Love Man [Import]

Otis Redding | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rhino/Wea UK
• ASIN: B0000032E3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Import edition of his 1969 album that is currently out of print domestically. 12 tracks including, 'I'm A Changed Man', 'Direct Me' & 'Got To Get Myself Together'.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More treasures from the vault, May 9, 2000

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Michael Sean (Seattle, WA - US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Man (Audio CD)

After the success of the previous two posthumous releases, "Dock of the Bay" and "The Immortal Otis Redding," Steve Cropper put out another collection of unreleased studio material. This enjoyable disc features a dozen tracks culled from the vast amount of recordings Otis made prior to his untimely death in December of 1967. These songs were all from sessions done in his last year, with the usual accompaniment of Booker T. & the MG's and the Mar-Keys. For a compilation of leftovers, there are a number of gems to be found. "I'm A Changed Man," "That's A Good Idea," "Groovin' Time" and the title track are classic Redding, and the fantastic "Direct Me" features some great guitar work by Cropper. Only three covers are included: a spirited version of "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher," Brook Benton's "A Lover's Question," and the rollicking "Look At That Girl" with some nice female backing vocals. It may not be essential, but this album did produce a couple of Top 20 R&B hits ("Love Man" and "A Lover's Question") and it captures Otis during his most productive period. Once you have his key records, pick this one up. It's definitely worth a listen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars raw and dirty and awesome., July 2, 2007

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J. Schaller "DJ Jeffro" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Man (Audio CD)

This album is simply amazing, a raw, dirty, soulful explosion of incredible gritty old school soul. Do yourself a favor and pick this up, you simply can't go wrong for the price. Long live Otis, the king of real soul and his unrealized gorgeous album LOVE MAN!!!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, June 4, 2004

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Gail (Winsted, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Man (Audio CD)

This is undoubtedly, hands down, the best Otis Redding Album ever released. Eventhough it is one of the posthumous releases it contains Otis' greatest accomplishments as a performer and a songwriter(a facet of his genius which is, unfortunately, not as recognized as it should be). Alot of people say that "Otis Blue" is his best album and it is undeniably amazing. All of his recordings, live and studio, are mindblowing. But contrary to what the reviewer below asserts this is not an album to get after you've heard the "key" ones. Get this now and here Otis at his best.