Pain in My Heart is the debut album of soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding. Redding recorded for Volt Records, a subsidiary of Memphis, Tennessee based Stax Records; Volt releases were issued on Atco, which also released this album. The album includes four successful Redding singles released in 1962 and 1963: "These Arms of Mine" (R&B #20; US #85), "That's What My Heart Needs" (R&B #27), "Security" (US #97), and the title track (US #61). Since Billboard Magazine did not publish an R&B singles chart from late 1963 to early 1965, the R&B chart peaks of the latter two singles are unknown.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Pain in My Heart" (Naomi Neville aka Allen Toussaint) – 2:22
2. "The Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 2:30
3. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:45
4. "Hey Hey Baby" (Otis Redding) – 2:15
5. "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke) – 3:10
6. "I Need Your Loving" (Don Gardner, Clarence Lewis, James McDougal, Bobby Robinson) – 2:45

Side two

1. "These Arms of Mine" (Redding) – 2:30
2. "Louie, Louie" (Richard Berry) – 2:05
3. "Something is Worrying Me" (Redding, Phil Walden) – 2:25
4. "Security" (Redding) – 2:30
5. "That's What My Heart Needs" (Redding) – 2:35
6. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman)– 2:25