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The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul : Complete & Unbelievable
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Track Listings
1 | Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) |
2 | I'm Sick Y'All |
3 | Tennessee Waltz |
4 | Sweet Lorene |
5 | Try A Little Tenderness |
6 | Day Tripper |
7 | My Lover's Prayer |
8 | She Put The Hurt On Me |
9 | Ton Of Joy |
10 | You're Still My Baby |
11 | Hawg For You |
12 | Love Have Mercy |
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With its somewhat grandiose title, the legendary Otis Redding's fifth album maintained much of the same formula that had been used on his previous recordings for the Stax subsidiary label Volt, combining some fine Redding-penned originals with the stylized vocalist's interpretations of others' material. While Redding always lent his own special raw, gospel-edged stamp to everything from the Beatles' perky "Day Tripper" to a slowed-down, unparalleled reading of the pop standard "Tennessee Waltz," it was on his own songs--such gems as "Fa- Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" (his 15th R&B hit single), the plaintive "Ton of Joy," and the bluesy "Hawg for You"--that Redding was at his soulful best. That said, nothing quite compares to how he turned another pop classic, "Try a Little Tenderness" into an emotive opus that became a showstopper wherever he appeared during his tragically short-lived four years as a hit-making recording artist. As an example of the horn-driven Memphis sound, Dictionary of Soul is an excellent reference, and Redding is in peak form as a true American original, whether he's giving '50s hit man Chuck Willis's "You're Still My Baby" a workover or breezing through his own almost-joyful "She Put the Hurt on Me." For the benefit of those with limited "knowledge" of Redding's specialized vocal vocabulary, the original album included some sidesplitting definitions of terms such as "gotta-gotta" ("not able to do without it") and "ou" ("ouchless excitement"), and they are reproduced in full on this reissue of what is easily one of Redding's finest recordings. --David Nathan
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.59 x 0.39 x 4.92 inches; 3.53 ounces
- Manufacturer : Elektra / Wea
- Original Release Date : 1991
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : December 12, 2006
- Label : Elektra / Wea
- ASIN : B000002JO2
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #15,687 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #16 in Memphis Soul
- #18 in Southern Soul
- #428 in Pop Oldies
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Case-In-Point....Otis Redding.
A Few More People Were " Introduced " To Otis Via Monterey ( Pre-Woodstock For The Groovers )
But, Everybody, So It Seems, Knew Of Him After ( " Sittin' On " )" The Dock Of The Bay " His Million-Seller And Only Chart-Topper From 1967-1968 ( VOLT # 157 )
But Otis' Recording History Goes Much Further Back Tan Most People Know ( Or Even Care To Know )
In 1960, Otis Briefly Came Out To Los Angles " Trying To Get Heard "
Frank Kavelin Is The Son Of Al Kavelin Who Owned The TRANS WORLD Label...
He Takes Up The Story: ( From An Interview Tape )
" Otis Had Been Trying To Perform Everywhere And With Anyone That Would Let Him Sing "
" A Man By The Name James Mceachin, He Was Known As Jimmy Mack In Those Days, He Saw Otis, And What He Had To Offer, So He Took Him Into A Small Stuiio, I Think It Was On Melrose, And Then Brought The Tape To My Dad."
" Dad Had A Business Partner, Morris Bernstein And It Was He That Put Otis On TRANS WORLD "
" Check Your ( Record ) Collection, You Might Have It - Otis And The Shooters - " She's Alright " That Was The Play Side, The Other Side Was An Agreement With My Dad " Tuff Enuff " With Somebody Named Jackie "
Of Interest, Al Kavelin Also Released " She's All Right " By White Boy Troy Walker ( TRANS WORLD # 7003 )
" Morris And My Dad Had Words, They Disolved Their Partnership, And Morris Went Back To Denver "
" They'd Had Another Label Out Here - FINER ARTS - Morris Got That Label And The Tapes With Otis "
" My Dad Said There Was More Material On That Tape: " Gamma Lama " And I Think " Gettin Hip "
" He Was Always Proud That He Was The First To Have Otis, We Still Get Calls For It "
" We Used Our Home Address On Some Of Those Records " ( labels )
( When I Visited LUTE Records, They Were Located At 1610 Argyle, Then Moved To an Office On Olympic )
Released On TRANS WORLD # 6908 In 1960, It Appeared Again On Morris Bernstein's FINER ARTS Label Out Of Denver In 1966 ( # 2016 )
The Record Did Not Sell, And Otis Returned Home To Georgia And Began Performing Again, And Again, Anywhere And With Anyone That Would Let Him Sing.
