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REDDING Otis
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:	09.09.1941	(Dawson, Georgia, USA)
Died:	10.12.1967	(plane crash)

Appearances:

cca 1967

Otis & Carla

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Pain In My Heart	1/1964	Volt		28
2.	The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads	3/1965	Volt		30
3.	Otis Blue (Otis Redding Sings Soul)	10/1965	Volt		6	75
4.	Soul Album	4/1966	Volt		22	54
5.	Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul	11/1966	Volt		23	73
6.	King & Queen & Carla Thomas	4/1967	Volt		18	36
7.	Live In Europe	8/1967	Volt			32
8.	The History Of Otis Redding	12/1967	Volt		2	9
9.	Here Come Some Soul From Otis Redding And Little Joe Curtis & Little Joe Curtis	2/1968	Marble Arch
10.	Dock Of The Bay	23.02.1968	Volt		1	4
11.	Otis Redding In Europe	3/1968	Stax		14
12.	The Immortal Otis Redding	7/1968	Atlantic		19	58
13.	Otis Redding In Person At The Whiskey A Go-Go	11/1968	Atlantic			82
14.	Love Man	6/1969	Atlantic			46
15.	Tell The Truth	8/1970	Atco
16.	Historical Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival & Jimi Hendrix	9/1970	Reprise			16
17.	Remembering	1971
18.	The Best Of Otis Redding	9/1972	Atlantic			76
19.	Soul As Sung By Otis Redding	1974
20.	Star Collection	8/1974	WEA
21.	Otis Redding Story	1978	2LP
22.	Pure Otis	6/1979	Atco
23.	Otis Redding Vol 1	5/1981	Atlantic
24.	Recorded Live	4/1982	Atlantic
25.	Come To Me	4/1984	Charly
26.	The Best Of Otis Redding	7/1984	WEA
27.	That's Soul	1984
28.	The Legend Of Otis Redding	1986
29.	Dock Of The Bay - The Definitive Collection	7/1987	Atlantic		44
30.	The Otis Redding Story	12/1988	Atlantic
31.	Heart And Soul Of Otis Redding	4/1991	Knight
32.	Soul Explosion	9/1991	Traditional Line
33.	Live In Concert 1965	9/1991	Traditional Line
34.	1000 Volts Of Stax	10/1991	Stax
35.	It's Not Just Sentimental	12/1991	Stax
36.	The Collection	7/1992	Castle
37.	Good To Me - Recorded Live At The Whiskey A-Go-Go	5/1993	Stax
38.	The Definitive Otis Redding (4CD box set)	11/1993	Rhino
39.	I've Been Lovin' You Too Long	4/1994	That's Soul
40.	Anthology - Dreams To Remember	12.10.1998	2CD
41.	The Very Best Of Otis Redding	10/2000	Atco/east west		26	107
42.	Essentials	03.09.2002	Warner Strategic
43.	Stax Profiles	25.04.2006	Stax
44.	Definitive Soul Collection	11.07.2006	Rhino
45.	Remember Me	16.10.2006	Stax
46.	Platinum Collection: Love Songs & Aretha Franklin	11.12.2006	WEA
47.	Otis Redding	18.09.2007	Madacy Special Mkts
48.	Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay and Other Hits	18.09.2007	Rhino Flashback
49.	The Unheard Otis - It's Not Just Sentimental	18.02.2008	Stax
50.	Live in London and Paris	23.09.2008	Stax
51.	Best: See & Hear	20.10.2009	Shout! Factory
52.	In Person At The Whiskey A Gogo	04.02.2010	Sundazed
53.	Original Album Series	09.03.2010	Warner Bros
54.	Live On the Sunset Strip	18.05.2010	Fantasy
55.	The Best Of Soul Legend	09.07.2011	Music Club
56.	Good To Me: Live At The Whisky A Go Go Vol 2	13.07.2012	Stax
57.	Here Comes Some Soul	24.07.2012	Hallmark
58.	The Very Best Of & Aretha Franklin	7/2012	Rhino		78
59.	Lonely & Blue: The Deepest Soul Of Otis Redding	20.11.2012	Concord
60.	The Collection	12.03.2013	Rhino
61.	The Complete Stax / Volt Singles Collection	23.07.2013	Shout! Factory
62.	The Definitive Soul Collection	9/2013	Rhino
63.	Performances	05.11.2013
64.	Early Sounds (1960-1962)	06.12.2013	En Avant La Zizique
65.	The King of Soul	04.02.2014	Atlantic
66.	Legenden des Soul	27.05.2014	Universal
67.	Soul Manifesto: 1964-1970 (12CD box set)	27.10.2015	Rhino
68.	Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings	28.10.2016	Stax
69.	Pure Southern Soul: Otis Redding	12/2018				160
70.	Dock Of The Bay Sessions	11/2020	Rhino

