Jerry Butler [1968] - Respect [Mercury #SR 61171]

It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that Jerry Butler, The Ice Man, covered "Respect" given that he co-wrote Otis Redding's hit "I've Been Loving You A Long (To Stop Now)" in 1965 immediately prior to releasing "Respect" and it was actually a bigger hit for Redding than "Respect". Both sides were released on the same single in the UK.

It took him a couple of years though as Butler didn't releases it until it appeared on his 1968 album "The Soul Goes On" on which "I've Been Loving You A Long (To Stop Now)" also featured.

Butler's version also appeared on a 1970 French compilation "Rhythm'N' Blues Story Vol.2" which is what it is recorded from in the YouTube clip below.

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