Live in Europe (Otis Redding album)

Live in Europe

Live album by Otis Redding

Released

July 10, 1967

Recorded

March 1967

Genre

Deep soul
Southern soul

Length

32:56

Otis Redding chronology

King & Queen
(1967)

Live in Europe
(1967)

The Dock of the Bay
(1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[2]

Live in Europe is a live album from soul singer Otis Redding. It was Redding's first live album as well as the only live album released during his lifetime, issued exactly five months before his death on December 10, 1967. The album was recorded during the Stax/Volt tour of Europe and Redding is backed by Booker T. & the MG's. Recorded at the Olympia Theatre, Paris; March 21, 1967.

The album is currently available on CD, digitally remastered by Bill Inglot and Dan Hersch as part of the Atlantic & Atco Remasters Series. In 2003, the album was ranked number 474 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Respect"	Otis Redding	3:00
2.	"Can't Turn You Loose"	Redding	3:20
3.	"I've Been Loving You Too Long"	Jerry Butler, Redding	3:40
4.	"My Girl"	Smokey Robinson, Ronald White	2:44
5.	"Shake"	Sam Cooke	2:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	2:53
7.	"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"	Steve Cropper, Redding	3:37
8.	"These Arms of Mine"	Redding	2:57
9.	"Day Tripper"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:54
10.	"Try a Little Tenderness"	James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods	5:00

Charts

Album

Chart	Peak position^[3]
UK Album Chart^[4]	14
US Billboard Hot R&B LPs	8
US Billboard Top LPs	32

Singles

Song	Chart	Peak position
"Shake"	UK Singles Chart^[4]	28
	US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	16
	US Billboard Hot 100	47

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Rolling Stone review
↑ "Live In Europe - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
1 2 "Otis Redding / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

Otis Redding

Studio albums	Pain in My Heart The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Blue The Soul Album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul King & Queen (duet album w/Carla Thomas)

Posthumous albums	The Immortal Otis Redding Love Man Tell the Truth

Live albums	Live in Europe In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Monterey International Pop Festival Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2

Compilation albums	The History of Otis Redding The Dock of the Bay The Best of Otis Redding Remember Me The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology

Singles (US/UK Top Ten singles)	"These Arms of Mine" "Mr. Pitiful" "I've Been Loving You Too Long" "Respect" "Satisfaction" "My Lover's Prayer" "Try a Little Tenderness" "Tramp" "Knock on Wood" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" "I've Got Dreams to Remember" "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Live) . "You Left the Water Running"

Related topics	Discography Songs Albums Shake! Otis at Monterey Steve Cropper Booker T. & the M.G.'s Carla Thomas Stax Deep Soul Soul "Otis" (song) Andrew Love

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