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The Immortal Otis Redding

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The Immortal Otis Redding is a posthumous album from soul artist Otis Redding. The album featured music recorded but not released prior to his death in 1967. "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" was the only song previously released, having been a single in April of 1968.

The Immortal featured four charting singles including "The Happy Song", "I've Got Dreams to Remember", "Amen", and "Hard to Handle".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Got Dreams to Remember"Otis Redding, Zelma Redding3:10
2."You Made a Man Out of Me"Deanie Parker, Steve Cropper2:06
3."Nobody's Fault But Mine"Redding2:20
4."Hard to Handle"Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Redding2:18
5."Thousand Miles Away"Redding2:09
6."The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)"Redding, Steve Cropper2:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Think About It"Don Covay, Redding2:59
8."A Waste of Time"Redding3:15
9."Champagne and Wine"Redding, Roy Johnson, Allan Walden2:49
10."A Fool for You"Ray Charles2:55
11."Amen"Redding3:20

Chart history

Title Information
The Immortal Otis Redding
"The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)"
"I've Got Dreams to Remember"
  • Volt/Atco single, 1968
  • B-side:
  • US Pop Singles #41
  • US Black Singles #6
"Amen"
  • Volt/Atco single, 1968
  • B-side: "Hard to Handle"
  • US Pop Singles #36
  • US Black Singles #15
"Hard to Handle"
  • Volt/Atco single, 1968
  • B-side:
  • US Pop Singles #51
  • US Black Singles #38
  • UK Singles #15

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