Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul soul music singer. Often called the "King of Soul", he is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (where he was inducted in 1989), Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel... [read more]
 


  • Our Precious Love
    For your precious love means more to me Than any love could ever be For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue For that's what love will do Darling, I'm so surprised, Oh, when I first realized That you were...

  • You Don't Miss Your Water
    In the beginningYou really loved me, ohI was too blindI could not see, nowBut now that you left meOOH, how I cried out, I keep cryingYou don't miss your water'Till your well are undriedI kept you cryingSad and blue,...

  • Lovey Dovey
    I said you're the cutest thing that I've ever seenI really love your peaches, wanna shake your treeLovey dovey, lovey dovey all the timeSaid lovey dovey, I can't get you out of my mindI tell you that I love you and...

  • Security
    I want security, yeahWithout it I had a great loss, oh nowSecurity, yeahAnd I want it at any cost, oh nowDon't want no money, right muh now, muh now, muh nowI don't want no fameBut security I have all of these things,...

  • Chained And Bound
    Darling now, you made me change my mindCan go no further, because you got me chained and bound, ohTaller than the tallest skySweeter than a g***on a vine, nowCan go no further, because you got me chained and bound,...

  • Hawg For You
    I'm a hawg for you, babyI'm gonna root all around your doorI'm a dirty hawg for you, babyAnd I'm gonna keep on rootin'All around your door, baby, now nowI'm gonna keep on rootin', babyTill I can't root no moreI got...

  • Cigarettes And Coffee
    It's early in the morningAbout a quarter till threeI'm sittin' here talkin' with my babyOver cigarettes and coffee, nowAnd to tell you thatDarling I've been so satisfiedHoney since I met youBaby since I met you,...

  • For Your Precious Love
    For your precious love means more to me Than any love could ever be For when I wanted you I was so lonely and so blue For that's what love will do Darling, I'm so surprised, Oh, when I first realized That you were...

  • A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
    MMMMM, I want me somebody to hold my handSomebody to love me and understandI want me a woman, I want a lover, I want a friend, ouhI want me somebody to share my loveLovin' is something I gotta haveI want me a woman, I...

  • A Change Is Gonna Come
    I was born by a river, oh myIn this little old townJust like this riverI've been running ever sinceIt's been aloneLord, I'm coming but I know, but I knowThat changes gotta come, nowOu yes it is, my oh my oh my oh...

  • Amen
    Amen, uh, A-Amen, uhA-Amen, Amen, Amen, with the horns, nowAmen, with the rhytm, nowA-Amen, A-AmenA-Amen, Amen, Amen, everybody, nowA-Amen, A-AmenA-Amen, Amen, Amen, he let me tell youThis little life of mineI'm gonna...

  • Love Man
    I'm a Love Man Call me the Love Man Oooh, baby I'm the Love Man That's what they call me I'm a Love Man Six feet one weigh two hundred and ten A Long hair... Real fair skin A long legs and I'm-a out-a...

  • Look At That Girl
    I saw her dancing, dancingIn some old smokey placeI bet I was the only one there to watch her faceAll night I never saw a smile there'Cause she didn't even tryYou know for just a little while thereI saw a tear in her...

  • Rock Me Baby
    You can rock me baby, haYou can rock me all night longRock me baby, rock me baby, rock me babe, huhYou girl you can't rock me all night long, now oh nowJust keep on rockin' me little girl, girlHoney 'till my back...

  • Down In The Valley
    Down in the valley, haIn the valley so low, wowowHang your hair over your shoulderAnd you can hear the four winds blow, now, oh myNow can't you hear the wind blow my love, haCan't you hear the wind blow, wowowowow,...

  • Mary's Little Lamb
    Mary had a little lambHis bleeks was white as snoweverywhere that Mary wentThe lamb was sure to goHe followed her to school one dayAnd that was against the rulesHe made the children laugh and playYou've seen that...

  • Free Me
    Turn me looseThere ain't no useFree me darlingDon't hang me upLet me go from your love, nowJust like a prisonerYou got me chained and boundUnlock 'em, Let me go, let me goGet 'em from aroundTurn me looseThere ain't no...

  • Ton Of Joy
    My baby nothing but a ton of joyChildren, yes she is one ton of joyMy baby nothing but a ton of joyLove, love, love, love, love, lovelyLovely ton of joyThe way she love meMakes me know I'm a manWhat she do for meYou...

  • Champagne And Wine
    Sittin' here thinking, about the times I roamedDifferent girls, that I have knownOf all girls, that I have metYou are the one girl that I can't forget, listenWe had our time, nowGood and bad, nowI can't forget a manI...

  • Day Tripper
    She was a day tripper girl, nowShe give me a one-way ticket there, y'allIt took me so, so very long, huhI found out, I found outI found out, I found out, children yeahTook me out, yes she didAnd then she teased me a...

