Otis Redding: The King Of Soul auf 4 CDs

4 CDs with Otis' best from the studio and stage.

THE KING OF SOULs arrival coincides with the 50th anniversary of Reddings debut album, Pain In My Heart, which helped define the sound of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee. This new set features 92 songs and retraces the singers career from his meteoric rise to his untimely death in a 1967 plane crash.

The songs reveal the breadth of Reddings talent, starting with his gift for songwriting: I Cant Turn You Loose, Ole Man Trouble and (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay, his posthumous #1 hit. His reputation as a magnetic and dynamic performer is well served by a selection of live performances recorded in 1966 at the Whisky a Go Go in L. A. (These Arms of Mine and Papas Got a Brand New Bag) and in 1967 during the legendary Stax / Volt Revue tour of Europe (Shake and Try a Little Tenderness.)

Redding was also an expert interpreter of other artists work, putting his distinct twist on everything from Solomon Burkes Down in the Valley and William Bells You Dont Miss Your Water, to the Stones (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction and Smokey Robinsons My Girl. THE KING OF SOUL also spotlights his unforgettable collaborations with singer Carla Thomas like Lovey Dovey and Tramp.

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»›The King Of Soul‹ fasst 92 Titel auf vier CDs zusammen, nur rund ein Drittel in Stereo, live wie im Studio, die eindrucksvoll belegen, warum Reddings ausdrucksstarke Stimme zum Vorbild von Kollegen wie James Brown wurde.​« (stereoplay, März 2014)

»Otis Redding, der, obgleich er mit nur 26 Jahren verunglückte, doch als einer der einflussreichsten Soulsänger gilt.​ Das ist sehr schön an dieser preisgünstigen Zusammenstellung aus 92 Songs nachzuvollziehen.​« (Good Times, April/Mai 2014)

»Die Magie und Macht seiner Stimme ist in jedem der 92 Songs (.​.​.​) spürbar.​ 30 der 92 Klassiker aus den Jahren 1964-67 gehen mono ins Ohr und faszinieren noch heute mit einer unglaublichen Dynamik.​« (Audio, April 2014)