Live in Europe (Otis Redding album)

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. In 2003, the album was ranked number 474 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Live in Europe
Live album by
Otis Redding
ReleasedJuly 10, 1967
RecordedMarch 1967
Length32:56
LabelVolt/Atco
ProducerJim Stewart
Otis Redding chronology
King & Queen
(1967)		 Live in Europe
(1967)		 The Dock of the Bay
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The album is currently available on compact disc, digitally remastered by Bill Inglot and Dan Hersch as part of the Atlantic & Atco Remasters Series done on Rhino Records. Alternately, seven of its ten tracks appear as bonus tracks to the 2008 reissue of Otis Blue or the 2016 reissue of The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, also on Rhino.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Respect"Otis Redding3:00
2."Can't Turn You Loose"Redding3:20
3."I've Been Loving You Too Long"Jerry Butler, Redding3:40
4."My Girl"Smokey Robinson, Ronald White2:44
5."Shake"Sam Cooke2:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:53
7."Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"Steve Cropper, Redding3:37
8."These Arms of Mine"Redding2:57
9."Day Tripper"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:54
10."Try a Little Tenderness"James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods5:00

Charts


References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. "Live In Europe - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  5. "Otis Redding / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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