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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and 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, [4] becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. [5]
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". His final recordings were ...
Shortly before his death in a plane crash, Redding wrote and recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper. Released in January 1968, the song became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. The album The Dock of the Bay was the first posthumous album to reach number one on the UK ...
The Dock of the Bay ... (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding, Steve Cropper: 2:41 [1] [2] Certifications. Region Certification Certified units/sales
"Ole Man Trouble" was also released on Redding's posthumous album The Dock of the Bay. [2] As the "Dock of the Bay" represents a search for a place to settle down and find peace or a home, an old man is used as a personification for the trouble that can find a person after they have already endured it for some part of their life.
The album spawned one hit, a cover of Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," which peaked at #13 on the country singles charts. Despite its modest success compared to some of the duo's previous singles like " Good Hearted Woman " and "Mammas Don't Let your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," the song is brilliantly interpreted and ...
Justin Bieber has a lot on his mind.. The 30-year-old pop superstar took to his Instagram Stories on Feb. 20 and shared a candid, heartfelt note about growing up and evolving in life ...
"Time in a Bottle" was the third posthumous Billboard number-one hit after "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding and "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin. [7] After the single finished its two-week run at the top of the charts in early January 1974, the album You Don't Mess Around with Jim became No. 1 for five weeks. [8]