Try a Little Tenderness
Otis Redding
1966
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Release: 1966
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Rhino - Dictionary of Soul 50th anniversary release
Original 1966 studio album and Try a Little Tenderness, Stax sessions, Booker T. & the M.G.s, Isaac Hayes and Memphis Horns. Mono/stereo album mixes and the 1967 live bonus performance remain distinct.
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Otis Redding recorded Try a Little Tenderness for his fifth studio album at Stax in Memphis. Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Isaac Hayes and the Memphis Horns participated in those 1966 sessions. The original album performance is distinct from the extended 1967 European-tour version included on a later anniversary release.
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Rhino - Dictionary of Soul 50th anniversary release
Original 1966 studio album and Try a Little Tenderness, Stax sessions, Booker T. & the M.G.s, Isaac Hayes and Memphis Horns. Mono/stereo album mixes and the 1967 live bonus performance remain distinct. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Rhino - Dictionary of Soul 50th anniversary release
Original 1966 studio album and Try a Little Tenderness, Stax sessions, Booker T. & the M.G.s, Isaac Hayes and Memphis Horns. Mono/stereo album mixes and the 1967 live bonus performance remain distinct.
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