Try a Little Tenderness

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Try a Little Tenderness is a song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, and Harry Woods, and recorded separately by both Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby in 1933. Subsequent recordings were made by such recording artists as Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra and Percy Sledge.

A popular version in an entirely new form was recorded by African-American artist Otis Redding in 1967. Redding's recording features a slow soulful opening that eventually builds into a frenetic R&B conclusion.

It has been named on a number of 'best songs of all time' lists, including those from Rolling Stone and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The song has been covered numerous times, including a modest hit by Three Dog Night in 1969. In the 2000s it has been done by Michael Bublé on his sophomore album It's Time and has been used twice on American Idol, once by Nadia Turner during the semi-final of season 4 and once by Taylor Hicks in the Top 3 of season 5. Most notably, the song was a prominent inclusion in the feature film The Commitments and it subsequent soundtrack, as were numerous other Redding songs, such as Mr. Pitiful.

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