Otis Redding, Carla Thomas - King & Queen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:01
Size: 73.3 MB
Styles: Soul
Year: 1967/2012
Art: Front

[2:49] 1. Knock On Wood
[2:54] 2. Let Me Be Good To You
[2:59] 3. Tramp
[3:13] 4. Tell It Like It Is
[2:46] 5. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
[2:33] 6. Lovey Dovey
[3:26] 7. New Year's Resolution
[3:04] 8. It Takes Two
[3:08] 9. Are You Lonely For Me Baby
[2:32] 10. Bring It On Home To Me
[2:33] 11. Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis

Otis Redding never recorded a lighter, more purely entertaining record than King & Queen, a collection of duets with Stax labelmate Carla Thomas. In all likelihood inspired by a series of popular duets recorded by Marvin Gaye -- indeed, "It Takes Two," Gaye's sublime collaboration with Kim Weston, is covered here -- the record serves no greater purpose than to allow Redding the chance to run through some of the era's biggest soul hits, including "Knock on Wood," "Tell It Like It Is,"and "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby," and while clearly not a personal triumph on a par with either Otis Blue or The Dictionary of Soul, the set is still hugely successful on its own terms. Redding and Thomas enjoy an undeniable chemistry, and they play off each other wonderfully; while sparks fly furiously throughout King & Queen, the album's highlight is the classic "Tramp," where their battle of the sexes reaches its fever pitch in supremely witty fashion. ~Jason Ankeny

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Otis Redding - Stax Classics

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:27
Size: 74.3 MB
Styles: Soul
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[2:42] 1. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
[2:30] 2. These Arms Of Mine
[3:18] 3. Try A Little Tenderness
[2:53] 4. I've Been Loving You Too Long
[2:45] 5. Mr. Pitiful
[2:07] 6. Respect
[2:40] 7. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
[2:22] 8. Pain In My Heart
[3:27] 9. Just One More Day
[2:21] 10. That's How Strong My Love Is
[2:34] 11. Security
[2:42] 12. Satisfaction

Presenting the music of Otis Redding, who arrived anonymously at 926 E. McLemore Avenue in Memphis– as a chauffeur for another artist – in 1962, and would go on to become an R&B supernova, with a body of work that helped transform Stax from a small record label to a musical institution. Starting with “These Arms of Mine,” which floored Stax owner Jim Stewart when Redding humbly asked to audition on that fateful day, through a host of bona fide soul classics from “Mr Pitiful,” “That’s How Strong My Love Is,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now),” “Security, “Try A Little Tenderness,” and of course the self-penned “Respect,” later immortalized by Aretha Franklin, all included on this collection. The life and career of The Big O tragically ended with a 1967 plane crash, but his legacy was cemented with the posthumous single release, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay,” a chart topper on both the R&B and pop listings, and a lasting reminder of the true genius of The King Of Soul .

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