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	These Arms Of Mine / Hey, Hey, Baby	11/1962	Volt		85
2.	That's What My Heart Needs / Mary's Little Lamb	7/1963	Volt
3.	Pain In My Heart / Something Is Worrying Me	11/1963	Volt		61
4.	Come To Me / Don't Leave Me This Way	2/1964	Volt		69
5.	Security / Wonderful World (v GB)	5/1964	London
6.	Security / I Want To Thank You	5/1964	Volt		97
7.	Chained And Bound / Your One And Only Man	10/1964	Volt		61
8.	Mr. Pitiful / That's How Strong My Love Is	1/1965	Volt		41
9.	I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) / I'm Depending On You	5/1965	Volt		21
10.	I've Been Loving You Too Long / Respect (v GB)	8/1965	Atlantic
11.	Respect / Ole Man Trouble	8/1965	Volt		35
12.	My Girl / Down In The Valley	05.11.1965	Atlantic	8
13.	Just One More Day / I Can't Turn You Loose	11/1965	Volt		85
14.	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / Any Ole Way (v GB 25.3.66, Atlantic)	2/1966	Volt	33	31
15.	My Lover's Prayer / Don't Mess With Cupid (v GB 8.7.66, Atlantic)	5/1966	Volt	37	61
16.	I Can't Turn You Loose / Just One More Day	12.08.1966	Atlantic	29
17.	Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) / Good To Me	9/1966	Volt	23	29
18.	Try A Little Tenderness / I'm Sick Y'All	11/1966	Volt	46	25
19.	Day Tripper / Shake!	3/1967	Stax	43
20.	Let Me Come On Home / I Love You More Than Words Can Say	4/1967	Volt	48	78
21.	Shake / You Don't Miss Your Water	5/1967	Volt		47
22.	Shake (live) / 634-5789 (live)	6/1967	Stax	28
23.	Tramp / Ooh Carla Ooh Otis & Carla Thomas	7/1967	Volt	18
24.	Glory Of Love / I'm Coming Home	7/1967	Volt		60
25.	Satisfaction / I've Been Loving You Too Long (v GB)	11/1967	Stax
26.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / My Sweet Lorene	1/1968	Volt	3	1
27.	Lovey Dovey / New Year's Resolution & Carla Thomas	2/1968	Volt		60
28.	My Girl / Mr. Pitiful	2/1968	Atlantic	36
29.	The Happy Song (Dum Dum) / Open The Door	4/1968	Volt	24	25
30.	She's Alright / Gama Lama	6/1968	Pye Int
31.	Hard To Handle / Amen	6/1968	Atco	15	36
32.	I've Got Dreams To Remember / Nobody's Fault But Mine	9/1968	Atco		41
33.	I've Got Dreams To Remember / Champagne And Wine (v GB)	10/1968	Atlantic
34.	Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (live) / Direct Me	11/1968	Atco		21
35.	Merry Christmas Baby / White Christmas	12/1968	Atlantic
36.	Pain In My Heart	12/1968	Volt		108
37.	A Lover's Question / You Made A Man Out Of Me	2/1969	Atco		48
38.	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby / Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis & Carla Thomas	4/1969	Atco		109
39.	Love Man / Can't Turn You Loose	5/1969	Atco		72
40.	Love Man / That's How Strong My Love Is	6/1969	Atco	43
41.	Free Me / (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher	7/1969	Atco		103
42.	She's Alright / Tuff Enuff	9/1969	Evolution
43.	Look At The Girl / That's A Good Idea	2/1970	Atco
44.	Demonstration / Johnny's Heartbreak	3/1970	Atco		105
45.	Give Away None Of My Love / Snatch A Little Piece	1970	Atco
46.	Wonderful World / Security	7/1970	Atlantic
47.	I Love You / I Need You	7/1970	Atlantic
48.	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Live Version) / Try A Little Tenderness	1/1971	Atlantic		110
49.	Respect / These Arms Of Mine (reissue)	2/1972	Atlantic
50.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / Satisfaction / I Can't Turn You Loose	1/1973	Atlantic
51.	Tramp / Knock On Wood & Carla Thomas	2/1973	Atlantic
52.	My Girl / Hard To Handle	8/1973	Atlantic
53.	I Can't Turn You Loose / Dock Of The Bay / Satisfaction	15.02.1974	Atlantic
54.	My Girl	08.08.1975	Atlantic
55.	I Can't Turn You Loose / (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	4/1980	Atlantic
56.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / You Don't Miss Your Water (reissue)	02.11.1984	Atlantic
57.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / My Girl	1/1985	Old Gold
58.	Try A Little Tenderness / I've Been Loving You Too Long 12" + Hard To Handle	5/1987	Atlantic
59.	Try A Little Tenderness / I've Been Loving You Too Long	8/1991	MCA
60.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay / Sweet Lorene CD + Hard To Handle / Glory Of Love	16.11.1992	Atlantic	79
61.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	5/1994	Rhino
62.	I've Got Dreams To Remember	5/1994
63.	Tramp / Better Get A Move On credited to: The Otis & Carla Band & Louise McCord	02.08.2004	BGP
64.	Loving By The Pound / I'm Gonna Start A War & Barbara & The Browns	30.06.2008	Town
65.	Otis & Jay-Z & Kanye West	7/2011	Roc-A-Fella	28	12
66.	(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay	2/2012	Atlantic	60
67.	Shout Bamalama / Fat Gal & The Pinetoppers	29.11.2013	Orbit
68.	Mr. Pitiful	09.09.2016	Stax