  • Your One And Only Man
    If I can only, make you seeThat you were only, meant for me, nowOur love will be freeAnd I'll be your destinydestiny, destiny, right, now, now, now, babeIf I can make you only understandTreat me right and love meThen...

  • Direct Me
    I done cried a river of tearsThis you may not believeBut I've been crying for five long yearsAfraid of all my fearsLove has got me nowIn a terrible betI done lost the best little womanThat I ever hadSo direct...

  • Keep Your Arms Around Me
    Your arms around meHow can I complainWith your arms around meUhm, I know I'm a lucky manWith your arms around meHoney, I'm taller than a treeSo all I can say isKeep those arms around meWhen I woke up this morningOh, I...

  • The Match Game
    Come on honey let's play the match gameYou strike me and I'll be the flameGirl you start the biggest fireWhen you touch me I'm like a likewireYou burn a tattoo on my armsI can't feel the fireBut your kisses is warmAnd...

  • White Christmas
    I, I'm dreaming, dreaming of a white, white Christmas, y'allJust like the one that I used to know, ohHoney, it's where the treetop, treetop listenLittle bitty, litle bitty, little bitty children shouldThey try to...

  • Sweet Lorene
    Hey Lorene girl, huhBring yourself home to meYou've got my mindMessed up and shatteredI'm at the pointWhere don't nothin' matterYou got me beggin', pleadin' and needin'Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all rightThe places that...

  • Home In Your Heart
    Don't you know I got to find me a homeRight now in your heartI'll travel over miles and down the highways, babeThrough the valleys every bywayJust to find me a home right now in your heartI'll bring you to the music,...

  • Stay In School
    [Spoken]Hi, this is the big O, Otis ReddingI was just standing here thinking about youThought I'd write a song about youAnd dedicate it to youTake a listen[Sung]If you didn't go back to school this yearyour really not...

  • New Year's Resolution
    O: I hope it's not too late Just to say that I'm sorry, honey All I want to do Is just finish what we started, babyO + C: Let's turn over a new leave And baby let's make promises That we can keep...

  • You Left The Water Running
    1, 2, 3, playYou left on the water running When you left me behind, baby nowYou left all the water running It's running from these eyes of mine Baby now thatYou turned out the light of love You left with another guy,...

  • Come To Me
    Come to me for I'm lonely Come to me for I'm lonely, darlingCome to me and be my girlFor I love, love you soCome to me forget the pastThink of life we have ahead, my my my my babyCome to me and be my girlFor I love,...

  • Merry Christmas Baby
    Merry Christmas babySure do treat me niceMerry Christmas babySure do treat me niceBought me a diamond ring for ChristmasI feel like I'm in paradiseI feel mighty fine, y'allI've got music on my radioFeel mighty fine,...

  • Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
    Come here sisterPapa's in the thingAin't you hip, of that new green thingIt ain't no dragPapa's got a brand new bagIt's gone beserkHe's going to flyDon't playing cheapYou know he's not shyImagnitate her, the...

  • I'm Sick Y'all
    Standin' outside, y'allIt's raining, childrenGettin' soaking wetAnd it's raining, y'allBeen put out, y'allNowhere to go, childrenPeople all ask me, sonTell me what's wrong with youTell 'em I've been sick, y'all,...

  • Something Is Worrying Me
    Something is worrying me, yeahAnd that something is driving me in misery, ohI can tell the way things changeThat you've been loving some other manThat's why something keeps on worrying me, yes it isThat's why...

  • Chain Gang
    That's the sound of the menThey are working on the chain gangThat's the sound of the menThey are working on the chain gangThat's the sound of the menThey are working on the chain gangAll day long they work so hardtill...


  • Shake
    Shake! [Everybody say it!] Shake![Early in the morning] Shake![Late in the evening] Shake![In the midnight hour] Shake![When the time's going bad, now] Shake!Shake with the FEELING!Shake with the FEELING!Listen while...

  • I Can't Turn You Loose
    [Huh] I cant turn you loose nowIf I do I'm gonna loose my life [Ooh] I can't turn you loose now If I do I'm gonna loose my life I can't turn you loose to nobody I love you baby, yes I do Give shakin' mama, I told ya...

  • Tramp
    Tramp!  What you call me?  Tramp.  You didn't!  You don't wear continental clothes, or Stetson hats.  Well I tell you one dog-gone thing. It makes me feel good to know one thing. I know I'm a lover.  Matter of...

  • I've Been Loving You Too Long
    I've been loving you too long to stop nowThere were time and you want to be freeMy love is growing stronger, as you become a habit to meOh I've been loving you a little too longI dont wanna stop now, ohWith you my...

  • That's How Strong My Love Is
    If I was the sun way up thereI'd go with love most everywhereI'll be the moon when the sun goes downJust to let you know that I'm still aroundThat's how strong my love is, ohThat's how strong my love is, That's how...

