis Horns - had to cut out for local gigs. The haste is evident: In his Dixie - heat treatment of the Rolling Stones Satisfaction, Redding sings satis - fashion. But the urgency is. Hindsight in mind, saying Otis Redding has soul is probably an understatement. To devotees, his presence defines soul as much as any other artist. Otis Redding sounds like the American south that spawned the genre, gritty and tough, yet at the drop of a dime, comforting and hospitable. His voice is undeniably remarkable, informed by both the virile shouts of Little Richard and the smooth croon of Sam Cooke. But while his expressive vocals usually hit the listener first, his gift for song writing and arranging is easily overlooked. Its this balance of creativity and natural ability that makes