"Hard to Handle" is a 1968 song written by American soul singer Otis Redding along with Al Bell and Allen Jones. Originally recorded by Redding, it was released in 1968 as the B-side to "Amen" (shortly after the singer's sudden death in 1967). The song also appears on the 1968 album The Immortal Otis Redding. Redding's version reached No. 38 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 51 on the pop chart.[1]
American rock band the Black Crowes covered the song for their 1990 debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. Two versions of the song exist: the original album version and the hit single remixed with an overdubbed brass section.[citation needed] The album version was first released as a single in the United Kingdom in August 1990 and was issued in the United States later the same year.
The song peaked at number 45 on the US Hot 100, number one on Album Rock Tracks, and number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. Following the success of the band's first top-40 hit, "She Talks to Angels", the song re-entered the Hot 100 and peaked at number 26 in August 1991, becoming the Black Crowes' highest position on the chart. The same month, the song was re-released in the UK and reached a new peak of number 39.
Reggae artist Capleton used the ascension / descension for "Wings of the Mourning" (remix) 1992 on the Def Jam label
Masta Ace samples this song's bass line for "Four Minus Three", a song from his debut album Take a Look Around
The Lemon Jelly 2001 song "Rock", from a rare limited edition (1000 copies) single called "Soft/Rock" (which came in a pair of Levi's jeans with a condom in the pocket), features sampled elements of "Hard to Handle"
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hard to Handle song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hard to Handle is a 1968 song written by American soul singer Otis Redding along with Al Bell and Allen Jones Originally recorded by Redding it was released in 1968 as the B side to Amen shortly after the singer s sudden death in 1967 The song also appears on the 1968 album The Immortal Otis Redding Redding s version reached No 38 on the Billboard R amp B chart and No 51 on the pop chart 1 Hard to Handle Song by Otis Reddingfrom the album The Immortal Otis ReddingReleasedJune 1968Recorded1967GenreSoul funkLength2 17LabelAtcoSongwriter s Allen Jones Al Bell Otis ReddingProducer s Steve CropperOfficial audioHard To Handle Official Lyric Video on YouTubeThe Black Crowes covered the song on their 1990 debut album Shake Your Money Maker it would become their biggest hit single 26 pop 1 rock Contents 1 The Black Crowes version 1 1 Track listings 1 2 Charts 1 3 Release history 2 Other versions 3 ReferencesThe Black Crowes version Edit Hard to Handle Single by the Black Crowesfrom the album Shake Your Money MakerB side Waitin Guilty Jealous Again acoustic Sister Luck live ReleasedAugust 13 1990 1990 08 13 Length3 08LabelDef AmericanSongwriter s Allen Jones Al Bell Otis ReddingProducer s George DrakouliasThe Black Crowes singles chronology Jealous Again 1990 Hard to Handle 1990 Twice As Hard 1990 American rock band the Black Crowes covered the song for their 1990 debut album Shake Your Money Maker Two versions of the song exist the original album version and the hit single remixed with an overdubbed brass section citation needed The album version was first released as a single in the United Kingdom in August 1990 and was issued in the United States later the same year The song peaked at number 45 on the US Hot 100 number one on Album Rock Tracks and number 45 on the UK Singles Chart Following the success of the band s first top 40 hit She Talks to Angels the song re entered the Hot 100 and peaked at number 26 in August 1991 becoming the Black Crowes highest position on the chart The same month the song was re released in the UK and reached a new peak of number 39 Track listings Edit US 7 inch and cassette single 1990 2 3 A Hard to Handle album version 3 08 B Waitin Guilty 3 02International 7 inch and cassette single 1990 4 5 A Hard to Handle album version 3 06 B Jealous Again acoustic version 4 37UK 12 inch single 1990 6 A1 Hard to Handle A2 Jealous Again acoustic version B1 Twice As Hard live at the Paradiso June 5 1990 B2 Stare It Cold live at the Paradiso June 5 1990 A 12 inch picture disc was also released omitting Stare It Cold 7 UK CD single 1990 8 Hard to Handle Jealous Again acoustic version Twice as Hard remix UK 7 inch single 1991 9 A Hard to Handle album version B Sister Luck live at the Greek Theatre UK 7 inch picture disc 1991 10 A Hard to Handle album version B Stare It Cold live at the Greek Theatre UK 12 inch single 1991 11 A1 Hard to Handle B1 Dreams live at the