Love Man
| Love Man | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Memphis soul[1] | |||
| Length | 31:30 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Producer | Steve Cropper | |||
| Otis Redding chronology | ||||
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Love Man is the third posthumous album by American
Booker T. and the M.G.'s.[2]
The album was a part of a series of posthumous releases by Atco Records after Redding's mainstream reputation skyrocketed in the wake of his 1967 death.[2] Love Man charted at number 46 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B Albums.[5]
Songs
"Direct Me" has
hippie culture that had begun to appreciate Redding at the time.[7] The song charted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the R&B Singles.[5] "A Lover's Question" peaked at number 48 and number 20, respectively, and "Free Me" reached number 30 on the R&B Singles chart.[5]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [13] |
| The Village Voice | A[8] |
In a contemporary review, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice said that, although its "tender passages" are not on-par with Redding's best work, Love Man is his "best LP since Immortal."[8] Ed Leimbacher of Rolling Stone magazine wrote that the album has "several of his very strongest performances on record" and praised the "loose imagination and tight style" of the M.G.'s backing group. Leimbacher hailed Redding as a "musical genius" and called "Direct Me" "one of the best Memphis soul cuts of all time".[2]
In a review upon its 1992
Allmusic's Mark Deming felt that the album is "flawed" because of material that is weaker than his previous albums, even though it has "Redding's indefatigable energy and conviction as a vocalist and the ever-indomitable groove of Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., and the other members of the Stax Records studio crew."[3] Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic said that, apart from "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", the album's title track was "one of Otis Redding's finest and most commercial sides that he cut at the end of his brief career."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm A Changed Man" | Steve Cropper, Otis Redding, Louiella Cullipher | 2:19 |
| 2. | "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" | Gary Jackson, Carl Smith | 3:06 |
| 3. | "That's a Good Idea" | Otis Redding | 2:19 |
| 4. | "I'll Let Nothing Separate Us" | Otis Redding | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Direct Me" | Steve Cropper, Otis Redding | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Love Man" | Otis Redding | 2:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Groovin' Time" | Otis Redding, Steve Cropper | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Your Feeling is Mine" | Otis Redding | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Got to Get Myself Together" | Otis Redding | 2:28 |
| 10. | "Free Me" | Otis Redding, Gene Lawson | 3:08 |
| 11. | "A Lover's Question" | Brook Benton, Jimmy Williams | 2:55 |
| 12. | "Look at That Girl" | Randall Stewart, Edward Morris | 2:37 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Allmusic.[4]
- Otis Redding - vocals
- Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes - keyboards, organ, piano
- Steve Cropper - guitar, producer
- Donald Dunn - bass guitar
- Al Jackson Jr. - drums
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- Andrew Love, Joe Arnold - tenor saxophone
- Reissue
- Ron Capone and Jim Stewart - engineer
- Paul C. Acree Jr. - cover photo
- Loring Eutemey - design
- Yves Beauvais - producer
- Steve Cropper - producer, remixing
- Tom Dowd - remixing
- Dan Hersch - remixing
- Bill Inglot - remixing
Charts
Album
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Singles
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See also
References
- ^ "The Complete Artist". Black Music & Jazz Review. 3: 17. 1980.
- ^ a b c d e Leimbacher, Ed (August 23, 1969). "Love Man". Rolling Stone. New York. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Love Man - Otis Redding : Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Love Man - Otis Redding : Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Direct Me - Otis Redding". Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1969). "Consumer Guide (1)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Robbins, Ira (July 10, 1992). "Love Man Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 126. New York. p. 60. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Q. London: 92. February 1993.
- ^ Leimbacher, Ed (23 August 1969). "Love Man". Rolling Stone. No. 40. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 35. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Otis Redding: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ a b "Love Man - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ "Otis Redding / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
