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The Ultimate Otis Redding

The Ultimate Otis Redding
 

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Otis Redding

The Ultimate Otis Redding

 
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Label: Warner Brothers
Rating: 4.5
 
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Description: One Redding greatest-hits is pretty much as good as another--his work as the king of soul spanned barely five years, and the big issue is how you want to hear his hits sequenced. Ultimate leads off with a few signature songs, then concentrates on the very similar 6/8 deep-soul ballads that he specialized in early on. Redding, with his gritty-as-cornmeal drawl, could communicate the depths of romantic despair better than anyone of his era, but he was also a great uptempo soul shouter. It's not until the second half of Ultimate that a few more of the faster, more joyful numbers that he got to sing later on show up, as well as "Tramp," a priceless bit of Southern humor he sang with Carla Thomas. --Douglas Wolk
 
 

 
Tracklist of The Ultimate Otis Redding

Disc 1
1 Respect  2:09 no lyrics yet - submit it
2 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay  2:42 view lyrics
3 These Arms of Mine  2:34 view lyrics
4 Pain in My Heart  2:26 no lyrics yet - submit it
5 Come to Me  2:17 no lyrics yet - submit it
6 Security  2:36 no lyrics yet - submit it
7 That's How Strong My Love Is  2:29 no lyrics yet - submit it
8 Mr. Pitiful  2:34 no lyrics yet - submit it
9 I've Been Loving You Too Long   no lyrics yet - submit it
10 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction  2:48 no lyrics yet - submit it
11 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)  2:44 no lyrics yet - submit it
12 Try a Little Tenderness  3:59 no lyrics yet - submit it
13 Chained and Bound  2:40 no lyrics yet - submit it
14 Shake  2:41 no lyrics yet - submit it
15 Ole Man Trouble  2:36 no lyrics yet - submit it
16 Let Me Come on Home  2:54 no lyrics yet - submit it
17 Open the Door  2:26 no lyrics yet - submit it
18 That's What My Heart Needs  2:42 no lyrics yet - submit it
19 Tramp  2:17 no lyrics yet - submit it
20 I Can't Turn You Loose  5:43 no lyrics yet - submit it

Reviews:

Good Songs, Poor Quality

I agree with bigtimemusic lover: the sound quality of "The Ultimate Otis Redding" is sub-par. Although the choice of tracks is admirable, the mushy audio does not do Otis justice. If you still have your turntable hooked up, compare a hit track from an Otis LP (such as Atco's "The Best of Otis Redding") to the same track on this CD. You will be amazed at the difference.
If I were to own just one Otis Redding recording, it would have to be "Live in Europe". The energy, the crowd and - most especially - Otis' electric performance - make "Live in Europe" indispensable.

So Much Soul!

You can hear straight out that Otis sings with all his heart and soul. What a talented man he was. His voice is something you can't ignore, and why would you? This cd is full of his best songs and it comes with the story of how much of a great artist he was and how tragic his death was. My favorite song is "Try A Little Tenderness". If you like this song and you haven't seen "Pretty In Pink" yet, you need to. There is a great scene where Jon Cryer is lip synching and dancing to this song. It's too bad he's not still around. His music will always be remembered.

The one and only king of Memphis Soul.

Otis Redding was truly the one and only King of Memphis Soul and this excellent compilation includes most of his big hits. Otis was great with both uptempo numbers and ballads and this CD offers a good sampling of both worlds. The liner notes are also very informative and this package is (as a whole) anice tribute to one of R&B's most important and influential male vocalists. Otis' music remains timeless and while I strongly recommend all of his original albums (all of which are now available on CD) this CD still a fine sampler of his music.