The Dock of the Bay (album)
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ReleasedFebruary 23, 1968
RecordedJuly 11, 1965 – December 8, 1967
Length30:07
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| Released | February 23, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | July 11, 1965 – December 8, 1967 | |||
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| Length | 30:07 | |||
| Label | Volt/Atco | |||
| Producer | Steve Cropper | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (Positive)[2] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[3] |
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]
Notes
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Steve Cropper, Otis Redding | 2:38 |
| 2. | "I Love You More Than Words Can Say" | Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Let Me Come on Home" | Jones, Redding | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Open the Door" | Redding | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Don't Mess with Cupid" | Cropper, Floyd, Deanie Parker | 2:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Glory of Love" | Billy Hill | 2:38 |
| 2. | "I'm Coming Home To See About You" | Redding | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Tramp" (with Carla Thomas) | Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin | 2:32 |
| 4. | "The Huckle-Buck" | Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)" | Jimmy Cox | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Ole Man Trouble" | Redding | 2:36 |
- 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
- Otis Redding – vocals
- Booker T. Jones – keyboards, piano
- Isaac Hayes – keyboards, piano
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Donald Dunn – bass guitar
- Al Jackson Jr. – drums
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
- Carla Thomas – vocals on "Tramp"
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