Salami sent me
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas -
King & Queen (1967)
Certainly not a genre or artist I'm not familiar with, but I didn't already have this album and actually had not listened to but one or two songs from it prior to receiving it, so I was extremely happy to get it.
Soul music is pretty much my favorite genre of music, so this was a good (and easy
) pick to send me. And Otis Redding is one of my faves anyway. Surprisingly, I'm actually not all that familiar with Carla Thomas though. I definitely need to rectify that. Their voices worked well together, were natural and meshed like they were meant to be singing together long before then.
"Tramp" is an obvious favorite here, totally fun and they played off each other so well, like an old married couple. Other favorites were "Knock On Wood", "Lovey Dovey", and "Oh Carla, Oh Otis".
Their version of "Tell It Like It Is" was perfection. It made me just want to take someones hand and dance really slow.
The only song I didn't get completely jazzed about was "Bring It On Home to Me". Sam Cooke is probably one of my all time favorites and he just nails this song for me. No one else can or will ever sing it like him. That's not to say Otis and Carla can't hold their own...it just can't ever be their song in my mind.
Overall, 9.9 out of 10 stars! Thanks so very much for the album Salami, it was a very fitting choice!
