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Otis’s last solo studio album before his unspeakably tragic death still sounds today every bit the masterpiece it sounded like when it first arrived in ’66. Now, 50 years later, his "Dictionary of Soul" returns in two new editions, starting with a 2-CD version featuring the entire album remastered in mono and stereo plus bonus tracks. That extra material includes an extended live 1967 performance of "Try a Little Tenderness," the bonus songs "Don’t Mess with Cupid," "Trick or Treat," "Loving by the Pound," "You Left the Water Running" and more. Or, pick up the double-180-gram vinyl edition, featuring the whole album—which, by the way, also includes "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)," "My Lover’s Prayer" and his hip cover of "Day Tripper"—in mono and stereo plus the bonus vinyl 7" single "Try a Little Tenderness" b/w "I’m Sick Y’All." Crucial Southern soul, treated right! Atlantic.