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Otis Redding: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

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On October 15, 1966, “Stax” label released “Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul”, the fifth Otis Redding studio album, and his last studio album released before his death. It was recorded May – September 1966, and was produced by Jim Stewart, Booker T. & the MG’s, Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

Personnel:

  • Otis Redding – vocals
  • Steve Cropper– guitar
  • Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes- keyboards, piano, organ
  • Donald Dunn– bass guitar
  • Al Jackson Jr.– drums
  • Gil Caple, Andrew Love, Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson, Sammy Coleman, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
  2. I’m Sick Y’all – Steve Cropper, David Porter, Otis Redding
  3. Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
  4. Sweet Lorene – Isaac Hayes, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding
  5. Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
  6. Day Tripper – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. My Lover’s Prayer – Otis Redding
  8. She Put the Hurt on Me – Otis Redding
  9. Ton of Joy – Otis Redding
  10. You’re Still My Baby – Chuck Willis
  11. Hawg for You – Otis Redding
  12. Love Have Mercy – Isaac Hayes, David Porter

Andrew Love

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On April 12, 2012, Andrew Love died aged 70. He was musician (saxophone), best known for being a member of The Memphis Horns. He was session musician at “Stax Records”, and together with trumpet player Wayne Jackson, he created the signature of Stax horn sound. Love has recorded and toured with many famous artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Dusty Springfield, The Doobie Brothers, Jimmy Buffett and Robert Cray.

Paul Rodgers: The Royal Sessions

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On February 4, 2014, “429 Records” label released “The Royal Sessions”, the twelve Paul Rodgers solo album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Royal Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Perry A. Margouleff.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers– vocals
  • Michael Toles– guitar
  • Perry Margouleff– guitar, mixing
  • Lester Snell– piano
  • Charles Hodges– Hammond B3
  • Archie Turner– Wurlitzer
  • Leroy Hodges– bass
  • Lannie McMillan– tenor saxophone
  • Gary Topper– tenor saxophone
  • James L. Spake– baritone sax
  • Marc Franklin– trumpet
  • Royal Horns– horn
  • Roy Brewer – violin
  • Susanna Perry-Gilmore, Jessie Munson– violin
  • Beth Luscombe– viola
  • Michael Barar– viola
  • Wesley Hovanec– electric bongos, engineer assistant, videography
  • Jonathan Kirkscey– cello
  • Mark Wallace – cello
  • The Royal Singers– strings
  • William Wittman– engineer, mixing
  • James Robertson, Steve Potts, Daniel Bean– engineer assistant
  • Ryan Smith– mastering

Track listing:

  1. I Thank You – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  2. Down Don’t Bother Me – Albert King
  3. I Can’t Stand the Rain – Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles
  4. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
  5. That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
  6. Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  7. Any Ole Way – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
  8. It’s Growing – Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson
  9. Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  10. I’ve Got Dreams to Remember – Otis Redding

Rick Hall

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On January 2, 2018, Roe Erister “Rick” Hall died aged 85. He was musician (guitar, mandolin) , music producer, songwriter, music publisher, best known as the owner and proprietor of “FAME Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He had recorded and promoted names like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Duane Allman, Etta James, Osmonds, Paul Anka and Tom Jones. In 1985, Hall was inducted into the “Alabama Music Hall of Fame”, received the “John Herbert Orr Pioneer Award”, and In 2014, he won the “Grammy Trustees Award”.

Otis Redding: Love Man

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In June 1969, “Atco” label released “Love Man”, the fourth Otis Redding posthumous album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Steve Cropper.

Personnel:

  • Otis Redding – vocals
  • Steve Cropper- guitar
  • Booker T. Jones – organ, piano
  • Isaac Hayes – organ, piano
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
  • Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
  • Andrew Jackson – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet
  • Ron Capone, Jim Stewart- engineer
  • Paul C. Acree Jr. – cover photo
  • Loring Eutemey – design

Track listing:

  1. I’m A Changed Man – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding, Louiella Cullipher
  2. Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher – Gary Jackson, Carl Smith
  3. That’s a Good Idea – Otis Redding
  4. I’ll Let Nothing Separate Us – Otis Redding
  5. Direct Me – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
  6. Love Man – Otis Redding
  7. Grovin’ Time – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
  8. Your Feeling is Mine – Otis Redding
  9. Got to Get Myself Together – Otis Redding
  10. Free Me – Otis Redding, Gene Lawson
  11. A Lover’s Question – Brook Benton, Jimmy Williams
  12. Look at That Girl – Randall Stewart, Edward Morris

Donald Duck Dunn

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On May 13, 2012, Donald “Duck” Dunn died aged 70. He was musician (bass guitar), session musician, record producer, and songwriter, best known  for his 1960’s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.’s and as a session bassist for “Stax Records”.  He has performed and recorded with big number of famous musicians including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Elvis Presley, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and The Blues Brothers Band. In 1992, Dunn was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s. “Bass Player” magazine ranked him at number  40 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time”.

