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 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Al Jacobson, Jr., Jones, Redding	2:53
4.	"Open the Door"	Redding	2:21
5.	"Don't Mess with Cupid"	Cropper, Floyd, Deanie Parker	2:28

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"The Glory of Love"	Billy Hill	2:38
7.	"I'm Coming Home to See About You"	Redding	3:03
8.	"Tramp"	Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin	2:32
9.	"The Huckle-Buck"	Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson	2:58
10.	"Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)"	Jimmy Cox	3:10
11.	"Ole Man Trouble"	Redding	2:36

Charts

Album

Chart	Peak position^[3]
UK Album Chart^[4]	1
US Billboard Hot R&B LPs	1
US Billboard Top LPs	9

Singles

Song	Chart	Peak position^[3]
"I Love You More Than Words Can Say"	US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	30
"I Love You More Than Words Can Say"	US Billboard Hot 100	78
"The Glory of Love"	US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	19
"The Glory of Love"	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

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

External links

Album Lyrics

Otis Redding

Studio albums	Pain in My Heart The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Blue The Soul Album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul King & Queen (duet album w/Carla Thomas)

Live albums	Live in Europe In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Monterey International Pop Festival Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2

Compilation albums	The History of Otis Redding The Dock of the Bay The Immortal Otis Redding Love Man Tell the Truth The Best of Otis Redding Remember Me The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology

Singles (US/UK Top Ten singles)	"These Arms of Mine" "Mr. Pitiful" "I've Been Loving You Too Long" "Respect" "Satisfaction" "My Lover's Prayer" "Try a Little Tenderness" "Tramp" "Knock on Wood" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" "I've Got Dreams to Remember" "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Live) . "You Left the Water Running"

Related topics	Discography Songs Albums Shake! Otis at Monterey Steve Cropper Booker T. & the M.G.'s Carla Thomas Stax Deep Soul Soul "Otis" (song) Andrew Love

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