The Dock of The Bay (LP)

The Dock of The Bay (LP)180 Gram Mono Pressing Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American singer songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul and rhythm and blues. His singing style was powerfully influential among soul artists of 1960s and helped exemplify the Stax sound. Redding quit school at age 15 to support his

180 Gram Mono Pressing

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul and rhythm and blues. His singing style was powerfully influential among soul artists of 1960s and helped exemplify the Stax sound. Redding quit school at age 15 to support his family, working with Little Richard's backing band, the Upsetters, and also performing at talent shows for prize money. Redding received many posthumous accolades, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He received the honorific nickname King of Soul. 

Songs from The Dock of The Bay have been sampled in Hip-Hop from the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, Beatnuts, Salt-N-Pepa, EPMD, and Grand Puba among others. 

Tracklist:

A1   (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
A2    I Love You More Than Words Can Say
A3    Let Me Come On Home
A4    Open The Door
A5    Don't Mess With Cupid
B1    The Glory Of Love
B2    I'm Coming Home
B3    Otis Redding & Carla Thomas–    Tramp
B4    The Huckle-Buck
B5   Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)
B6    Ole Man Trouble