The Soul Album

The Soul Album
The Soul Album
Studio album by Otis Redding
Released	April 1966
Genre	Soul
Length	33:56
Label	Volt/Atco
Producer	Jim Stewart; Booker T. & the MG's; Isaac Hayes; David Porter;
Otis Redding chronology

The Soul Album is the fourth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding, released in 1966.^[1] It features Redding performing songs that he co-wrote, as well as covers of songs by such musicians as Sam Cooke, Eddie Floyd, Roy Head, and Smokey Robinson. Guitarist Steve Cropper contributed guitar on the album, and is also credited as the co-author of three tracks.^[3]

The Soul Album entered the Billboard LP charts upon its release in April 1966,^[1] and made the Hot 100 chart in June.^[4] The album peaked at number 54 in July, and remained among the 100 best-selling albums until autumn.^[1] It spent 28 weeks on the US R&B albums chart, peaking at number 3, and reached number 58 on the US pop and rock charts.^[5]^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

Cover art

The cover of The Soul Album was designed by Loring Eutemey of Atlantic Records.^[1] According to author Jonathan Gould, the album's cover photo "drew a stark contrast with the racial obfuscation of Otis Blue by presenting a full-color portrait of a strikingly beautiful African American model wearing a head scarf and a coy half-smile, her warm brown eyes staring directly into the lens."^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[6]

Bruce Eder of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, writing that it "shows moving from strength to strength in a string of high-energy, sweaty soul performances, interspersing his own songs with work by Sam Cooke ("Chain Gang"), Roy Head ("Treat Her Right"), Eddie Floyd ("Everybody Makes a Mistake"), and Smokey Robinson ("It's Growing") and recasting them in his own style, so that they're not 'covers' so much as reinterpretations ".^[3] Eder also refers to the track "Cigarettes and Coffee" as "the jewel of this undervalued collection".^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just One More Day"	Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, McElvoy Robinson	3:31
2.	"It's Growing"	Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore	2:47
3.	"Cigarettes and Coffee"	Jerry Butler, Eddie Thomas, Jay Walker	3:53
4.	"Chain Gang"	Sam Cooke	3:04
5.	"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"	James Cox	3:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Good to Me"	Redding, Julius Green	3:51
7.	"Scratch My Back"	James Moore	2:42
8.	"Treat Her Right"	Roy Head, Gene Kurtz	2:11
9.	"Everybody Makes a Mistake"	Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell	3:23
10.	"Any Ole Way"	Redding, Cropper	2:34
11.	"634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"	Cropper, Floyd	2:49

Personnel

Otis Redding – vocals
Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes – keyboards, piano
Steve Cropper – guitar
Donald Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. – drums
Wayne Jackson, Sammy Coleman, Gene "Bowlegs" Miller – trumpet
Charles "Packy" Axton, Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gould, Jonathan (2017). Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life. Crown Publishing Group. p. 329. ISBN 978-0307453945.
^ Ober, Chick (November 28, 1966). "Mariachi Brass Rivals Herb Alpert". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Eder, Bruce. "The Soul Album - Otis Redding". Allmusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ "Atl. Comes on Like Chartbusters". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 23. June 4, 1966. p. 3. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ Waring, Charles (April 1, 2021). "'The Soul Album': Affirming Otis Redding's Enduring Magnificence". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

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[Gould_2017-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gould, Jonathan (2017). Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life. Crown Publishing Group. p. 329. ISBN 978-0307453945.

[2] Ober, Chick (November 28, 1966). "Mariachi Brass Rivals Herb Alpert". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[AllMusic-3] Eder, Bruce. "The Soul Album - Otis Redding". Allmusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[4] "Atl. Comes on Like Chartbusters". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 23. June 4, 1966. p. 3. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[5] Waring, Charles (April 1, 2021). "'The Soul Album': Affirming Otis Redding's Enduring Magnificence". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[6] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

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v t e Otis Redding
Studio albums	Pain in My Heart The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Blue The Soul Album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul King & Queen
Posthumous albums	The Dock of the Bay The Immortal Otis Redding Love Man Tell the Truth
Live albums	Live in Europe In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Monterey International Pop Festival Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2 Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings
Compilation albums	The History of Otis Redding The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology Remember Me
Singles	"These Arms of Mine" "Mr. Pitiful" "I've Been Loving You Too Long" "Respect" / "Ole Man Trouble" "Satisfaction" "Try a Little Tenderness" "Tramp" "Knock on Wood" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" "You Left the Water Running"
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