Bobby Smith: " I'd Been Running A Talent Agency Along With A Couple Of Local Record Labels CONFEDERATE And ORBIT*
" Late 1961, This Man Comes In And Asked To See Me "
" I'd Heard About A Local Singer, But When He Came In He Looked And Spoke Like A Country Bumpkin "
" There Must Be Some Mistake You Know "
" At First I Thought He Was Gonna Sell Me Some Seed Or Somethin' "
" I Told Him To Submit A Demo Tape And I'd Give It A Listen "
" He Said " I Don't Have Any Tape, But I Can Sing For You Right Now "
" Otis Spread His Feet Apart, Leaned His Head Back, And Cut Loose I Thought I Got Another Little Richard, He Was A Big Star From Macon You Know? "
" He Used To Work At The Bus Depot In Town "
" Oh, So I Got A Band Together, Took Them And Otis Into A ( Radio ) Station Studio And We Did Four Songs In A Little Over An Hour "
" I Put Out " Shout Bama Lama " And " Fat Girl " And Started Working The Record In Georgia And Tennesse, But I Ran Into Problems "
" You See, Even Back In 1961, Some Jocks Didn't Think It Was A Good Idea To Have A Black Man On A Label With That ( Confederate ) Flag, So The Next ( Pressing ) Run, I Put It Out On My Other Label: ORBIT*
" I Heard That A Copy Made It's Way Up To New York And Jerry Wexler, Who Turned It Down "
( Note: Both Of Bobby Smith's Labels Had The Same Issue-Number On Issues = # 135 )
* There Were Other ORBIT Labels, Including The Short-Lived Subsidiary Of Richard Vaughn's ARVEE Label.
Bobby Smith: " One Of Those Songs We Did Was " These Arms Of Mine " But At That Time I Thought We Might Put It Out Later, But Little Did I Know Tat Otis Had Driven Up To Memphis And Made An Arrangement With Jim Stewart To Record With A New Band "
" I Sold Jim His ( Otis ) Contract, And There Were Few Tangles, Because Jim Shot From The Hip "
" Just A Slight Glitch, The Master Of " Shout Bama Lama " Was Sold To KING Records And They Put It Out In 1964 "
" Jim Found Out About That, But Didn't Make A Fuss, Because He Knew How KING Operated-No Sales-No Stay "
(Note: KING Did Buy The Master, And Released It On Subsidiary BETHLEHEM # 3083. It Didn't Sell )
" Otis Redone (sic) " These Arms Of Mine " For Jim, And It Was A Big Hit Here "
" I'm Very Pleased Of What Otis Has Done With Jim And That Horn Section He Uses Is The Best-Hands Down "
( Note: This Interview Was Undertaken Just Short Of Two Years Before Otis Redding's Tragic Death )
In 1965, Otis Established REDWAL Music ( RED-WAL ) With Alan And Phil Walden.
Phil Would Go On To Launch His CAPRICORN Label In Macon ( 401 Cherry Street )
Later Offices Would Be Located At 535 D.T. Walton Sr. Way In Macon.
Otis Maintained An Office At The Cherry Street Address.
Phil Walden Managed Otis Redding.
CAPRICORN Records Would Re-Emerge In Nashville.
Of Course, The Rest, As They Say Is History. Otis Did sell Well In Several Markets, And His Sales Merited More Airplay On Radio Stations That Would Not Have Played Records By Otis Redding Just A Year Before.
Distribution By ATLANTIC ( ATCO Record Sales ) Did Not Hurt STAX / VOLT At All*
* When Al Bell Took Over STAX / VOLT Distribution Was Changed To CBS.
At The Time Of This Entry, Jim Stewart Is Still Alive, At Almost 90-Years-Old.
One Can Not Write About Him, Without Mentioning His Sister, Estelle Axton ( Married Name )
Helping Her Brother In The Early Days, She Passed Away On 25-February-2004.
She Was Still Involved With The Memphis Music Scene ( MOON Records* ) And In 1970, Founded FRETONE Records, Leasing The Master Of The Multi-Million-Selling " Disco Duck " By Rick Dees ( And His Cast Of Idiots )
She Was The Mother Of Charles " Packy " Axton Of The Mar-Keys ( Died: 20-January-1974 )
Only ' Packy ' Steve Cropper And Donald Dunn Played On " Last Night " The Remainder Were Paid Studio Musicians.
( Note: SATELLITTE Was The First Name Chosen For The Label, But Discovering The Name Already In Use, Jim Came Up With STAX ( ST=STewart And AX=AXton ) Thus, " Last Night " Was Released On Both Imprints.
The Band Name " Mar-Keys " Was Selected Because STAX Had Moved In To A Former Theater And The Marquee Was Still In Place.)
Al Kavelin: 1982
Orchestra Leader, Producer, Publisher, Label(s) Owner ( LUTE-TRANS WORLD, Etc )
Father Of Frank Kavelin Who Still Controls Much Of The Back-Catalog For LUTE.
Otis Redding: 10-December-1967.
