(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay / Sweet Lorene

by Otis Redding

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay / Sweet Lorene cover art

Recorded just days before the fatal plane crash that claimed Otis Redding's life, this track marked a significant stylistic pivot from his energetic soul shouters toward introspective folk-soul. Co-written with producer Steve Cropper, who contributed the memorable acoustic guitar fills, the song features a famously improvised whistling outro. It became the first posthumous number-one single in US chart history.

Genres

  • Southern Soul

Tracklist

  1. (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
  2. I Love You More Than Words Can Say
  3. Let Me Come on Home
  4. Open the Door
  5. Don't Mess with Cupid
  6. The Glory of Love
  7. I'm Coming Home to See About You
  8. Tramp
  9. The Huckle-Buck
  10. Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)
  11. Ole Man Trouble