Lyric discussion by festijunk 

Cover art for Try A Little Tenderness lyrics by Otis Redding

I'm in love with Mr Redding.

Redding did not want to record this, but Stax Records executives and his friends wore him down with a constant barrage of requests. When he finally recorded it, he did it in a way that he was "sure" that it would not be released. The ploy didn't work. Redding's version of "Try a Little Tenderness" became his signature song and the biggest selling of the records released before his death.