The Definitive Collection: The Dock of the Bay

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Otis Redding
The Definitive Collection: The Dock of the Bay

[ Warner Music / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 14 July 1995

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It was never supposed to be like this: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was supposed to mark a 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 Otis 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 a pair of previously unissued tracks from 1966 and 1967, respectively. 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 Otis 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

Tracks:

1 Respect
Written-By - Otis Redding
2 Mr. Pitiful
Written-By - Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
3 Love Man
Written-By - Otis Redding
4 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Written-By - Jagger-Richard*
5 Security
Written-By - Otis Redding
6 I Can't Turn You Loose
Written-By - Otis Redding
7 Shake
Written-By - Sam Cooke
8 Hard To Handle
Written-By - Alvertis Isbell*, Allen Jones*, Otis Redding
9 Tramp
Vocals - Carla Thomas
Written-By - Jimmy McCracklin, Lowell Fulson
10 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Written-By - Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
11 My Lover's Prayer
Written-By - Otis Redding
12 These Arms Of Mine
Written-By - Otis Redding
13 That's How Strong My Love Is
Written-By - Roosevelt Jamison
14 Cigarettes And Coffee
Written-By - Thomas*, Walker*, Butler*
15 My Girl
Written-By - Ronald White, William Robinson*
16 A Change Is Gonna Come
Written-By - Sam Cooke
17 I've Been Loving You Too Long
Written-By - Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
18 Try A Little Tenderness
Written-By - Harry Woods (2), Jimmy Campbell*, Reg Connelly*
19 Pain In My Heart
Written-By - Naomi Neville
20 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Written-By - Otis Redding, Steve Cropper