The Immortal Otis Redding
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The Immortal Otis Redding is a eighth studio album by American soul recording artist Otis Redding, released in June 1968 by Atco Records. It compiles 11 songs recorded by Redding in a three-week stretch of sessions that concluded days prior to his death in December 1967.[1] "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" was the only song previously released, having been a single in April 1968.
The Immortal featured four charting singles including "The Happy Song", "I've Got Dreams to Remember", "Amen", and "Hard to Handle".
Critical reception
Robert Christgau, writing in Creem magazine in 1977, said that it is his favorite Otis Redding album and "probably among my five most-played LPs", because it "showcases the unduplicated warmth, tenderness, and humor of his ballad singing."[2] In Paul Gambaccini's 1978 poll of prominent rock critics, The Immortal Otis Redding was voted as the 33rd best album. Christgau ranked it third in his own list.[3] Music critic Dave Marsh gave the album five stars in The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (1983).[4] Lindsay Planer of Allmusic gave it three-and-a-half stars and said that, although it "wasn't quite on par with" Redding's other "half-dozen studio albums", the songs are "welcome (if not mandatory) additions to all manner of listeners."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I've Got Dreams to Remember" | Otis Redding, Zelma Redding | 3:10 |
| 2. | "You Made a Man Out of Me" | Deanie Parker, Steve Cropper | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Nobody's Fault But Mine" | Redding | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Hard to Handle" | Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Redding | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Thousand Miles Away" | Redding | 2:09 |
| 6. | "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum-De-De-De-Dum-Dum)" | Redding, Steve Cropper | 2:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Think About It" | Don Covay, Redding | 2:59 |
| 8. | "A Waste of Time" | Redding | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Champagne and Wine" | Redding, Roy Johnson, Allan Walden | 2:49 |
| 10. | "A Fool for You" | Ray Charles | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Amen" | Jester Hairston (uncredited) | 3:20 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Allmusic.[5]
- Joe Arnold – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Booker T. & the MG's – guest artist
- Steve Cropper – guitar, producer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
- Isaac Hayes – keyboards
- Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Booker T. Jones – keyboards
- Andrew Love – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- The Memphis Horns – guest artist
- Otis Redding – vocals
Charts
| Title | Information |
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| The Immortal Otis Redding |
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| "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" |
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| "I've Got Dreams to Remember" |
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| "Amen" |
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| "Hard to Handle" |
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References
- ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. "The Immortal Otis Redding - Otis Redding". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (March 1977). "Consumer Guide: A Guide to 1967". Creem. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Gambaccini, Paul (1978). Rock Critic's Choice: The Top 200 Albums. Omnibus. pp. 83–4. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House, Rolling Stone Press. 1983. p. 415. ISBN 0394721071.
- ^ "The Immortal Otis Redding - Otis Redding : Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
External links
- The Immortal Otis Redding at Discogs (list of releases)
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