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Otis Redding - Love Songs (1998)
	Album details
	Label: Elektra / Wea    Ref#: ?-0060 Date: 1/13/1998   Category:   Length: 0:00     Format: CD     Audio: Stereo     Genre:
Notes/Reviews
From the opening notes of "These Arms of Mine," this soul legend's very first hit single, to the truly poignant "I Love You More Than Words Can Say," an exceptional, often-forgotten 1967 charted single, there is absolutely no question that Otis Redding was the master of heart-wrenching ballad delivery. His skill at infusing emotion into a lyric is supremely evident on tracks like his own "That's What My Heart Needs" and Sam Cooke's "Nothing Can Change This Love." Redding turned his reading of the standard "Try a Little Tenderness" into a legitimate R&B classic, and when it comes to pure and honest delivery, no one can match the much-missed pioneer on tunes like "Just One More Day" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long." Tunes like "Love Man" alongside versions of "A Lover's Question" and "Higher and Higher" seem almost like filler compared to Redding's outstanding performances on "Just One More Day" and "For Your Precious Love." All in all, this collection is a virtual textbook guide to true, to-the-bone soul singing. --David Nathan
Songs/Tracks
1.   These Arms Of Mine   2.   That's What My Heart Needs   3.   Pain In My Heart   4.   That's How Strong My Love Is   5.   For Your Precious Love   6.   Nothing Can Change This Love   7.   I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)   8.   My Girl   9.   Just One More Day   10.   My Lover's Prayer   11.   Try A Little Tenderness   12.   Lovey Dovey   13.   I Love You More Than Words Can Say   14.   A Lover's Question   15.   Love Man   16.   (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher
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