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Released November 09, 1993

Anyone who wants to understand the different phases of Otis Redding's career, and the reason for his having made a major impact across the 1960s and beyond, can have no better place to start than Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding. There are 73 studio cuts here and the producers have reached back beyond the Atlantic and Stax vaults: They've included numbers like "She's All Right," cut by the Shooters featuring Otis Redding in the summer of 1960 for the Transworld label; "Gettin' Hip," which was done for the Alshire label in 1960; and "Shout Bamalama" by Otis Redding & the Pinetoppers, recorded for Confederate, all prior to Redding's signing with Stax. The selection of studio cuts suggests that the makers thought long and hard about each and every track on this disc -- the first three CDs are a mix of single A- and B-sides, coupled with important album tracks, all culminating with "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Little or nothing that's essential is missing along the way (though one could argue very persuasively that anything on the albums that Redding released in his lifetime was essential in some respect). The fourth disc is the real killer, however; 23 live songs drawn from the complete range of his concert tapes in the Atlantic (and Stax) vaults, from the Apollo Theater in New York in November of 1963 to his final tour of Europe and the Monterey International Pop Festival in the spring of 1967, including individual tracks that were unheard until the 1980s. An extensive booklet is also included. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. She's All Right
2. Gettin' Hip
3. Shout Bamalama
4. Hey Hey Baby
5. These Arms of Mine
6. That's What My Heart Needs
7. Mary's Little Lamb
8. Pain in My Heart
9. Security
10. Come to Me
11. Don't Leave Me This Way
12. Little Ol' Me
13. Don't Be Afraid of Love
14. Your One and Only Man
15. Chained and Bound
16. That's How Strong My Love Is
17. Mr. Pitiful
18. For Your Precious Love
19. I've Been Loving You Too Long
20. I'm Depending on You
21. Ole Man Trouble
22. Change Is Gonna Come
23. Down in the Valley
24. Shake

DISC 2

25. Respect
26. You Don't Miss Your Water
27. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
28. I Can't Turn You Loose
29. Cupid
30. Just One More Day
31. Good to Me
32. Cigarettes and Coffee
33. Chain Gang
34. My Lover's Prayer
35. It's Growing
36. I'm Coming Home
37. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
38. I'm Sick Y'all
39. Sweet Lorene
40. Try a Little Tenderness
41. Day Tripper
42. Tramp
43. Knock on Wood
44. Lovey Dovey
45. New Year's Resolution
46. You Left the Water Running
47. Trick or Treat
48. Merry Christmas, Baby
49. White Christmas
50. Things Go Better With Coke (A Man and a Woman)

DISC 3

51. Announcement
52. The Glory of Love
53. I Love You More Than Words Can Say
54. Let Me Come on Home
55. Open the Door
56. The Hucklebuck
57. The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)
58. Hard to Handle
59. Amen
60. Gone Again
61. I've Got Dreams to Remember
62. I'm a Changed Man
63. Direct Me
64. Love Man
65. Free Me
66. Look at That Girl
67. Pounds and Hundreds
68. Tell the Truth
69. Johnny's Heartbreak
70. The Match Game
71. A Little Time
72. Slippin' and Slidin'
73. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

DISC 4

74. Introduction [Live]
75. Shake [Live]
76. Pain in My Heart [Live]
77. These Arms of Mine [Live]
78. Can't Turn You Loose [Live]
79. I've Been Loving You Too Long [Live]
80. My Girl [Live]
81. Your One and Only Man [Live]
82. Good to Me [Live]
83. Day Tripper [Live]
84. Just One More Day [Live]
85. Mr. Pitiful [Live]
86. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [Live]
87. I'm Depending on You [Live]
88. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) [Live]
89. Chained and Bound [Live]
90. Ole Man Trouble [Live]
91. Any Ole Way [Live]
92. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag [Live]
93. Security [Live]
94. A Hard Day's Night [Live]
95. Respect [Live]
96. Try a Little Tenderness [Live]

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