simply released september studio album soul singer album mainly consists cover songs popular soul artists bar track recorded hour period july recording studios memphis tennessee critically acclaimed release successful albums reached number albums_chart reach spot chart furthermore produced popular singles charting billboard hot chart considered critics fully realized album songs written man trouble respect loving long songs written soul musician died months earlier case previous albums backed house band horn section members keys pianist included number best album lists including rolling_stone greatest albums time time magazine list albums hear die released disc collectors edition blue recording president released arms hearing sing audition charted signed following moderately successful pain heart performed newly established chart billboard preparations studio album followed soon album studio album second sister label recorded album house band guitarist bassist drummer piano horn section consisting members keys album recorded hour session july saturday july break saturday sunday allow house band play local case previous album engineer came studios assist recording dubbing genius album opens man trouble finished sessions earlier songs later released respect according drummer wrote respect conversation break recording session told road time look little respect come home alternative story told friend road manager earl states song came group singing rewrote lot lyric adds told credit states sang backing chorus hey hey hey song fifth track loving long previously recorded piano released single april number hit chart stereo album composition majority tracks cover versions including shot dead previous december album opens man trouble popmatters song tunes lyrics deal man unable escape brutal realities blues compared man river respect inspired quote drummer allegedly said tour road time look little respect come home essentially ballad respect uptempo energetic song took day write minutes arrange record according covered song topped pop charts shouted woman respect franklin ironically countered song transformed feminist hymn song energetic version ballad change gon come protest racial segregation black people valley funky cover original toured recording pitchfork felt song gospel secular lust love song loving long written impressions lead singer hotel near atlanta airport rendition shake funky song club dancing called debuted early 1960s song described hard swinging precision force flat explode live sets songs covers popular artists girl written wonderful world rock baby satisfaction sings fashion instead faction don miss water characterized country blues devastating pleading man lead vocals entire catalog satisfaction sounded plausible journalist accused stones stealing song performed music writer robert_christgau describes reading stones original commercial performance album commercial performance helped cross pop market reached number billboard singles charted billboard hot loving long charted weeks peaked number respect spent weeks reached number shake spent weeks reached number stereo pressing charted united_kingdom spent weeks reached number spent weeks reached number seven different song girl charted inch single peaked number charted weeks reissued single reached number charted weeks satisfaction peaked number shake peaked number november certified silver british_phonographic_industry shipments copies critical reception regarded music critics best work allmusic wrote powerful remarkable singing makes gritty rich alive essential listening experience felt album presents talent direction clear confidence angus taylor bbc_music commented stands crossroads pop rock gospel blues soul asserted album contains set short covers originals ordered flow stirring foot dubbed album definitive statement blender music critic robert_christgau called blue great album soul reliable long form artists gave collector edition stars said comes useless alternate takes live tracks preserve history country goes style fun pitchfork_media cited album 1960s greatest studio recorded soul stated hell record achievement man sound celebratory tender gritty proud voice john swamp owes debt popmatters praised diverse sound according mixture pop blues british rock cited best album rolling_stone described album true dictionary soul stunning journey past future vocabulary documenting artist rising immense challenge times rolling_stone journalist gave blue stars cited album accolades included number best album lists nme ranked list greatest albums time nme ranked edition album ranked rolling_stone_magazine greatest albums time list time magazine list included magazine best soul albums time list album appeared albums hear die track listing collector edition expanded double disc set edition released includes stereo versions album bonus tracks include sides live tracks previously unreleased alternate mixes disc track listing disc track listing charts certification personnel vocals piano guitar bass drums trumpet trumpet tenor saxophone saxophone backing vocals track backing vocals track additional personnel producer producer engineer supervision reissue producer cover photo cover design liner notes
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