Videos:

1. Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding - 24.9.2007, UM3

Awards:

1968 Grammy Awards

- Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Male ("(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song ("(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")

1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay", 1968)
1999 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2011 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "I've Been Loving You Too Long", 1965)
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Try A Little Tenderness", 1966)
2017 Grammy Awards - Best Album Notes ("Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings")

Various:

† 10.12.1967 (letecké neštěstí)

Compilation Appearances:

"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" on OST "Top Gun: The Expanded Edition" (31.8.99, Columbia)
"My Lover's Prayer" on OST "The Sopranos - Music From The HBO Original Series - Peppers & Eggs" (8.5.01, Columbia)
"That's How Strong My Love Is" on OST "American Dreams Original Soundtrack: 1963-1964" (6.5.03, Hip-O)
"White Christmas" on OST "Love Actually" (11.11.03, J)
"Try A Little Tenderness" on OST "My Blueberry Nights" (25.2.08, Parlophone/Blue Note)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	9		3	Výročí	profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1975	33	16.08.1975	18	Singles	single review
1982	18	01.05.1982	20	Albums	album review
1983	52	24.12.1983	37	Albums	album review
1992	51	20.06.1992	61	Video Round Up
1992	48	28.11.1992	28	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1965	0	05.11.1965	10	Singles	single review
1965	0	31.12.1965	9	NMExclusive - Interview
1966	0	28.01.1966	10	Interview	interview
1966	0	25.03.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	08.07.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	12.08.1966	4	Singles	single review
1974	0	21.12.1974	26	Soul
1975	0	01.03.1975	24
1976	0	25.12.1976	21	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	14	18.07.1995	6	Galerie
1997	4		114	CD retro	album review