Home / Music / The Immortal Otis Redding was cut in three weeks at StaxMusic linernotes album music otis-reddingThe Immortal Otis Redding was cut in three weeks at StaxThe album’s eleven tracks were recorded during a three-week stretch at the Stax recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHow Otis Redding’s ‘King & Queen’ Pushed the Rolling Stones Toward Choirs and French HornsHow Otis Redding Turned Stones' 'Satisfaction' Into a Soul Anthem in 1965Otis Blue is one of the definitive soul albums of the 1960sOtis Redding recorded Otis Blue in under 24 hoursThree of the eleven songs on Otis Blue are Sam Cooke covers — a tribute to a friend killed months earlier.ExploreDon't Stop 'Til You Get Enough won Michael Jackson his first GrammyNico sang lead on three tracks on The Velvet Underground & NicoCoyote, Amelia, and Hejira became Joni Mitchell concert staplesThree Girl Rhumba and Ex-Lion Tamer made Pink Flag influentialTapestry's It's Too Late spent five weeks at number onePrevious The Immortal Otis Redding was released months after his deathNext The Immortal Otis Redding produced four posthumous singles — including 'Hard to Handle'