Vocalist, Composer, Musician, Label Owner ( JOTIS ) Pilot, Legend.
He Owned The Red-Con Building In Macon, Georgia ( With Partner And Protégé Arthur Conley
Ironically, His Death Came Three Years To-The-Day Of That Of His Idol= Sam Cooke...
Arthur Conley: 17-November-2003
Recorded For JOTIS ( # 270 & # 274 )
Best Remembered For The Otis Redding-Produced " Sweet Soul Music " A Million-Seller From 1967 ( ATCO # 6463 )
Business Partner With Redding. Also Owned Art-Con Enterprises.
Moved To Holland And Changed His Name To Lee Roberts ( His Mother's Maiden Name )
Buried At Vorden, Holland.
Phil Walden: 23-April-2006
Music Business Icon. Manager, Producer, Studio Owner, Publisher, Label Owner.
" Musically, Phil Walden Put Macon, Georgia On The Map " Ex-President Jimmy Carter.
Frank Fenter: 23-July-1983
Often Silent-Partner With Phil Walden.
Ben Cauley: 21-September-2015
Member Of The Bar-Kays ( Trumpet ) A Recording Unit Who Often Backed Otis On Tour.
Only Survivor Of The Aircraft Crash That Killed Otis, And The Rest Of The Bar-Keys.
He Stated That " Otis Had Been In One Of The Seats In The Cockpit At The Time We Hit The Water " ( Co-Pilot )
" He ( Otis ) Hated Tours That Involved Long Bus Trips And Connections At Airports "
" We Had Been With Him When He Charted Some Smaller Airplanes, But He Decided He Wanted That One "
It Was A Beechcraft-18 That Otis Wanted. A Used Model-18 Was Located In Pennsylvania That Had Formally Belonged To A Construction Company Who Had Up-Dated By Purchasing A King Air.
The Asking Price Was $78,000, With Otis Paying A Down Payment Of $28,000.
This Aircraft Suited Otis. It Seated 11, With Room For Another Seat, Instruments And Baggage.
Otis Log-Book Indicated 1,290 Hours Total Time, With 118 Hours In Type. He Was Also Instrument Rated.
Ben Cauley: " Everything Was Fine, We'd All Been Dozing, And Knew We Were About To Land "
" Then, All Of A Sudden, Th Engines Really Started To Surge, We Were Falling Fast, I Stood Up, And We Hit The Water "
" There Was A Crack In The Plane, So I Sort Of Fell Out, Floated To The Top, And Grabbed A Seat Cushion "
" I Can't Swim, It Was Freezing, I Thought I Was Gone For Sure "
" The Police Came To The Hospital And Told Me Everybody Else Was Dead "
The F.A.A. Determined The Cause Of The Crash Was Extreme ( Unknown To The Crew ) Icing, Mainly On The Fuselage.
Quote: The Pilot Had Asked For An I.L.S. ( Instrument Landing System ) Approach And Engaged The Auto-Pilot.
It Was A " New-Matic " Auto-Pilot And When Encountering Icing Conditions, The Crew Would Be Unaware Of The Seriousness Of The Risks, Until The Aircraft Begins To Stall.
The FAA Cited At Least Five Other Beechcraft-18 Fatal Accidents Due To The Same Factors...All In The Great Lakes Area!
Gerald ( Jerry ) Wexler: 15-August-2008
Came To Atlantic Records From Billboard Magazine ( 1953 )
Known For His Views, Often Clashing With Other Powers At ATLANTIC.
For Example: Hated " There Goes My Baby " By The Drifters: " It'll Never Sell, Not With Those Strings And The Lead Singer ( Ben. E. King ) Singing Off Key "
The Record Sold A Million+ Units And Became Notable For The Strings Added On The Session.
Ben E. King Went On To Be A Recording Star, Still With ATLANTIC ( ATCO )
Benjamin Earl King Passed Away On 30-April-2015.
Note: To Be Fair To Mister Wexler, He Did Love His R&B And It Was He, While Working At Billboard, That Convinced The Magazine To Change It's Charts, Then Known As " Race Music " To " R&B " Which The Publication Used From Then On. While At ATLANTIC, He Arranged And Produced Sessions For Many Of Their R&B Stars Of The Day *
(* R&B Then, Was In No-Way Connected To What Is Now Known As " R&B " )
My Thanks To Th Hollywood Phantom Who Provided The Interviews With Frank Kavelin ( Who Still Runs His Father's LUTE Records Label ) And Bobby Smith, And The Information On TRANS WORLD Records.
Als riesiger Stones Fan bin ich über die "Satisfaction" Version von Otis und die Oberwahnsinnsnummer "Try a little tenderness" drauf gestoßen und hab es seither nicht bereut.
Eine Must-Have Lp in jeder Sammlung.
Le seul point faible de ce disque est sa pochette, originale elle aussi!