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Try a Little TendernessOtis Redding

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released
1966
Label
Volt
On
Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Updated
2026-08-29
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  1. Ranked No. 4 in Soul

    A 1932 ballad taken slowly for two minutes and then dismantled. Redding's final minute is the single best argument that soul is a technique for controlling release, not for avoiding it.

  2. Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred

    Two minutes of restraint and then the roof comes off. The best available argument that soul is a technique for controlling release rather than avoiding it.