"Ole Man Trouble" is a song written by

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

and the first track from his 1965 album Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul. It was released as the

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to his hit single "

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", the second track from ''Otis Blue''. The song is a sign of Redding's emerging mature and reflective side that was to culminate in his posthumous single " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". "Ole Man Trouble" was also released on Redding's posthumous album '' The Dock of the Bay''. As the "Dock of the Bay" represents a search for a place to settle down and find peace or a home, an old man is used as a personification for the trouble that can find a person after they have already endured it for some part of their life. Crafted as a blues song with a classic soul melody set to country overtones, "Ole Man Trouble" helped Redding capture the growing white blues/soul market. Note that despite confusion between the two songs being widespread on the internet, this is not the song of the same title covered by Joel Scott Hill, Chris Ethridge and John Barbata on their album "L.A. Getaway" in 1971, which was written by Booker T. Jones.

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* Song review at Allmusic.com {{Otis Redding (navbox) Otis Redding songs Songs written by Otis Redding 1965 songs