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The Dock of the Bay (album)

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, B-sides, and previously released album tracks dating back to 1965, including one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". His final recordings were finished just two days before Redding's death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. In 2003, the album was ranked number 161 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list.[4]

The Dock of the Bay
Compilation album by
Otis Redding
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1968 (1968-02-23)
RecordedJuly 11, 1965 – December 8, 1967
Genre
Length30:07
LabelVolt/Atco
ProducerSteve Cropper
Otis Redding chronology
Live in Europe
(1967)		 The Dock of the Bay
(1968)		 The Immortal Otis Redding
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarStar[1]
Rolling Stone(Positive)[2]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[3]

Track listing

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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
1."The Glory of Love"Billy Hill2:38
2."I'm Coming Home To See About You"Redding3:03
3."Tramp" (with Carla Thomas)Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin2:32
4."The Huckle-Buck"Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson2:58
5."Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)"Jimmy Cox3:10
6."Ole Man Trouble"Redding2:36

Notes

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  • Tracks 1 & 5–7 were released on singles.
  • Track 2 was titled "I'm Coming Home" on the original album, but later "I'm Coming Home To See About You" (e.g. on the 2008 reissue), possibly to prevent confusion with a different song, also called "I'm Coming Home", first issued on the posthumous compilation album Remember Me and later included in the compilation box set Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding.
  • Tracks 2–4 & 9 are unreleased.
  • Track 8 is from King & Queen (1967).
  • Track 10 is from The Soul Album (1966).
  • Track 11 is from Otis Blue (1965).

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for The Dock of the Bay
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (Promusicae)[10] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Otis Redding: Dock Of The Bay : Music Reviews: Rolling Stone". April 27, 1968. Retrieved September 13, 2012.[dead link]
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: Otis Redding". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Otis Redding – The Dock of the Bay". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Otis Redding – The Dock of the Bay" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Otis Redding – The Dock of the Bay". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Otis Redding / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 959. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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