<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Allen Jones, Al Bell, and Otis Redding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Steve Cropper </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> Numerous covers of the song exist, notably a 1990 blues rock take on the track by band The Black Crowes . </P>

Who sang the song too hard to handle