Otis Redding - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles Collection [3 CD, 2013]

 

The very face of classic Southern soul is Otis Redding, whose incendiary and passionate singing and stage presence came as close as anyone's to transferring the energy, explosiveness, and drive of Southern gospel into the secular pop world of soul. Otis Redding's recording career really only lasted five years, from 1962 through 1967 (seven studio albums in all), and the balance of it, along with his biggest hits, really only came in the last two years of that time, with his biggest hit and first number one, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," released after his death. All of it was enough, though, to establish Redding as the greatest performer of the classic deep soul era, a designation he undoubtedly deserves. This wonderful three-disc, 70-track set collects all of Redding's singles, both the A- and B-sides, including a couple of holiday releases, plus his singles with fellow Stax Records star Carla Thomas, in the original mono mixes. Mono is how these tracks were meant to be heard, mixed to sound powerful blasting from radios and jukeboxes, and even played through 21st century sound devices, these mixes are incredible to hear, all power and passion. This was -- and is -- soul.


The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection Disc 1

1.  These Arms of Mine [02:32]
2.  Hey Hey Baby [02:35]
3.  That's What My Heart Needs [02:40]
4.  Mary's Little Lamb [02:37]
5.  Pain in My Heart [02:24]
6.  Something Is Worrying Me [02:26]
7.  Come to Me [02:44]
8.  Don't Leave Me This Way [02:56]
9.  Security [02:35]
10.  I Want to Thank You [02:36]
11.  Chained and Bound [02:37]
12.  Your One and Only Man [02:51]
13.  That's How Strong My Love Is [02:23]
14.  Mr. Pitiful [02:42]
15.  I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)[02:54]
16.  I'm Depending On You [02:29]
17.  Respect [02:10]
18.  Ole Man Trouble [02:37]
19.  I Can't Turn You Loose [02:42]
20.  Just One More Day [02:57]
21.  Satisfaction [02:45]
22.  Any Ole Way [02:31]
23.  My Lover's Prayer [03:10]
24.  Don't Mess with Cupid [02:30]


The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection Disc 2

1.  Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) [02:42]
2.  Good to Me [03:04]
3.  Try a Little Tenderness [03:18]
4.  I'm Sick Y'all [02:46]
5.  I Love You More Than Words Can Say [02:54]
6.  Let Me Come On Home [02:55]
7.  Tramp [03:01]
8.  Tell It Like It Is [03:16]
9.  Shake [Live] [02:35]
10.  You Don't Miss Your Water [02:51]
11.  Glory of Love [02:38]
12.  I'm Coming Home [03:07]
13.  Knock On Wood [02:50]
14.  Let Me Be Good to You [02:53]
15.  (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay [02:40]
16.  Sweet Lorene [02:27]
17.  Lovey Dovey [02:35]
18.  New Year's Resolution [03:16]
19.  The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) [02:42]
20.  Open the Door [02:24]
21.  Amen [03:04]
22.  Hard to Handle [02:19]
23.  I've Got Dreams to Remember [03:14]
24.  Nobody's Fault But Mine [02:23]
 
The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection Disc 3

1.  White Christmas [03:06]
2.  Merry Christmas, Baby [02:29]
3.  Papa's Got a Brand New Bag [Live][Live] [02:31]
4.  Direct Me [02:18]
5.  A Lover's Question [02:37]
6.  You Made a Man Out of Me [02:08]
7.  When Something Is Wrong with My Baby [03:04]
8.  Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis [02:34]
9.  Love Man [02:17]
10.  Can't Turn You Loose [03:33]
11.  Free Me [03:07]
12.  (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher[03:03]
13.  Look at the Girl [02:37]
14.  That's a Good Idea [02:18]
15.  Demonstration [02:25]
16.  Johnny's Heartbreak [02:32]
17.  Give Away None of My Love [02:54]
18.  Snatch a Little Piece [02:11]
19.  I've Been Loving You Too Long [Live][Live][04:03]
20.  Try a Little Tenderness [Live][Live] [05:07]
21.  My Girl [02:54]
22.  Good to Me [03:40]