This is an entry for iamdanielle’s "Shake Your Soul" contest, 'cause this brotha' needs a banjolele! ROCK HISTORY MOMENT! Recorded in 1967 and released on 1968's _The Immortal Otis Redding_, this soul hit was written by Redding with Al Bell (relation?) and Allen Jones. "Hard to Handle" epitomizes the classic hard soul sound infused with a rock sensibility, especially with "RESPECT" writer Steve Cropper spinning knobs on the original. The original "Hard to Handle" is the template for all ...