5 Key Facts About Otis Blue's 1965 Release
- Otis Blue was first released on September 15, 1965, through Volt Records, a subsidiary of Stax.
- The album was recorded in a single day at Stax’s Memphis studio.
- It features covers of songs by Sam Cooke, The Temptations, and B.B. King.
- The album includes Otis Redding’s original “Respect,” later made famous by Aretha Franklin.
- It is considered one of the greatest soul albums of the 1960s.