You Made a Man Out of Me

Otis Redding

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Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. Considered one of the major figures in soul music and rhythm and blues, and one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music, his singing style influenced other soul artists of the 1960s, and he helped to craft the short-living and powerful style of R&B that formed the basis of the Stax Sound. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, he wrote and recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper, which became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts after his death in a plane crash. The Dock of the Bay reached number one on the UK A… more »


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2015
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You make a man wanna just change his mind, girl
And everything I do, baby, just right on time, girl
You set me through, baby yes, a whole lotta change, yes
And I love you for it, honey, just I, real man, girl, coz

You made a big old man, girl, out of me, baby, yeah
Big old man, you made out of me

You made me do the things, girl
You love me, baby, and you showed me what to do baby
I can't explain, baby, what you did for me, now
But I love you for it and I'll never forget you, now, coz

You made a big old man, girl, out of me, babe
You made a big old man

You made a big old man out of me, baby
I'm a sweet lil man, baby
That's what you want me to be
You gave me everything
You just taught me everything I know
And I love you for it, darling
I'll never let you go, baby, coz

You made a great big man out of me, baby
Big old man, you made out of me
A big old man, you made out of me
A loving man, you made out of me
A sweet lil man
Baby what you did for me
Showed me everything baby
You just gave me everything large
You just loved me when you wanted to be loved

You made a great big man out of me
A big old man

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Written by: STEPHEN LEE CROPPER, WILLIA DEAN PARKER

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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