The Dock of the Bay (album)

The Dock of the Bay
Studio album by Otis Redding
Released February 23, 1968
Recorded July 11, 1965 December 8, 1967
Genre Memphis soul, Southern soul
Length 30:07
Label Volt/Atco
S419
Producer Steve Cropper
Otis Redding chronology
Live in Europe
(1967)
The Dock of the Bay
(1968)
The Immortal Otis Redding
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(Positive) [2]

The Dock of the Bay is the first of a number of posthumously released Otis Redding albums, and his seventh studio album. It contains a number of singles and B-sides dating back to 1965 and one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". In 2003, the album was ranked number 161 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"  Steve Cropper, Otis Redding2:38
2."I Love You More Than Words Can Say"  Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones2:50
3."Let Me Come on Home"  Jones, Redding2:53
4."Open the Door"  Redding2:21
5."Don't Mess with Cupid"  Cropper, Floyd, Deanie Parker2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."The Glory of Love"  Billy Hill2:38
7."I'm Coming Home"  Redding3:03
8."Tramp"  Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin2:32
9."The Huckle-Buck"  Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson2:58
10."Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)"  Jimmy Cox3:10
11."Ole Man Trouble"  Redding2:36

Charts

Album

Chart Peak
position[3]
UK Album Chart[4] 1
US Billboard Hot R&B LPs 1
US Billboard Top LPs 4

Singles

Song Chart Peak
position[3]
"I Love You More Than Words Can Say" US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles 30
US Billboard Hot 100 78
"The Glory of Love" US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles 19
US Billboard Hot 100 60
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" UK Singles Chart[4] 3
US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles 1
US Billboard Hot 100 1

Preceded by
Love, Andy by Andy Williams
UK Albums Chart number-one album
22 June 1968 - 29 June 1968
Succeeded by
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by
The Small Faces

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Otis Redding: Dock Of The Bay : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 27 April 1968. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  4. 1 2 "Otis Redding / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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