This song was used by the late Sam Cooke in live shows, but he never recorded a studio version. After Cooke's death, Otis Redding didn't want to record it, but he eventually caved into pressure, and it became one of his signature songs. "Try a Little Tenderness" was also Three Dog Night's first top 40 hit.
Performer
Taylor Hicks - May 16, 2006
Songwriter
Jimmy Campbell, Harry Connelly, and Harry Woods
Notable Recorded Version
Key Lyric Phrase
Them young girls they do get wearied
Wearing that same old miniskirt dress
But when she gets weary
You try a little tenderness
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