Eric Clapton: Old Sock

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Old sock

On March 12, 2013, “Polydor” label release “Old Sock” the twenty first Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II,Justin Stanley and Simon Climie.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton– vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin
  • Doyle Bramhall II– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • J.J. Cale– vocals, guitar
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel, mandolin
  • Steve Winwood– Hammond B3 organ
  • Tim Carmon– Hammond B3 organ, chord organ
  • Walt Richmond– upright piano, keyboards
  • Chris Stainton– clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 organ
  • Justin Stanley– clavinet, mellotron, drums
  • Frank Marocco– accordion
  • Taj Mahal– harmonica, banjo
  • Paul McCartney– vocals, upright bass
  • Willie Weeks– bass guitar, upright bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr– drums
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums
  • Matt Rollings– keyboards
  • Simon Climie– percussion, piano
  • Joseph Sublett –tenor saxophone
  • Stephen “Doc” Kupka– baritone saxophone
  • Nicholas Lane –trombone
  • Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
  • Gabe Witcher– fiddle
  • Sharon White , Michelle John – backing vocals
  • Chaka Khan, Julie Clapton, Sophie Clapton, Nikka Costa, Wendy Moten, Lisa Vaughan – guest vocals
  • Nick Ingman– string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Further on Down the Road – Taj Mahal, Jesse E. Davis
  2. Angel – J.J. Cale
  3. The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  4. Gotta Get Over – Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
  5. Till Your Well Runs Dry – Peter Tosh
  6. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  7. Born to Lose -Ted Daffan
  8. Still Got the Blues – Gary Moore
  9. Goodnight Irene – Huddie Ledbetter,John A. Lomax, Sr.
  10. Your One and Only Man – Otis Redding
  11. Every Little Thing – Doyle Bramhall II,Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
  12. Our Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  13. No Sympathy – Peter Tosh

 

Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

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On March 10, 1967, “Atlantic” label released “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You”, the eleventh Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in January and February, 1967 at “Fame Studio”, “Muscle Shoals” and “Atlantic Recording Studios”, in New York, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.  In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 83 ranking on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
  • Jimmy Johnson– guitar
  • Chips Moman– guitar
  • Dewey Oldham– keyboards
  • Tommy Cogbill– bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
  • King Curtis– tenor saxophone
  • Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
  • Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
  • Carolyn Franklin– backing vocals
  • Erma Franklin- backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Respect – Otis Redding
  2. Drown in My Own Tears – Henry Glover
  3. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
  4. Soul Serenade – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
  5. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  6. Baby, Baby, Baby – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
  7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  8. Good Times – Sam Cooke
  9. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  10. Save Me – Curtis Ousley, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
  11. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

 

Otis Redding: The Dock of the Bay

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Dock of the bay

On February 23, 1968, “Volt” label released “The Dock of the Bay”, the first Otis Redding posthumously released album.  It was recorded July 1965 – December 1967, and was produced by Steve Cropper. It contains a number of singles and B-sides dating back to 1965. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Dock of the Bay” at number 161 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Otis Reding – vocal
  • Loring Eutemey – design
  • Jon Landau – liner notes
  • Jim Marshall – cover photography
  • Jerry Cunningham – backliner photography

Track listing:

  1. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
  2. I Love You More Than Words Can Say – Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones
  3. Let Me Come on Home – Al Jacobson, Jr., Jones, Otis Redding
  4. Open the Door – Otis Redding
  5. Don’t Mess with Cupid – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Deanie Parker
  6. The Glory of Love – Billy Hill
  7. I’m Coming Home to See About You – Otis Redding
  8. Tramp – Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
  9. The Huckle-Buck – Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson
  10. Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down and Out) – Jimmy Cox
  11. Old Man Trouble – Otis Redding