In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
{{Infobox album
| name = In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
| type = live
| artist = Otis Redding
| cover = Inpersonatthewhiskeyagogo.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 1, 1968
| recorded = April 8–10, 1966
| venue = Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles
| studio =
| genre = Soul
| length = 34:50
| label = Atco
| producer = Nesuhi Ertegun
| prev_title = The Immortal Otis Redding
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Love Man
| next_year = 1969
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}Bruce Eder, [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000078246|pure_url=yes}} "Review: In Person at the Whisky a Go Go], Allmusic
|rev2 = Rolling Stone
|rev2score = (positive){{cite magazine |last=Landau |first=Jon |date=December 21, 1968 |title=Soul Roll |magazine=Rolling Stone |location=San Francisco |publisher=Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. }}
|rev3 = Uncut
|rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite journal |last=Spencer |first=Neil |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Otis Redding – Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings |journal=Uncut }}
}}
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. 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.{{cite web|title=OTIS REDDING – LIVE AT THE WHISKY A GO GO: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS SET FOR OCTOBER 21st RELEASE|url=http://www.staxrecords.com/otis-redding-live-at-the-whisky-a-go-go-the-complete-recordings-set-for-october-21st-release/|website=Stax Records|access-date=November 20, 2016|date=September 10, 2016}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = I Can't Turn You Loose
| writer1 = Otis Redding
| length1 = 4:45
| title2 = Pain in My Heart
| writer2 = Naomi Neville
| length2 = 2:13
| title3 = Just One More Day
| writer3 = Steve Cropper, Redding, McElvoy Robinson
| length3 = 5:25
| title4 = Mr. Pitiful
| writer4 = Cropper, Redding
| length4 = 2:07
| title5 = (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
| writer5 = Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
| length5 = 4:37
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = I'm Depending On You
| writer6 = Redding
| length6 = 3:02
| title7 = Any Ole Way
| writer7 = Cropper, Redding
| length7 = 2:24
| title8 = These Arms of Mine
| writer8 = Redding
| length8 = 4:01
| title9 = Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
| writer9 = James Brown
| length9 = 4:45
| title10 = Respect
| writer10 = Redding
| length10 = 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
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US Billboard Hot R&B LPs
|align="center"|7 |
US Billboard Top LPs
|align="center"|82 |
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rowspan=2|"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
|US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles |align="center"|10 |
US Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|21 |
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References
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Category:Live albums published posthumously
Category:Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun