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The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

 * ... that Redding's album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads features his first top-ten single?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pilot (The Cosby Show)

Created/expanded by GreatOrangePumpkin (talk). Self nom at 13:56, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg I'm a bit confused about this Isaac Hayes thing. Is there actually a dispute about whether or not Hayes is on this album?  The source you are using, Bowman's Soulville, says right out "By year's end, Otis had cut his second LP, most of the tracks featuring Isaac Hayes on piano or organ."  You can note the lack of primary sources indicating Hayes' participation, but there must be a citation for the dispute, otherwise it is original research. Also, there needs to be an inline citation for the hook, but this is a minor issue and easily fixed. Gamaliel (talk) 18:02, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I just added a question tick to the above post above stand out for what it is. I'm going to have a look at this article because it would be nice to have it on DYK, if possible. Marrante (talk) 12:38, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Review underway. I just want to point out that the question raised by Gamalie is, in fact, in the source. The source writes, "Isaac Hayes' first paid session as a piano player was for Otis Redding." Then there's a quote from Hayes and then the author writes (same paragraph), "At this late date, it is impossible to ascertain which of Otis's 1964 releases featured Hayes for the first time. My best guess would be February's 'Come to Me' or April's 'Security'." So, there's no dispute about whether he's on the album, the question is about which song he recorded first. The only possible quibble is that this paragraph actually begins on page 55, but the bit about the two songs is on page 56, as cited. Marrante (talk) 13:09, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Good to go! 5x expansion, hook fact, refs all check out. No copy vio or close paraphrasing issues. Marrante (talk) 14:25, 8 March 2012 (UTC)