Otis Redding – Soul Ballads LP (Translucent Blue Vinyl) Online

Otis Redding was the quintessential Southern soul singer. Not only has his emotion-gripping Georgia-hewn style come to epitomize the Stax Volt Memphis sound of the 60s, but as a vocalist, songwriter, and arranger, he played a key role in shaping it. Originally issued in 1965 on Stax Volt, The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads is the music legend s second album overall, a timeless tour de force with crack backing from Booker T. Jones (organ), Steve Cropper (guitar piano), Donald Duck Dunn (bass), and Al Jackson, Jr. (drums) aka Booker T. & the MG s plus the muscular Memphis Horns. Home to classics galore like That s How Strong My Love Is, Chained & Bound, A Woman, A Lover, A Friend, For Your Precious Love and the signature Mr. Pitiful,  The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads is both where it all came together for Redding for the first time and a springboard for greatness to come!