Track Listing

1. Shake
2. Mr Pitiful
3. Respect
4. Love Man
5. Satisfaction
6. I Can't Turn You Loose
7. Hard To Handle
8. Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)
9. My Girl
10. I've Been Loving You Too Long
11. Try A Little Tenderness
12. My Lover's Prayer
13. That's How Strong My Love Is
14. Pain In My Heart
15. Change Is Gonna Come
16. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
17. Cigarettes And Coffee
18. These Arms Of Mine
19. Tramp

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3855 in Music
• Released on: 1992-12-07
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Shortly after his breakthrough appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, Otis Redding began talking of making a record that would be to soul music what Sgt. Pepper's was to rock. Sadly, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was the only song he recorded for this project before his untimely death, and so The Dock of the Bay wound up being a mixed bag of non-LP singles and previously unreleased material. Of course, Redding was such an amazing singer that even a ragtag collection of his stuff is worth checking out, and this album certainly has its fair share of high points, including "Tramp", a sassy duet with Carla Thomas; the funky "Don't Mess with Cupid"; and the unbelievably poignant "Ole Man Trouble". --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews

So Much More to Otis Than 'Dock of The Bay'
Everybody knows 'Sitting on the Dock of the Bay'. It still gets lots of airplay. There is so much more to Otis than that, and this cheapie is the perfect introduction to a great talent.

The style is southern soul, with intentionally slow strong rhythms and plaintive Memphis horns topped off with Otis' dramatic impassioned soulful vocals.

My fave is his first R&B hit 'These Arms Of Mine', but I love them all. Then of course there is 'Try A Little Tenderness' which could make you a better person, the feeling is so strong.

Chance a few quid and enjoy. I bet you won't regret it.

Not the definitive Dock of the Bay mix...
I don't have a lot to add to the other reviews of this excellent CD. However; Buyers and listeners should be aware that the mix of "Dock of the Bay" which appears on this collection is - as on so many other compilations - the rather gutless stereo mix that was created in the 1970s and which unfortunately gets most airplay. I have a 1968 mono single and although the "Dock..." track on this CD is undoubtedly the same performance, it's definitely not the same mix - it's an inferior one!

The original mix, which is far more powerful musically is available still on CD, and if you buy (from Amazon of course!) an album called "The Definitive Sound of Atlantic Soul" you will get the original mix, which has a heavier beat and makes much more of Steve Croppers great guitar backing. You'll also get a great many other excellent Atlantic cuts.

I just wish that the copyright owner would stop peddling the gutless mix and get back to the original.

The rest of this album is definitely classic and original stuff though - so do buy this one too.

Very good
I bought this album recently, having only heard "sitting on the dock of a bay", and i must say he has many better songs. This is a great collection. I especially love "ciggaretes and coffee" "thats how strong my love is" and "a change has got to come".