Greek Theatre B2 Stare It Cold live at the Greek Theatre UK CD single 1991 12 Hard to Handle Sister Luck live at the Greek Theatre Stare It Cold live at the Greek Theatre Charts Edit Chart 1990 1991 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 13 79Canada Top Singles RPM 14 40Netherlands Single Top 100 15 56UK Singles OCC 16 45UK Singles OCC 17 1991 re release 39US Billboard Hot 100 18 26US Mainstream Rock Billboard 19 1Release history Edit Region Date Format s Label s Ref United Kingdom August 13 1990 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinylcassette Def American 20 August 28 1990 12 inch picture disc 21 United States 1990 7 inch vinylcassetteUnited Kingdom August 12 1991 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinylCD 22 Other versions EditSunshine Pop group Harpers Bizarre covered the song in their unique style on their 1969 LP Harpers Bizarre 4 Reggae artist Carl Dawkins recorded a cover produced by Lee Perry in 1969 as a 7 A side Soul artist King Floyd covers this song on his 1973 studio album Think About It Atco Records Reggae artist Toots Hibbert covered the song on his 1988 album Toots in Memphis Reggae artist Capleton used the ascension descension for Wings of the Mourning remix 1992 on the Def Jam label Masta Ace samples this song s bass line for Four Minus Three a song from his debut album Take a Look Around The Lemon Jelly 2001 song Rock from a rare limited edition 1000 copies single called Soft Rock which came in a pair of Levi s jeans with a condom in the pocket features sampled elements of Hard to Handle The hip hop producer Marley Marl sampled the five note ascension and descension intro for his song The Symphony from his 1988 album In Control Volume 1 it was re sampled for Wreckx N Effect s 1992 song Hard and Snoop Dogg s 1999 song Ghetto Symphony from his album No Limit Top Dogg Rapper Frankie Cutlass uses the five ascending notes clarification needed on The Cypher Pt III from his 1997 album Politics amp Bullsh t German hip hop band Funf Sterne deluxe used the melody and samples in their 1998 song Willst du mit mir gehn The Grateful Dead performed the song on occasion in the late 1960s and early 1970s typically sung by keyboardist Ron Pigpen McKernan it appears on the Grateful Dead live albums History of the Grateful Dead Volume One Bear s Choice Fallout from the Phil Zone Ladies and Gentlemen the Grateful Dead Dick s Picks Volume 35 Dave s Picks Volume 6 Dave s Picks Volume 10 Dave s Picks Volume 19 and Dave s Picks Volume 30 Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack included a cover of the Black Crowes version on their 2002 live album DisCover Gov t Mule covered the song for their 2007 album Mighty High 23 they fused blues and reggae to produce this dub style cover Mae West as Leticia Van Allen sings the song in the 1970 film Myra Breckenridge 24 British R amp B rock band Snafu included the song on their 1975 album All Funked Up 25 and performed it for John Peel on his show of 4 September 1975 26 The Blues Brothers did the song in Blues Brothers Belushi Birthday Bash at the House of Blues https m youtube com watch v U0Z4ieBYO4wReferences Edit Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 486 Hard to Handle US 7 inch single vinyl disc The Black Crowes Def American Recordings 1990 7 19245 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Hard to Handle US cassette single cassette notes The Black Crowes Def American Recordings 1990 19245 4 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Hard to Handle UK 7 inch single vinyl disc The Black Crowes Def American Recordings 1990 DEFA 6 878 132 7 a href Template Cite AV media notes 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Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 Mt Martha VIC Australia Moonlight Publishing Top RPM Singles Issue 9091 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved March 19 2018 The Black Crowes Hard to Handle in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved March 19 2018 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 19 2018 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved July 28 2022 The Black Crowes Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved March 19 2018 The Black Crowes Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Retrieved March 19 2018 New Singles Music Week August 11 1990 p 27 New Singles Music Week August 25 1990 p 23 New Releases Singles Music Week August 10 1991 p 19 Mighty High Gov t Mule ATO Records 2007 ATO0039 88088 21585 2 Discogs Hard to Handle lt Mae West YouTube posted March 29 2021 All Funked Up Snafu Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic via www allmusic com BBC 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