5 stars, reckoning that the album "was practically a road map to Mick Jagger and any number of other would-be white soul shouters in the UK", and finding elements of hard rock in "Hey Hey Baby". He praised Redding's version of "You Send Me", considering it "the least stylized of any of his renditions of [Sam] Cooke's songs", but criticized Redding's restraint, compared to future recordings, and the "somewhat less than memorable" writing, except on "Security", "These Arms of Mine" and "That's What My Heart Needs". The reviewer concluded by saying "Redding exudes astonishing power, energy and boldness". A review of several albums by Redding in Rolling Stone magazine observed that "[t]he title track on [Pain in My Heart] set the pattern for all his ballads to come—Otis triumphed at rendering agony. Signs of the singer's virtuosity are already apparent in the almost teasing way he lingers over some lyrics and spits out others; virtually never would he sing a line the same way twice". The review gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. When Redding performed "These Arms of Mine" during his first session at Stax, with Jenkins on guitar and Steve Cropper on piano, producer Jim Stewart praised his performance and noted, "Everybody was fixin' to go home, but Joe Galkin insisted we give Otis a listen. There was something different about [the ballad]. He really poured his soul into it." Cash Box described the title track as "a blueser with that funky Memphis sound and it’s treated to a heartfelt reading." Track listing Personnel Otis Redding – vocals Booker T. Jones – organ, piano Steve Cropper – guitar, piano Johnny Jenkins – guitar Donald Dunn, Lewis Steinberg – bass guitar Al Jackson Jr. – drums Wayne Jackson – trumpet Packy Axton – tenor saxophone Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone Weekly charts References Bibliography 1964 debut albums Albums produced by Jim Stewart (record producer) Atco Records albums Otis Redding albums Stax Records albums