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 it 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, it was Memphis all the way.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DemonstrationDon Covay, Otis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Give Away None of My LoveOtis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | I Got the WillOtis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Johnny's HeartbreakArthur Alexander, Otis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Snatch a Little PieceOtis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | Slippin' and Slidin'Eddie Bocage, Al Collins, Richard Penniman, Little Richard, James Smith | Otis Redding | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | The Match GameDavid Porter, Otis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Swingin' on a StringOtis Redding | Otis Redding | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 20 mins | 47 MB | |||||
| 20 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Alexander | Composer |
| 2 | Joe Arnold | Sax (Tenor) |
| 3 | Yves Beauvais | Reissue Producer |
| 4 | Eddie Bocage | Composer |
| 5 | James Brown | Composer |
| 6 | Al Collins | Composer |
| 7 | Don Covay | Composer |
| 8 | Steve Cropper | Guitar, Liner Notes, Producer |
| 9 | Jim Delehant | Research |
| 10 | Jimmy Douglas | Remixing |
| 11 | Jimmy Douglass | Remixing |
| 12 | Donald "Duck" Dunn | Bass |
| 13 | Loring Eutemey | Cover Design |
| 14 | Isaac Hayes | Organ, Piano |
| 15 | Daniel Hersch | Digital Remastering |
| 16 | Bill Inglot | Digital Remastering |
| 17 | Al Jackson, Jr. | Drums |
| 18 | Andrew Jackson | Sax (Tenor) |
| 19 | Wayne Jackson | Trumpet |
| 20 | Booker T. Jones | Organ, Piano |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Leloir | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 22 | Little Richard | Composer |
| 23 | Andrew Love | Sax (Tenor) |
| 24 | Lowman Pauling | Composer |
| 25 | Richard Penniman | Composer |
| 26 | David Porter | Composer |
| 27 | Otis Redding | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 28 | James Smith | Composer |
| 29 | Jim Stewart | Engineer |
| 30 | Jimmy Stewart | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |