This record provides a good contrast with my previous review of Delbert McClinton's The Jealous Kind. Not because this is the same style of music, but because it consists of a solo performer performing largely cover material. Because of this, for the music to succeed, the singer needs to have a real personality. Obviously, Otis Redding has just that, and whether it was his untimely death or "Sittin' on (the Dock of the Bay)," the man has reached the point where it's hard for me to imagine anyone saying that they didn't like Otis Redding unless they were a racist (how's that for an alienating claim?). Needless to say, this album is a classic example of mid-60s soul and if there is nothing quite as compelling as "Dock of the Bay," that is hardly an insult.
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