Mr. Pitiful

"Mr. Pitiful" is a song written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper[1] and included on the 1965 album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads.

"Mr. Pitiful"
Single by Otis Redding
from the album Sings Soul Ballads
B-side"That's How Strong My Love Is"
Released1964
RecordedDecember 1964
Stax Recording Studios
(Memphis, Tennessee)
GenreSoul
Length2:26
LabelVolt/Atco
8444
Songwriter(s)Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
Producer(s)Jim Stewart
Otis Redding singles chronology
"Security"
(1964)		 "Mr. Pitiful"
(1964)		 "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
(1965)

History

"Mr. Pitiful" was recorded in December 1964 at the Stax Records studios. The song was written by guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Otis Redding, his first collaboration with Cropper, as a response to a statement made by radio disc jockey Moohah Williams, when he nicknamed Redding as "Mr. Pitiful", because of sounding pitiful when singing ballads. Cropper heard this and had the idea to write a song with that name when taking a shower. Cropper then asked Redding in a car how he felt about this idea, and soon after they recorded the song in about 10 minutes. It was finally cut two or three times and then released with the B-side "That's How Strong My Love Is" as a single.

Chart performance

The song became a hit and the most successful from the album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard R&B and at number 41 on Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]

Cover versions

References
  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/search?search_text=Mr.+Pitiful
  2. Bowman 1997, p. 56.
  • Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. New York, NY: Schirmer Trade. ISBN 978-0-8256-7284-2. OCLC 36824884.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)



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