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Frank Sinatra
Try a Little Tenderness
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Most people hear "Otis" and think of one singer, but "Try a Little Tenderness" was already on a Frank Sinatra record back in 1946. Same song, a whole different shirt and tie.
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▶Try A Little Tenderness (Album Version)Liner notes
Written by Harry M. Woods, James Campbell, Reginald Connelly.
Recorded earlier by Harry Woods, James Campbell & Reginald Connelly.
Also recorded by Otis Redding (1964), Percy Sledge (1966), The Commitments (1991).
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JAŸ-Z's "Otis" samples "Try a Little Tenderness." Long before Otis Redding recorded that song, which famous singer had already put it on record?Frank Sinatra
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