Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul was a really solid album. I initially thought there was going to be a female singer singing this due to the album cover but nope this is very much a man singing. Speaking of covers but with a different meaning, judging by the title, I did expect this album to be mostly covers and i was right but there were 3 songs Redding wrote. I will say that the album was a nice listen. The music was really solid and so was Redding's voice. The only issue is that i don't have much else to really say about this album, It is a good one but i don't think there is much that this album does differently from other soul albums.
Best Song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Worst Song: Down in the Valley

Who doesn't love soul music? I didn't even realize how much I enjoyed it until I started this list, and artists like Isaac Hayes and Sam Cooke positively blew me away. I am fully aware the performances here are brilliant. But I do have one issue, and it's strictly personal.

I work at a bank, and for about a year, I worked at the busiest branch in our market. Some days it was a nightmare. Every day was stressful. One day, my manager got physically attacked by a customer. I had great experiences there, but overall, just thinking about my time there spikes my cortisol. And so does this specific album. Because everyone loves soul, my manager always had the "oldies" station on, pretty much full blast. At least three songs from this very album were on there. I work at many other branches now, and anytime this station is playing, I can feel my stress level rising. That's unfortunately tied to this music too, although I sincerely wish it wasn't. This is a great album from a legendary performer.

A perfect soul record, a perfect pop record. Astonishingly beautiful voice.

Otis has one of the best soul/blues voices ever .

Brilliant enough to make staid over covered songs sound fresh and vibrant ( my girl, wonderful world , etc)

The 80s did a disservice to those classics but this makes me appreciate them again.

Solid otis redding album. Not the best of his work but still serviceable.

NÚ, que pedrada!!!
belíssimas versões em blues/r&b, com o vozerão cabuloso do otis. tem muita energia aqui, parece mto que o pessoal se divertiu fazendo. coisa boa!!

First listen. I love it. I love Otis.

Got damn this slaps

In this album, Otis Redding performs mostly covers and a couple of original songs (like ""Old Man Trouble", which I liked). The songs are indeed soulful, and Redding sings passionately. The instantly recognizable covers include "My Girl" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", both excellently done. "Respect", a song better known more for Aretha Franklin's performance than Redding's, is also included.The backing band enhanced the whole experience, making for an enjoyable listen. I'll note that I don't seek out this genre of music nor do I listen to it regularly, but when the generator assigns it to me, I usually have a good time with it.

MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!! YES. Otis Redding’s 1965 album “Otis Blue,” often referred to as his best album, containing such hits as the original rendition of “Respect,” later brought to a higher plane of fame by Aretha Franklin on her 1967 album I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You, and renditions of such hits as The Temptation’s “My Girl,” Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” “Shake,” and “Wonderful World,” as well as the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction.”

Otis Redding has a simply beautiful voice; let that be made completely clear. Deep, warm, and SOOOO soulful. I’ve seldom heard a voice more soulful than this, and Redding uses it well on songs like the aforementioned “Respect,” wielding it and weaving it through the song’s horns and drums.

Speaking of which, this album is wonderfully arranged. Love the drumming, love love love the horns, especially on the version of “Change Gonna Come.” I love how much more lush “Wonderful World” is, compared to the relatively sparse version recorded by Sam Cooke.

I also love the original songs on this. “You Don’t Miss Your Water” is great, “Down In The Valley” is incredible, and the crown jewel of originals is “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” an outstanding, rousing, wonderful song with an excellent performance. All around this is a great album, which any fan of soul should listen to ASAP.
8.7/10
DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: YES
REASON: Quality and significance

not bad.

After yesterday’s soulless “White Boy Blues” in the Slowhand style, Otis Redding is just what I need: blues with plenty of authenticity and soul. However, I’m once again having trouble classifying this album, *Otis Blue*, as world-class, because in a direct comparison, his versions of songs like “Respect” (an Otis composition that really became famous thanks to Aretha) or the Stones cover “Satisfaction” fall slightly short in terms of timing. On the other hand, this album is such an icon in so many ways that anything other than a 5/5 rating would somehow be inappropriate. I’m giving it that rating simply with the understanding that it’s more of a very good 4.5.

This album is fine but nothing great. Kind of just exists

He most certainly does!

Standout: Down In the Valley

The three is for the album and not the artist… would have preferred to hear an album that isn’t covers.

Some standard but although it's a short album it seems much longer than it is.

Favorite songs: Respect ; My Girl

I prefer these old school "sing a bunch of covers to show off the voice" albums to modern day slick novelty autotune, that's for sure.

Otis had one heck of a voice! Imagine if he'd lived longer.

This is Otis Redding pretty much summarising what songs the rest of the 60’s would be revolving around. Surprised that all of these songs have multiple other known versions. Otis Reddings iterations stack up really well though, not always my favorite versions but they are all good. He just has such a unique voice and on songs like the opening track it works incredibly well. 60’s soul just had a lot of great releases and this is one of them. Big influence and just a good stand alone album.

If a music genie granted me the power to pick one artist who died tragically young and hear the albums they would have made if they’d lived, I’d pick Otis Redding. He died after writing Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay and wowing a crowd of hippies at the Monterey Festival, which suggests to me that he was ready to move in some interesting musical directions. But given that I’m unlikely to get my wish, I’ll settle for listening to this stone-cold classic.

Compilation artist! Good songs but just made me want to hear his singles bc that's the really great stuff.

I heard the Plinkett song and that put a smile on my face, however