's organist Booker T. Jones, pianist/guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, drummer Al Jackson, Jr., and the Memphis Horns, consisting of trumpeter Wayne Jackson, tenor saxophonist Charles "Packy" Axton and baritone saxophonist Floyd Newman.

The Rolling Stones covered the song shortly afterwards[1] and included it on their album Out of Our Heads (released in July 1965).

Isaac Hayes made his debut as a pianist with Otis Redding, possibly on songs "Come to Me" or "Security".

The song is a typical 6/8 ballad and features piano triplets, including an organ.

Cropper heard about this and, while taking a shower, got the idea it would make a good song.

In the car on the way to the studio, Cropper proposed the idea with a melody already in mind, humming it to Redding.

[6] A remastered CD and CS version was released by Atco on the Elektra label in 1991.

Sings Soul Ballads received mixed critical reception.

[7] Credits are taken from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads's liner notes.