On February 23, 1968, “Volt” label released “The Dock of the Bay”, the first Otis Redding posthumously released album. It was recorded July 1965 – December 1967, and was produced by Steve Cropper. It contains a number of singles and B-sides dating back to 1965. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Dock of the Bay” at number 161 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Otis Reding – vocal
- Loring Eutemey – design
- Jon Landau – liner notes
- Jim Marshall – cover photography
- Jerry Cunningham – backliner photography
Track listing:
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
- I Love You More Than Words Can Say – Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones
- Let Me Come on Home – Al Jacobson, Jr., Jones, Otis Redding
- Open the Door – Otis Redding
- Don’t Mess with Cupid – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Deanie Parker
- The Glory of Love – Billy Hill
- I’m Coming Home to See About You – Otis Redding
- Tramp – Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
- The Huckle-Buck – Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson
- Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down and Out) – Jimmy Cox
- Old Man Trouble – Otis Redding