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In 1962, guitarist johnny Jenkins went to the Stax studios in Memphis to cut a single for Atlantic. When the session didn't go well, his twenty-one-year-old driver, Otis Redding, recorded a ballad he'd written, "These Arms of Mine." It was the first of Redding's Top Ten R&B hits, all of which are on this two-CD anthology. Dreams offers the full spectrum, from hard-driving soul stomps such as "I Can't Turn You Loose" to heartache ballads including "I've Been Loving You Too Long"; the gospel-ish "Chained and Bound" and Redding's funk take on Sam Cooke's "Cupid" sound just as essential.
Total album sales: 40,000
Peak chart position: N/A