That's What My Heart Needs

Otis Redding · Forever Otis Reding (Coll) (Tin) [2007]

You left me, for another

You told me, he was your lover

So I'm begging and I'm pleading

And I'm down on bended knee, ooh baby

That's What My Heart Needs



Baby, ooh baby

I'm calling you out loud and clear, baby

Ooh baby

I love you, yes I do

And I want to be with you, ooh baby

That's What My Heart Needs



Darling, my my darling

I need you here right by my side, baby, darling

If you hadn't left that day

Then my love wouldn't be this way, ooh baby

That's what my heart needs



Come on baby

I said I need you right here by my side

I said I need you baby

I need you here to protect me and be my guide

And ooh, baby, yeah baby

I know you don't know what I mean, baby

Ooh, baby, yeah, HEY baby

Hey hey baby

Come on, come on and love me, baby, Lord

Come on, come on and be right by my side

hey, come on

That's What My Heart Needs

Otis Redding's "That's What My Heart Needs" stands as a quintessential example of soul music's raw emotional power, delivered with his signature vocal intensity. Recorded during the height of his career, the track exemplifies the genre's ability to blend gospel-infused melodies with gritty, blues-inflected rhythms. As part of the "Forever Otis Redding" collection, the recording captures the artist's ability to convey deep longing and vulnerability, themes central to his body of work. The song remains a staple in soul and R&B repertoires, celebrated for its melodic structure and Redding's emotive delivery that defined the sound of the 1960s soul era.