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- Model: VNL 18724
- Weight: 16.00oz
- Dimensions: 12.00in x 12.00in x 1.00in
This album works on so many different levels, that it's essential listening for at least three categories of buyer -- fans of Otis Redding and Stax Records (natch), and more general soul listeners, and also anyone serious about their devotion to the work of the Rolling Stones and any other British invasion bands that covered American soul. Pain In My Heart was practically a road map to Mick Jagger and any number of other would-be white soul shouters in the UK, not just on the title track but also numbers like the hard rocking "Hey Hey Baby". For someone only 22 years old at the time of these sessions, and just two years past his first 45 rpm record, Redding exudes astonishing power, energy and boldness, though it's all packaged with greater restraint than his subsequent records did. he would throw more of himself into it. Unlike his hero - Sam Cook, no one tried to make him into a pop singer as RCA tried with Cooke -- thus, he was running on all cylinders right out of the starting gate, though he wouldn't get really interesting or show his full depth until two albums later. His writing, apart from "These Arms Of Mine" and "That's What My Heart Needs", was still somewhat less than memorable, but this is still a first-rate debut and a must-own LP.
Tracklist
A1 Gettin' Hip
A2 Gamma Lamma
A3 She's Alright
A4 Tuff Enuff
A5 Fat Gal
A6 Shout Bamalama
B1 These Arms Of Mine
B2 Hey Hey Baby
B3 That's What My Heart Needs
B4 Mary Had A Little Lamb
B5 Pain In My Heart
B6 Something Is Worrying Me