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Pain in My Heart
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Pain in My Heart is Otis Redding's debut and contains recordings from 1962 and 1963. He recorded for Volt, a subsidiary of Stax in Memphis, and the album was released on 17 March 1964 on Atco. His first single, These Arms of Mine, came from a session in which he was actually just the driver of guitarist Johnny Jenkins. When the session finished early, he was allowed to sing two songs, and Stax signed him.
The title song was written by Allen Toussaint under the name Naomi Neville. It resembled a song by Irma Thomas so closely that copyright issues arose. There are also covers of Stand By Me, Louie Louie, Lucille and The Dog. The critic Rob Bowman heard in the title song how the singer uses his voice like a horn, swelling and growing soft. AllMusic gave four stars.
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Track list
- 1Pain In My Heart2:24Apple Music ↗
- 2The Dog2:39Apple Music ↗
- 3Stand By Me2:53Apple Music ↗
- 4Hey Hey Baby2:47Apple Music ↗
- 5You Send Me3:15Apple Music ↗
- 6I Need Your Lovin'2:54Apple Music ↗
- 7These Arms of Mine2:35Apple Music ↗
- 8Louie Louie2:07Apple Music ↗
- 9Something Is Worrying Me2:29Apple Music ↗
- 10Security2:36Apple Music ↗
- 11That's What My Heart Needs2:43Apple Music ↗
- 12Lucille2:28Apple Music ↗
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