The Dock of the Bay (album)
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| The Dock of the Bay | ||||
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| 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 |
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| Producer | Steve Cropper | |||
| Otis Redding chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
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Singles
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| Preceded by | UK Albums Chart number-one album 22 June 1968 - 29 June 1968 |
Succeeded by Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake by The Small Faces |
