Otis Redding - The Dock of the Bay
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Artist: Otis ReddingEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-11-05
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
- I Love You More Than Words Can Say
- Let Me Come On Home
- Open The Door
- Don't Mess With Cupid
- The Glory Of Love
- I'm Coming Home To See About You
- Tramp
- The Huckle-Buck
- Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)
- Ole Man Trouble
Free Music Notes for The Dock of the Bay
Free Music Review: ****1/2
Hit: 4 Stars
"The Dock of the Bay" sadly became Otis Redding's last album, and it's a bit of a haphazard collection as well, gathering various singles and B-sides and including tracks recorded as far back as 1965.
Perhaps surprisingly, it's also one of his best albums. The famous title track from 1968 sticks out stylistically; there is really nothing here quite like it.
The rest of the album is more traditional soul, spanning emotional ballads like "I Love You More Than Words Can Say" and the gospel-like "The Glory Of Love", swaggering soul stompers like "I'm Coming Home To See About You" and "Let Me Come On Home", and dance-friendly R&B like "The Huckle-Buck" and "Tramp", the classic duet with Carla Thomas.
Even the lesser-known songs are good, or even great. The arrangements are excellent, relatively sparse but fittingly muscular, utilizing the small horn section to great effect. This is one classic soul record, and one of the ver ybest places to experience the great Otis Redding. It's sad that it came out under such circumstances.
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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 EpsteinR&B Music CDs
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