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Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Lyrics Information:
(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY1
Written by: Steve Cropper & Otis Redding
Produced by: Steve Cropper
Performed by: Otis Redding 2
First released: 3
Single: January 8, 1968
Album: February 23 ,1968
1 "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" rose to the #1 position on both the
U.S. Pop and U.K. R&B charts in 1968. It peaked at #3 in the U.K. on their
Singles chart. It was first recorded by Otis Redding in 1967, shortly before
his death. It was released posthumously on Stax Records' Atco/Volt label in
1968, becoming the first posthumous hit single in U.S. chart history. Read
more about Redding's untimely death on mp3lyrics.org at: http://www.mp3lyrics.org/o/otis-redding/
2 Covered by:
Luther Allison
Eric Andersen
The BB Band
Sara Bareilles
Caribbean Steel Band
Archie Bell & the Drells
Michael Bolton
Booker T. & the MG's
Dennis Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Glen Campbell
Dee Clark
Rossana Casale
Cher
David Allan Coe
Steve Cropper
The Drifters
The Echo Band
The Format
The Foundations
Sammy Hagar
Ted Hawkins
The Hit Crew
Engelbert Humperdinck
Al Jarreau
Waylon Jennings
Tom Jones
King Curtis
Ben E. King
Pete Lancaster
Nils Landgren
James Last
Peggy Lee
Enoch Light
Lincoln Mayorga
Little Richard
Amanda McBroom
Sergio Mendes & Barsil '66
Willie Nelson
Aaron Neville
Justin Nozuka
Lisa Ono
Tommy Overstreet
Pearl Jam
Kenny Rankin
Bob Rivers (parodied as "(Sellin' All) My Junk on E-bay") 4
Sam & Dave
Mongo Santamaria
Guy Sebastian
Joe Simon
Percy Sledge & the Aces Band
Brent Smith
T. Rex
Tina Turner
Jimmy Velvit
Joey Welz
Widespread Panic
The WhoRidas
et al.
3 Appears on: *
SINGLE(S):
(1)Otis Redding:
A-side: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
B-side: "Sweet Lorene"
(a) Volt, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #45-157, US-1968.
(b) Stax, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #601031, UK-1968.
(c) Atlantic, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #H-273, Spain-1968.
(d) Atlantic, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #ATL-70.254, Sweden-1968.
(e) Atlantic, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, Alternate Sleeve, #ATL-70.254, Germany-1968.
(f) Stax, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #169-027, France-1968.
(g) Atlantic, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #68142-CO, US-1970.
(2)Otis Redding:
A-side: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
B-side: "Keep Your Arms Around Me"
(a) Atlanta, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #Unknown, US-1969.
(3)Otis Redding:
A-side: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
B-side: "Amen"
(a) Atlantic, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #ATL-11604, France-1980.
(b) Atlantic, 3-Inch, Plastic CD, Snap Pack, #AMDY-5098, Japan-1993.
ALBUM(S):
(a)Otis Redding: The Dock of the Bay
(1) Volt, 11-Track, Stereo LP, #S-419, US-1968.
(2) Stax, 11-Track, Stereo LP, #69-009, France-1968.
(3) Atlantic, 11-Track, Stereo LP, #P-6075A, Japan-1972.
(4) Atco, 11-Track, Stereo CD, #7567-80254-2, Europe-1980.
(5) Atco, 11-Track, Stereo LP, #40076, Germany-1980.
(6) Atco, 11-Track, Stereo CD, #80254-2, US-1991 5 .
(7) Warner Music, 11-Track, Stereo CD, #WPCR-25208, Japan-2006.
et al.
* The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of
the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not
intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.