  • I've Got Dreams To Remember
    I've got dreamsDreams to rememberI've got dreams Dreams to remember Honey I saw you there last night Another mans arms holding you tight Nobody knows what I feeled inside All I know, I walked away and cried I've got...

  • Hard To Handle
    !.HeyHere I amI'm the man on the scene I can give you what you wantBut you got to come home with meI forgot some good old lovin'And I got some more in store When I get to throw it on you You got to come back for more...

  • Mr. Pitiful
    They call me Mr. PitifulBaby thats my name nowThey call me Mr. Pitiful Thats how I got my fame But people just don`t seem to understand How someone can feel so blueThey call me Mr pitiful cause I lost someone just...

  • Ole Man Trouble
    Ole man troubleGo find you someone else to pick onI live my live now you see Ole man trouble Please stay away from me, now Ooh yeah,YeahOh I look like I'm down in my luckPlease send faith to help pick me upI've lived...

  • Just One More Day
    I've been missing you for so many daysI keep wanting you [lord} in so many waysI cant get you off of my mind But true love is so hard to find I want yet another dayOoh I need another dayDarling, let me have another...

  • The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)
    When I sing this song[I'm] Singing it for my babyShe s the only one that can bring me joy Thats why, I sing these happy songs They go Dum dum baby de dum dumDum dum baby de dum dumDum dum baby de dum dum [Come on now]...

  • Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya allSad songs is all I knowI keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know It has a sweet melody tonightAnybody...

  • Pain In My Heart
    Pain in my heartIs treating me coldWhere can my baby beLord no one knowsPain in my heartJust won't let me sleepWhere can my baby beLord where can she beAnd now the daysHas begin to get toughI say I want you to come...


  • Try A Little Tenderness
    Try A Little TendernessOtis Reddingoh she may be wearythem young girls they do get weariedwearing that same old miniskirt dressbut when she gets wearyyou try a little tendernessoh man thatun hunhi know shes...

  • The Dock Of The Bay
    Sittin' in the mornin' sunI'll be sittin' when the evenin' comesWatchin' the ships roll inThen I watch 'em roll away againI'm sittin' on the dock of the bayWatchin' the tide, roll awaySittin' on the dock of the...

  • My Lover's Prayer
    This is my lovers prayerI hope it'll reach out to you, my loveThis is my lovers prayer And I hope you can understand it, my love My life is such a weary thingBut it might be old pressure bringing rain (?)You keep...

  • Knock On Wood
    KNOCK ON WOODAmii Stewart - music and lyrics by Eddie Floyd & Steve CropperI don't want to lose you, this good thingthat I got 'cause if I doI will surely,surely lose a lot.'Cause your love is betterthan any love I...

  • Fa Fa
    Fa Fa Fa Fa FaOtis Reddingfa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fafa fa fa fa fa fa fa faI keep singin' them sad sad song y'all,Sad song is of all I know.I keep singin' them sad sad song y'all,Sad song is all I know.It has a sweet...

  • Respector
    RespectOtis ReddingWhat you want, honey, you got itAnd what you need, baby, you've got it.All I'm asking, is for a little respectWhen I come home, hey nowHey hey hey, yeah nowDo me wrong, honey, if you want toYou can...

  • That's What My Heart Needs
    You left me, for anotherYou told me, he was your loverSo I'm begging and I'm pleadingAnd I'm down on any knee, ooh babyThat's What My Heart NeedsBaby, ooh babyI'm calling you out loud and clear, babyOoh babyI love...

  • Stand By Me
    When the night, has come. And the land is dark.. and the moon is the only light we'll see. No I won't, be afraid, oh no I--- won't. Be a-fraid. Just as long, as you stand.. stand by me. [Chorus]-SO DARLIN' DARLIN'...

  • Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
    (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY- written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper- lyrics as recorded by Otis Redding December 7, 1967, just three days before his death in a plane crash outside Madison, Wisconsin- #1 for 4...

  • I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Is Gone
    I can see clearly now the rain is goneI can see clearly now the rain is goneI can see all upsticles in my wayGone of the dark clouds that made me blindIt´s gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny dayIt´s...

  • Ive Been Loving You Too Long
    I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)Otis Redding There were time and you want to be freeMy love is growing stronger, as you become a haven to meOh I've been loving you a little too longI dont wanna stop now,...


  • I Love You More Than Words Can Say
    I Love You More Than Words Can Say Please, let me sit down beside you. I've got something to tell you, you should know. I just couldn't wait for not another day. I love you, for more than words can ever say. Honey...


  • These Arms Of Mine
    These arms of mine, they are lonely,Lonely and feeling blue.These arms of mine, they are yearning,Yearning from wanting you.And if you would let them hold you,Oh how grateful I will be.These arms of mine, they are...



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