Otis Clay - The Beginning: Got to Find a Way '1979 [2002]

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Otis Clay made most of his best-known records in Memphis during the early 70s,
but hes still universally hailed as Chicagos deep soul king. In a city filled to
overflowing with legendary blues artists, Clay has become the proud
standard-bearer for Chicagos enduring soul tradition.
Like so many of his contemporaries, Clays intense vocal style reflects a gospel
background. He made the secular jump in 1965, signing with Chicagos One-derful
Records and issuing a series of gospel-tinged soul records that were a lot
grittier than the customary Windy City soul sound. Clay inaugurated Atlantics
Cotillion subsidiary in 1968 with a supercharged cover of the Sir Douglas
Quintets Shes About a Mover, produced by Rick Hall in Muscle Shoals shortly
before the singer joined forces with Hi Records boss Willie Mitchell. With the
relentlessly driving Hi Rhythm Section in tow, Clay waxed his biggest seller in
1972, Trying to Live My Life Without You, later covered very successfully by Bob
Seger.
Although Clays tenure on Hi may have been his most commercially potent, he
steadily recorded and gigged ever since. He is a genuine hero in Japan, where
hes recorded two sizzling live albums filled with the churning grooves, punchy
horns, and searing vocals that inevitably characterize the best deep soul
– no matter where its recorded, a fact proved by another live set
recorded in Switzerland in 2003, Respect Yourself, and released in 2005 by Blind
Pig Records. In 2007, Clay returned to the studio and recorded the gospel album
Walk a Mile in My Shoes on his Chicago-based Echo label.


Tracks:

 1. Got To Find A Way 2:37
 2. Wrapped Up In Her Love 2:18
 3. I Dont Know What Id Do 2:54
 4. Cry Cry Cry 2:33
 5. A Flame In Your Heart 2:57
 6. Tired Of Falling In And Out Of Love 2:41
 7. I Paid The Price 2:48 
 8. Im Satisfied 2:50
 9. I Testify 2:21
 10. Its Easier Said Than Done 2:53
 11. I Lost Someone 2:55
 12. Funny Life 2:46
 13. This Love Of Mine 3:16
 14. Nothing To Look Forward To 2:48
 15. Come My Dear 2:23
 16. Thats How It Is 2:38
 17. Must I Keep On Waiting 2:40
 18. Dont Pass Me By 2:43
 19. Thatll Get You What You Want 2:17

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