(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding Lyrics
18 Nov 2008


Album: The Dock of the Bay
Genre: Memphis Soul
Writer: Otis Reding, Steve Cropper
Released: January, 1968

It was a number one hit one US Billboard Hot 100 and US Billboard Black Singles. The song was released on January 8, 1968. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay is a single with a different style from most of the Redding’s songs. It won two Grammy Awards as Best R&B Song and Best Male R&B Performance. The song was released days after that the band were killed when the Beenchcraft plane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, and it was recorded only three days before his death. The album was ranked on the position #161 into the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.

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