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Otis Redding Tell the Truth Release Date: 1970 07 zz Running Time: 31:09 Label: Atco When a major artist dies, labels can usually be counted on to release anything and everything the artist had in the can, regardless of quality. In the case of Otis Redding, most of the posthumous releases were of a very high quality. One example is Tell the Truth, which was recorded the year he died, 1967, and remained unreleased until 1970. Though it falls short of essential, Truth has a lot to excite the soul icon's more devoted followers. Tracks like "I Got the Will," "Snatch a Little Piece," and "Demonstration" are pure Redding -- frenzied, passionate, relentlessly gritty Memphis soul that makes no concessions to pop tastes or Northern soul. "Out of Sight" speaks volumes about him -- while others would have been afraid to cover a song written and defined by James Brown, Redding confidently tackles the song with splendid results. Redding's last major hit, "Dock of the Bay," indicated that had he lived, he would have explored softer, Northern R&B sounds. But on this album (reissued on CD in the early '90s), it was Memphis all the way. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Demonstration Redding, Covay 2:25 2 Tell the Truth Pauling 3:11 3 Out of Sight Brown 2:18 4 Give Away None of My Love Redding 2:54 5 Wholesale Love Redding 2:28 6 I Got the Will Redding 2:51 7 Johnny's Heartbreak Alexander, Redding 2:28 8 Snatch a Little Piece Redding 2:13 9 Slippin' and Slidin' Little Richard, Smith, Bocage, Penniman, Collins 1:56 10 Match Game Redding, Porter 2:55 11 Little Time Redding 2:33 12 Swingin' on a String Redding 2:51 Releases: Year Type Label 1970 10 Atco CD Rhino 1967 CS Rhino 1970 LP Atlantic

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