1968 Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay (US:#1 UK:#3)
“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is a song co-written by the soul singer Otis Redding and the guitarist Steve Cropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on Stax Records’ Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. It reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Album
The Dock Of The Bay is the first of a number of posthumously released Otis Redding albums, and his seventh studio album. It contains a number of singles, B-sides, and previously released album tracks dating back to 1965, including one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”. […]
Muscians
| Bass | Donald Dunn |
| Drums | Al Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Steve Cropper |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Sax | Andrew Love |
| Trombone | Wayne Jackson |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Vocals | Otis Redding |
Produced By
Steve Cropper
Songwriters
Steve Cropper
Otis Redding
Charts
US:# 1
UK:# 3