"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 considered 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 B-side to his hit single " Respect", 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. The song was covered by a group called Hills Barbata Ethridge on their album L.A. Getaway in 1971, and by the

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