"Hard to Handle '' is a 1968 song written by American soul music star Otis Redding along with Al Bell and Allen Jones. Originally recorded by Redding, it was released in 1968 as the B - side to "Amen '' (shortly after the singer 's sudden death in 1967). The song also appears on the 1968 album The Immortal Otis Redding. Redding 's version reached # 38 on the Billboard R&B charts and # 51 on the pop charts.
who sang the song too hard to handle
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