Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay (2LP, 45RPM)
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Otis Redding – vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Otis Redding]
Carla Thomas - vocals on "Tramp" [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carla Thomas]
Booker T. Jones – keyboards, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Booker T. Jones]
Isaac Hayes – keyboards, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Isaac Hayes]
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Steve Cropper – guitar
Donald Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. – drums
Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
Written by Otis Redding (A1, A3, B1, C2, D3), Steve Cropper (A1, B2), Booker T. Jones (A2-3), Eddie Floyd (A2, B2), Deanie Parker (B2), Billy Hill (C1), James McCracklin (C3), Lowell Fulsom (C3), Andy Gibson (D1), Roy Alfred (D1), Jimmie Cox (D2)
2 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded July 11, 1965 – December 8, 1967
Produced by Steve Cropper
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Album Design by Loring Eutemey
Liner Notes by Jon Landau
Photography by Jerry Cunningham and Jim Marshall
Originally released in February 1968
Reissued in January 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
- I Love You More than Words Can Say
- Let Me Come on Home
Side B:
- Open the Door
- Don't Mess with Cupid
Side C:
- The Glory of Love
- The Coming Home
- Tramp
Side D:
- The Huckle-Buck
- Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)
- Ole Man Trouble
Awards:
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 161/500
Reviews :
“It was never supposed to be like this: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was supposed to mark the beginning of a new phase in Otis Redding's career, not an ending. Producer/guitarist Steve Cropper had a difficult task to perform in pulling together this album, the first of several posthumous releases issued by Stax/Volt in the wake of Redding's death. What could have been a cash-in effort or a grim memorial album instead became a vivid, exciting presentation of some key aspects of the talent that was lost when Redding died. Dock of the Bay is, indeed, a mixed bag of singles and B-sides going back to July of 1965, one hit duet with Carla Thomas, and two, previously unissued tracks from 1966 and 1967. There's little cohesion, stylistic or otherwise, in the songs, especially when the title track is taken into consideration -- nothing else here resembles it, for the obvious reason that Redding never had a chance to follow it up. Despite the mix-and-match nature of the album, however, this is an impossible record not to love. Cropper chose his tracks well, selecting some of the strongest and most unusual among the late singer's orphaned songs: "I Love You More Than Words Can Say" is one of Redding's most passionate performances; "Let Me Come on Home" presents an ebullient Redding accompanied by some sharp playing, and "Don't Mess with Cupid" begins with a gorgeous guitar flourish and blooms into an intense, pounding, soaring showcase for singer and band alike. No one could complain about the album then, and it still holds more than four decades later.” AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Rating
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.44 / 5