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Try a Little Tenderness: Otis Redding's "Dictionary of Soul" Expanded On CD and LP

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Otis Redding famously ran the gamut of soul from A to Z on his 1966 album Complete and Unbelievable...The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul.  Well, now the dictionary is getting even more complete on October 7 with Rhino's release of a 50th anniversary edition!  This 2-CD deluxe edition features both the stereo and mono mixes of the original album plus eight bonus tracks.

The 1966 album, Redding's fifth album, was cut in the summer of 1966 at Stax Studios in Memphis.  Redding was joined by Isaac Hayes as well as The Memphis Horns for a storming set including such stone-cold classics as "Try a Little Tenderness" and "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" as well as a soulful reinvention of The Beatles' "Day Tripper."  Upon its release, Dictionary of Soul made it all the way to No. 5 on the U.S. R&B chart.  Tragically, this seminal record became the last solo studio album of Otis Redding's to see release in his lifetime.

In addition to the stereo and mono versions of the album (remastered per the label from Ian Sefchick's vinyl masters) tracks, the deluxe edition features several studio outtakes in mono such as "Trick or Treat" and "Loving By The Pound," plus an epic, nearly-seven-minute version of "Try A Little Tenderness" that was recorded live in 1967 during the Stax/Volt Revue's European tour.

Complete and Unbelievable: Dictionary of Soul will also be released on October 7 as a digital download and a double 180-gram vinyl set.  The 2-LP iteration will come with a bonus 7-inch single of "Try a Little Tenderness" b/w "I'm Sick Y'all."  This slice of gutbucket Stax soul isn't yet available for pre-order, but links will be added as soon as they are active.  Watch this space!

Otis Redding, Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul - 50th Anniversary Edition (Volt 415/S 415, 1966 - reissued Rhino, 2016) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD)

CD 1: Original Album in Mono plus bonus tracks

  1. "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
  2. "I'm Sick Y'all"
  3. "Tennessee Waltz"
  4. "Sweet Lorene"
  5. "Try A Little Tenderness"
  6. "Day Tripper"
  7. "My Lover's Prayer"
  8. "She Put The Hurt On Me"
  9. "Ton Of Joy"
  10. "You're Still My Baby"
  11. "Hawg For You"
  12. "Love Have Mercy"
  13. "Don't Mess With Cupid" (Mono) (Bonus Track)
  14. "Trick Or Treat" (Mono) (Bonus Track)
  15. "Loving By The Pound" (Mono) (Bonus Track)
  16. "You Left The Water Running" (Mono) (Bonus Track)
  17. "Try A Little Tenderness" (Take 1, Stereo) (Bonus Track)

CD 2: Original Album in Stereo plus bonus tracks

  1. "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
  2. "I'm Sick Y'all"
  3. "Tennessee Waltz"
  4. "Sweet Lorene"
  5. "Try A Little Tenderness"
  6. "Day Tripper"
  7. "My Lover's Prayer"
  8. "She Put The Hurt On Me"
  9. "Ton Of Joy"
  10. "You're Still My Baby"
  11. "Hawg For You"
  12. "Love Have Mercy"
  13. "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" (Stereo) (Bonus Track)
  14. "Day Tripper" (Stereo) (Bonus Track)
  15. "Try A Little Tenderness" (Live) (Stereo) (Bonus Track)

Otis Redding, Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul - 50th Anniversary Edition (Volt 415/S 415, 1966 - reissued Rhino, 2016) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. TBD)

LP 1 (Mono) & LP 2 (Stereo)

  1. "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
  2. "I'm Sick Y'all"
  3. "Tennessee Waltz"
  4. "Sweet Lorene"
  5. "Try A Little Tenderness"
  6. "Day Tripper"
  7. "My Lover's Prayer"
  8. "She Put The Hurt On Me"
  9. "Ton Of Joy"
  10. "You're Still My Baby"
  11. "Hawg For You"
  12. "Love Have Mercy"

Vinyl Bonus: 7-Inch Single

  1. "Try A Little Tenderness"
  2. "I'm Sick Y'All"
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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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  3. Despite the notation that these CDs were Ian Sefchick’s remasters - whoever Ian Sefchick may be - the CD lists Scott Levitin at WEA as being responsible for remastering. The remasters are not that impressive - very thin - especially when compared to the fantastic job Joe Tarantino did with the tracks on Concord/Stax's " Lonely and Blue" CD.

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