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"Signing with CBS Records, Otis began recording virtuoso guitar-laced R&B/West Coast blues sides.
His first LP was Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis on CBS. Johnny Otis produced 1970's Here Comes Shuggie Otis, which was issued on the CBS imprint, Epic Records.
Otis' Freedom Flight was issued September 1971 and included the original version of "Strawberry Letter 23," the heart-tugging "Someone's Always Singing," "Ice Cold Daydream," and the bluesy "Me and My Woman," co-written by Otis and Gene Barge (known best for his association with Chess Records, Chuck Willis, and Natalie Cole).
His LP Inspiration Information was issued in October 1974, with Otis playing all of the instruments on jazzy and Latin-tinged R&B numbers. The LP was one of the first releases to showcase the electronic rhythm box then found usually on organs. Besides "Inspiration Information," the LP included the sly "Sparkle City," the sweet ballad "Outtamihead," and the lush, strings-laden "Island Letter," which was the B-side of "Inspiration Information."
Here Comes Shuggie Otis (1970)
1. Oxford Gray
2. Jennie Lee
3. Bootie Cooler
4. Knowing (That You Want Him)
5. Funky Thithee
6. Shuggie's Boogie
7. Hurricane
8. Gospel Groove
9. Baby, I Needed You
10. Hawkins
Freedom Flight (1971)
1. Ice Cold Daydream
2. Strawberry Letter 23
3. Sweet Thang
4. Me and My Woman
5. Someone's Always Singing
6. Purple
7. Freedom Flight
Inspiration Information (1974)
1. Inspiration Information
2. Island Letter
3. Sparkle City
4. Aht uh Mi Hed
5. Happy House
6. Rainy Day
7. XL-30
8. Pling
9. Not Available
