Otis Redding - You Left The Water Running

Otis Redding's classic recording of "You Left The Water Running."

From Wikipedia - "You Left the Water Running" is a soul music song written by Dan Penn, Rick Hall and Oscar Franks. It has been recorded by Wilson Pickett, Maurice and Mac and most notably by Otis Redding.
Redding's connection to the song is documented by music journalist Dave Marsh in his 1989 book The Heart of Rock and Soul. In 1966, Redding was visiting FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama when studio owner Rick Hall requested Redding help them with an upcoming session. Wilson Pickett was to record "You Left the Water Running", and Hall wished for Redding to record a demo to assist with the production. A simple recording was made and Redding made some overdub additions, and Pickett made his recording similar to Redding's version.
Ten years later, Marsh was mailed a promo copy of "You Left the Water Running" by Otis Redding on Stone Records (the flipside was an instrumental called "The Otis Jam", which was produced by John Fred, of "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)" fame). Marsh was fascinated by the song, and mentioned the new single to several friends, including his attorney, who also happened to represent the Otis Redding estate. He soon found out that Stone Records had not obtained the Redding family's permission to release the long lost demo recording, and demanded the single be pulled from circulation.
When Marsh asked the label's distributor what was to become of the single, he was informed that they were to be destroyed. Instead, Marsh purchased the copies that remained, and gave them out as gifts, with the attorney's permission. As a result,the single (Stone 209) is now highly valuable.

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• Water
• Running
• Otis
• Redding
• Stone
• Records
• Soul
• Muscle
• Shoals
• Wilson
• Pickett
• r&b

[Durktle]

Well, the sound isn't blocked anymore, and I'm glad for that, and for the fact you posted it. Thanks! Been wanting to hear Otis's version of this for a while...

[angstriddenyouth]

Thanks for letting me know. Glad the record company are letting people listen to it at last!

[angstriddenyouth]

I couldn't find a good version of this on youtube, so decided to put one up. Unfortunately, the sound has been blocked. Hopefully, the record company will reach an agreement with youtube, because it is a great song. In the meantime we can spend some quite time enjoying a slideshow of Otiis Redding in silence...

[squishyfroggie]

jesus i love this man.

[yazzman13]

sooooooooo good.

[goodfoot91]

this is the best version ever.the barbara lynn version sounds like it was recorded inside a teapot and the maurice and mac version is for slow children on a day out to largs.

[christina reed]

they aint noyhing like otis

[tl124]

Yeah Otis Yeeeeee-ah!



[57dogsbody]

not as good as Barbara Lynn, but just about as good as Maurice & Mac.

Isn`t this a bootleg on Stone?

[JimmySmithWesson]

love otis just found this song in his discography drinking some hennessey and i keep playing it over and over. Greatness.