Description
Recorded in 1965 when ‘soul’, as opposed to R&B, Motown and gospel, was starting to develop its own identity, The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads set an early reference point for this new style of music. And, while his next album – Otis Blue – was more polished, more commercial and more successful, this often overlooked record is in many ways much more satisfying. Redding’s singing is quite stunning, with heart-rending deliveries that make you believe that he means what he says and the back up from Booker T, Steve Cropper and the Stax ‘house band’ is consistently creative and incisive.
Track list:
Side A:
That’s How Strong My Love Is
Chained and Bound
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
Your One and Only Man
Nothing Can Change This Love
It’s Too Late
Side B:
For Your Precious Love
I Want to Thank You
Come to Me
Home in Your Heart
Keep Your Arms Around Me
Mr. Pitiful
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