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Frank Sinatra

Try a Little Tenderness

1946 · via JAŸ-Z

Frank Sinatra’s 1946 recording of “Try a Little Tenderness” is the earliest release on file. Harry M. Woods, James Campbell and Reginald Connelly are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Otis Redding (released 1964), Percy Sledge (released 1966) and The Commitments (released 1991), among 391 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. JAŸ-Z’s “Otis” (2011) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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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Credited writers: Harry M. Woods, James Campbell and Reginald Connelly.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1946.

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JAŸ-Z’s “Otis” (2011) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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391 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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