In Person at the Whisky a Go Go

In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
Live album by Otis Redding
Released	October 1, 1968
Recorded	April 8–10, 1966
Venue	Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles
Genre	Soul
Length	34:50
Label	Atco
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Otis Redding chronology
The Immortal Otis Redding (1968) In Person at the Whisky a Go Go (1968) Love Man (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[2]
Uncut	[3]

In Person at the Whisky a Go Go is a live album by Otis Redding, recorded at the Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California in April 1966.[2] It was released posthumously in 1968. The recording was made before Otis Redding attained crossover fame at the Monterey Pop Festival.

The original issue of the album presented a selection of songs from the three shows. Another selection was released in 1993 under the title Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2. The full set of performances were released as Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings on October 21, 2016.[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Turn You Loose"	Otis Redding	4:45
2.	"Pain in My Heart"	Naomi Neville	2:13
3.	"Just One More Day"	Steve Cropper, Redding, McElvoy Robinson	5:25
4.	"Mr. Pitiful"	Cropper, Redding	2:07
5.	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	4:37

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"I'm Depending On You"	Redding	3:02
7.	"Any Ole Way"	Cropper, Redding	2:24
8.	"These Arms of Mine"	Redding	4:01
9.	"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"	James Brown	4:45
10.	"Respect"	Redding	2:05

Personnel

• Otis Redding – vocals
• Katie Webster - keyboards, piano
• James Young – guitar
• Ralph Stewart – bass guitar
• Elbert Woodson – drums
• Sammy Coleman, John Farris – trumpet
• Clarence Johnson – trombone
• Robert Holloway, Donald Henry, Robert Pittman – tenor saxophone
• Stanislaw Zagórski album design

Charts

Album Chart Peak position[5] US Billboard Hot R&B LPs 7 US Billboard Top LPs 82

Singles Song Chart Peak position[5] "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles 10 US Billboard Hot 100 21

References

1. Bruce Eder, "Review: In Person at the Whisky a Go Go, Allmusic
2. Landau, Jon (December 21, 1968). "Soul Roll". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
3. Spencer, Neil (November 14, 2016). "Otis Redding – Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings". Uncut.
4. "OTIS REDDING – LIVE AT THE WHISKY A GO GO: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS SET FOR OCTOBER 21st RELEASE". Stax Records. September 10, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
5. "In Person at the Whisky a Go Go - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.