History YMMV / OtisRedding

** His version of "My Girl" reached #11 in England in 1965, which made it a much bigger hit there than [[{{Creator/Motown}} The Temptations']] original.[[note]]A 1992 reissue of the Temptations version to tie-in with the [[Film/MyGirl film of the same title]] got to #2 on the UK charts[[/note]]

* TooCoolToLive

** "Try a Little Tenderness" was written in 1932, and Redding's version was based on Sam Cooke's take, but it's now universally thought of as an Otis Redding classic.

** "I Can't Turn You Loose" is now more familiar as the instrumental backing Movie/TheBluesBrothers used in their live performance introduction, ''and'' from becoming a staple of marching bands at sporting events.

** Believe it or not, his version of "My Girl" was a bigger hit in England than [[{{Creator/Motown}} The Temptations']].

* CoveredUp: Hit this one from both directions; most notably, he originally recorded "Respect", which became a big hit for Music/ArethaFranklin. Also of note is "Hard To Handle," which is today more associated with the Black Crowes.

* Music/BruceSpringsteen's rendition of "Merry Christmas Baby" is explicitly based on Redding's arrangement, and is much more well-known.

* CoveredUp: Hit this one from both directions; most notably, he originally recorded "Respect", which became a big hit for ArethaFranklin. Also of note is "Hard To Handle," which is today more associated with the Black Crowes.

* CoveredUp: Hit this one from both directions; most notably, he originally recorded "Respect", which became a big hit for ArethaFranklin.