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Stax Profiles [Otis Redding]

Otis Redding
1 disc

1. Security
2. Happy Song (Dum Dum) - (alternate take)
3. My Lover's Prayer
4. Shake
5. Mr. Pitiful - (alternate take)
6. Good to Me
7. Woman, A Lover, A Friend, A - (alternate take)
8. Direct Me - (alternate take)
9. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - (alternate take)
10. Change Is Gonna Come, A
11. Champagne and Wine - (alternate take)
12. I'm Sick Y'all
13. I've Got Dreams to Remember
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 8623
Credits

Producer Al Jackson, Jr.; Steve Cropper
Engineer
Personnel: Otis Redding (vocals); James "Jockey" Young, Steve Cropper (guitar); Robert Pittman, Robert Holloway (tenor saxophone); Sammie Coleman, John Farris (trumpet); Floyd Newman, John Jenkins , Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson (horns); Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones (keyboards); Elbert Woodson, Al Jackson, Jr. (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino.
Gratifyingly, this entry in the welcome STAX PROFILES series includes many of Otis Redding's more down-tempo songs. Since his death in 1967, the Macon, Georgia artist has gained an undeserved reputation as a mere soul shouter, which one listen to subtle, beautifully set songs like "My Lover's Prayer" and the timeless "I've Got Dreams to Remember" will instantly disprove. Though perhaps not possessing Marvin Gaye's finesse or Al Green's agility, Redding's voice has a wonderful humanity that's impeccably displayed here on tracks like the mid-tempo "Happy Song" and "Direct Me," the latter originally the B-side of his posthumous single, "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay."