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The Dock of the Bay: the Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Artist: Otis Redding
Label: Atlantic
Category: Music
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1501
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 095483170920
EAN: 0095483170920
ASIN: B000024IJD
Release Date: December 7, 1992
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| Tracks:
| » | Shake | | » | Mr Pitiful | | » | Respect | | » | Love Man | | » | Satisfaction | | » | I Can't Turn You Loose | | » | Hard To Handle | | » | Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) | | » | My Girl | | » | I've Been Loving You Too Long | | » | Try A Little Tenderness | | » | My Lover's Prayer | | » | That's How Strong My Love Is | | » | Pain In My Heart | | » | Change Is Gonna Come | | » | Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay | | » | Cigarettes And Coffee | | » | These Arms Of Mine | | » | Tramp |
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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
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Very good July 12, 2008
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", these songs make you want to get it on!!!!
fab cd ! March 9, 2008
this is a fantastic cd. Fantastic voice, from a great soulful gorgeous man ! can listen to this all day ! His voice is second to none, you must buy it !!! He sings with feeling and experience - it shows in his voice.
Soul Legend December 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ironically, the tune for which Otis is best known is untypical of his work. He had made his reputation as the No 1 Soul man with gritty Southern Soul, and had begun to appeal to Rock audiences after his appearance at Monterey. That meant that he was looking to vary his style to make it more acceptable to white audiences, hence "Sittin' on...", a much more mellow tune than he had ever before recorded.
Unfortunately he never saw it's release, he died in the plane accident thta killed him, his manager and all but one of his band The Markeys. Otis would have been a huge star, he died just as the Soul bandwagon was becoming unstoppable. His death in 1968 robbed the world of a finding out just what he could have become. What a shame it is that his work has become best known because of a film where people make pale (literally) versions of his classics.
This collection covers most of his best known songs, although not in chronological order, showing the vast vocal talent that Otis possessed. His ability to take a song and make it his own is clear on both the uptempo ("Respect") and ballads ("Try A Little Tenderness"). It is likely that you will have most of these in your collection if you are a Soul fan, but for the more casual listener, this is a very good place to start - and it includes the sublime "That's How Strong...", on it's own worth the price. Recommended.
The music `sails` on February 17, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Otis Redding was one of the front men of 1960`s soul music. His untimely death only added creedence to his legacy. His songs were inspiring and influential and like Jackie Wilson we can only wonder if he could have aspired to greater heights. Included on this compilation is Shake, Mr Pitiful, Respect , Hard to handle,his cover of the Stones classic Satisfaction , My girl which in turn was covered by The Temptations and his biggest hit [sitting on] The dock of the bay which possibly released either a little earlier or later would have given him a number one. He came up against both The Beatles and Louis Armstrong back in 1968. This is a comprehensive look at one of the true Soul legends. You will not be disappointed.
Great CD July 30, 2005
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
This cd has some great songs on it and shows how talented Otis Redding was. A must have for people looking to get an Otis Redding cd as it has his best songs on it, such as Respect, Satisfaction, My girl and sittin' on the dock of the bay, which let's face it, no Otis Redding cd would be complete without.
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