{"product_id":"0075992760829-otis-redding-the-ultimate-otis-redding","title":"Ultimate","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e CD: Otis Redding,The Ultimate Otis Redding \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e One Redding greatest-hits is pretty much as good as another--his work as the king of soul spanned barely five years, and the big issue is how you want to hear his hits sequenced. Ultimate leads off with a few signature songs, then concentrates on the very similar 6\/8 deep-soul ballads that he specialized in early on. Redding, with his gritty-as-cornmeal drawl, could communicate the depths of romantic despair better than anyone of his era, but he was also a great uptempo soul shouter. It's not until the second half of Ultimate that a few more of the faster, more joyful numbers that he got to sing later on show up, as well as \"Tramp,\" a priceless bit of Southern humor he sang with Carla Thomas. --Douglas Wolk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39981413761121,"sku":"0075992760829","price":5.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_796630_1408345_jpg.jpg?v=1767707711","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0075992760829-otis-redding-the-ultimate-otis-redding","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}