Otis Clay, a revered Deep Soul singer of the 60s alongside James Carr, Percy Sledge, and O.V. Wright, was born in 1942 in Waxhaw, Mississippi. He began singing in church and later joined the legendary gospel quartet, the Sensational Nightingales. Transitioning to secular music in 1962 with Chicago-based One-derful! Label, he scored an R&B hit with ‘That’s How It Is’ (#34, 1967), showcasing his immense talent. Despite this, he never achieved the deserved success. In later years, he found immense success in Japan and recorded the original version of ‘The Only Way Is Up,’ a European chart-topper in 1988 for Yazz & the Plastic Machine. This collection presents Clay’s complete One-derful! recordings, including unreleased material, for the first time.