Hard to Handle: Black America Sings Otis Redding

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1These Arms of Mine
Albert Washington & The Kings2:20
2Sister Pitiful
recording of:
Sister Pitiful
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Judy Clay2:26
3I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (in 1965) and Otis Redding (in 1965)
publisher:
East (US publishing company affiliated with BMI), Time (US publishing entity affiliated with BMI) and Wildwood Music Ltd.
William Bell33:26
4Baby Cakes
producer:
Otis Redding
cover recording of:
Baby Cakes
writer:
Otis Redding
Maxine Brown2:30
5Think About It
King Floyd3:17
6Shout Bamalama
Mickey Murray2:19
7Security
cover recording of:
Security
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
Irma Thomas2:17
8I've Got Dreams to Remember
cover recording of:
I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
writer:
Otis Redding, Zelma Redding and Joe Rock (US songwriter/band manager)
publisher:
GMB Unlimited Publishing (ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
Percy Sledge4:07
9Give Away None of My Love
Buddy Miles3:16
10I'm Missing You
Mitty Collier2:53
11I Can't Turn You Loose
James Carr32:08
12Chained and Bound
cover recording of:
Chained and Bound
writer:
Otis Redding
Bettye Swann2:38
13Just One More Day
recording of:
Just One More Day
writer:
Steve Cropper, Otis Redding and McElvoy Robinson
Clarence Carter5:42
14Wholesale Love
Arthur Conley2:19
15Hawg for You
Tina Britt4:06
16Loving by the Pound (take 2)
Otis Redding2:19
17Hard to Handle
Patti Drew2:28
18A Year, a Month and a Day
Arthur Conley2:04
19Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
producer:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
vocals:
Lou Rawls
cover recording of:
Fa‐Fa‐Fa‐Fa‐Fa (Sad Song)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Lou Rawls2:38
20Monkey on My Back
Jackie Hairston1:47
21Keep Pushing Me
James & Bobby Purify2:12
22Good to Me
Donald Height3:25
23Respect
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
cornet:
Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1967-02-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-02-14)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1967-02-14)
background vocals:
Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
cover recording of:
Respect (on 1967-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
Aretha Franklin3.92:25
24(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay
recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
The Staple Singers3:11
25I Got the Will
cover recording of:
I Got the Will
writer:
Otis Redding
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Etta James2:52