Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology

Disc 1
1	Shout Bamalama / The Pinetoppers 1:57
2	These Arms of Mine 2:33
3	That's What My Heart Needs 2:40
4	Pain in My Heart 2:25
5	Come to Me 2:47
6	Security 2:38
7	Chained and Bound 2:43
8	Mr. Pitiful 2:40
9	That's How Strong My Love Is 2:25
10	I've Been Loving You Too Long 3:15
11	Respect 2:10
12	Ole Man Trouble 2:38
13	Change Is Gonna Come 4:16
14	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 2:46
15	Down in the Valley 2:59
16	Shake 2:41
17	My Girl 2:56
18	You Don't Miss Your Water 2:52
19	Cupid 3:10
20	I Can't Turn You Loose 2:48
21	Just One More Day 3:30
22	My Lover's Prayer 3:11
23	Cigarettes and Coffee 4:00
24	It's Growing 2:49
25	Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) 2:43
26	Try a Little Tenderness 3:47
Disc 2
1	You Left the Water Running 2:47
2	Trick or Treat 3:13
3	Tramp / Carla Thomas 3:03
4	Lovey Dovey / Carla Thomas 2:36
5	Let Me Come on Home 2:55
6	I Love You More Than Words Can Say 2:55
7	Merry Christmas, Baby 2:29
8	The Glory of Love 2:50
9	Tell the Truth 3:13
10	I've Got Dreams to Remember 3:15
11	The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) 2:45
12	Hard to Handle 2:20
13	Amen 3:06
14	Direct Me 2:19
15	Love Man 2:18
16	Look at That Girl 2:38
17	I'm a Changed Man 2:22
18	The Match Game 2:53
19	(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay 2:49
20	Shake Live 2:57
21	Respect Live 3:00
22	I've Been Loving You Too Long Live 4:08
23	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Live 3:33
24	Try a Little Tenderness Live 5:13

Barnes & Noble

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas talk to each other during their funky 1967 hit duet, "Tramp." "Otis, you're country," says Thomas. "That's all right," he replies. Indeed, the rural twang in Redding's galvanizing voice gives it the kind of personality found in only the finest singers. DREAMS TO REMEMBER is a well-chosen two-disc version of the four-disc THE DEFINITIVE OTIS REDDING. It starts with "Shout Bamalama," the sort of up-tempo tune Rdding sang to shake butts, and "These Arms of Mine," the type of soul ballad he sang to touch the heart. Redding was a gifted songwriter as well as a singer, with "Respect" probably his most famous tune (thanks to the Aretha Franklin version). Included are a number of classics he penned himself or with others -- "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Mr. Pitiful," and "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay." The latter was recorded just days before Redding died in a 1967 plane crash, and it became the singer's biggest hit. Earlier that year, he'd begun to attract a white audience after wowing the hippies at the Monterey Pop Festival; fittingly, the second disc of this collection concludes with five exhilarating tracks of Redding in concert. John Milward

All Music Guide

Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology presents an interesting dilemma. Certainly, the music on the double-disc set is superb -- all of his hits are here, along with a wealth of great album tracks and five live cuts from the Monterey International Pop Festival. The question is, was the collection necessary? Casual listeners who just want the hits will be satisfied with the excellent The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1, while those who want to dig deeper will find the four-disc box Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding essential, or will opt for the actual albums. Dreams to Remember falls somewhere between the two extremes, containing too much music for the casual listener and not being extensive enough for serious listeners. Perhaps realizing this, Rhino added several tracks here that weren't featured on the box set, but any true collector will have these songs on the original albums. So, Dreams to Remember is in limbo -- a fine collection that isn't really necessary. It's not a bad choice, to be sure, but The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 and Otis! are better choices, depending on your tastes. Stephen Thomas Erlewine