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Complete & Unbelievable... The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - 50th Anniversary Edition / Featuring: ''Try A Little Tenderness'' & ''Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)'' / ATCO Records 2x Audio CD 2016 Mono, Stereo
UPC 081227944155
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, or simply Dictionary of Soul, is the fifth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding and his last solo studio album released before his death. The successful Otis Blue and the following performance at Whisky a Go Go led to his rising fame across the United States. The album has two sides: the first mainly contains cover versions, and the second songs mainly written by Redding.
The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul was released on October 15, 1966 on the Stax label and peaked at number 73 and at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and the R&B LP charts respectively. The album produced two singles, "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" and "Try a Little Tenderness". In 2000 it was voted number 488 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2012, the album was ranked number 254 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. An expanded version, which includes stereo and mono mixes of the original album, as well as additional tracks, was released in 2016.
Tracklist:
CD1 (The Original Mono Album) | |||
1 |
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) |
2:40
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2 | I'm Sick Y'all |
2:53
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3 | Tennessee Waltz |
2:53
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4 | Sweet Lorene |
2:26
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5 | Try A Little Tenderness |
3:45
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6 | Day Tripper |
2:33
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7 | My Lover's Prayer |
3:05
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8 | She Put The Hurt On Me |
2:35
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9 | Ton Of Joy |
2:50
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10 | You're Still My Baby |
3:47
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11 | Hawg For You |
3:25
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12 | Love Have Mercy |
2:29
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Bonus Material | |||
13 | You Left The Water Running |
2:40
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14 | Trick Or Treat (Outtake) | 3:14 | |
15 | Loving By The Pound (Take 1 - Outtake) | 2:25 | |
16 | Don't Mess With Cupid | 2:32 | |
17 | Try A Little Tenderness (Take 1 - Outtake) |
3:59 | |
CD2 (The Original Stereo Album) |
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1 | Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) | 2:40 | |
2 | I'm Sick Y'all | 2:50 | |
3 | Tennessee Waltz | 2:50 | |
4 | Sweet Lorene | 2:31 | |
5 | Try A Little Tenderness | 3:49 | |
6 | Day Tripper | 2:45 | |
7 | My Lover's Prayer | 3:06 | |
8 | She Put The Hurt On Me | 2:35 | |
9 | Ton of Joy | 2:43 | |
10 | You're Still My Baby | 3:39 | |
11 | Hawg For You | 3:25 | |
12 | Love Have Mercy | 2:26 | |
Bonus Material |
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13 | Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) (Live, 1967) | 3:49 | |
14 | Day Tripper (Live, 1967) | 3:31 | |
15 | Try A Little Tenderness (Live, 1967) | 6:50 |
- Art Direction [Reissue] – Rory Wilson
- Artwork [Cover Design] – Ronnie Stoots
- Backing Vocals – David Porter (tracks: CD 1, 1; CD 2, 1)
- Baritone Saxophone – Floyd Newman (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12)
- Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn (tracks: 13-15), Donald "Duck" Dunn (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12)
- Coordinator [Project Assistance] – Jason Day, Jason Reynolds (7), Kate Haffenden, Lee Ann Wong, Lisa Glines, Mike Johnson, Shannon Ward, Steve Woolard
- Drums – Al Jackson Jr. (tracks: 13-15), Al Jackson Jr. (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12)
- Guitar – Steve Cropper (tracks: 13-15), Steve Cropper (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12)
- Keyboards – Booker T. Jones (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12), Isaac Hayes (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12)
- Liner Notes – David Ritz
- Management – Arron Saxe, JAM, Inc., Jeffrey Jampol for JAM Inc., Kenny Nemes
- Organ – Booker T. Jones (tracks: 13-15)
- Product Manager – Mike Engstrom
- Recording Supervisor [Supervision] – Jim Stewart, Tom Dowd (tracks: 13-15)
- Reissue Producer [Reissue Produced for Release by] – Reggie Collins
- Remastered By – Scott Levitin
- Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love (tracks: 13-15), Andrew Love (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12), Charles "Packy" Axton (tracks: CD 1, 7; CD 2, 7), Gene Parker (3) (tracks: CD 1, 7; CD 2, 7), Gilbert Caples (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12), Joe Arnold (tracks: 13-15)
- Trumpet – Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (tracks: CD 1, 7; CD 2, 7), Sammy Coleman (tracks: CD 1, 7; CD 2, 7), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 13-15), Wayne Jackson (tracks: CD 1, 1-12; CD 2, 1-12)
- Vibraphone, Bass – Booker T. Jones (tracks: CD 1, 3, 11; CD 2, 3, 11)