Lyrics by Otis Redding

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1. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
2. Try A Little Tenderness
3. These Arms Of Mine
4. That's How Strong My Loves Is
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long
6. Hard To Handle
7. For Your Precious Love
8. I've Got Dreams To Remember
9. My Girl
10. Pain In My Heart
11. I Love You More Than Words Can Say
12. Open The Door
13. Respect
14. Tramp (feat. Carla Thomas)
15. 634-5789
16. A Change Is Gonna Come
17. A Fool For You
18. A Lover's Question
19. A Waste Of Time
20. A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
21. Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
22. Amen
23. Any Ole Way
24. Are You Lonely For Me Baby
25. Baby, Let Me Be Good To You
26. Bring It On Home To Me
27. Chain Gang
28. Chained And Bound
29. Champagne And Wine
30. Cigarettes And Coffee
31. Come To Me
32. Day Tripper
33. Direct Me
34. Don't Mess With Cupid
35. Down In The Valley
36. Dreams To Remember
37. Dum-Dum-Dum (Happy Song)
38. Everybody Makes a Mistake
39. Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa (sad song)
40. Free Me
41. Gamma Lama
42. Good To Me
43. Got To Get Myself Together
44. Groovin' Time
45. Hawg For You
46. Hey Hey Baby
47. Higher And Higher
48. Home In Your Heart
49. I Can See Clearly Now
50. I Can't Turn You Loose
51. I Need You Lovin'
52. I Want To Thank You
53. I'll Let Nothing Separate Us
54. I'm A Changed Man
55. I'm Coming Home To See About You
56. I'm Depending On You
57. I'm Sick Y'all
58. It Takes Two
59. It's Growing
60. It's Too Late
61. Just One More Day
62. Keep Your Arms Around Me
63. Knock On Wood
64. Let Me Come On Home
65. Lobey Dovey
66. Look At That Girl
67. Louie Louie
68. Love Have Mercy
69. Love Man
70. Loving By The Pound
71. Lucille
72. Mary's Little Lamb
73. Merry Christmas Baby
74. Mr. Pitiful
75. My Lovers Prayer
76. New Year's Resolution
77. Nobody Knows You
78. Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)
79. Nobody's Fault But Mine
80. Nothing Can Change This Love
81. Ole Man Trouble
82. Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis
83. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
84. Rock Me Baby
85. Satisfaction
86. Scratch My Back
87. Security
88. Shake
89. She Put The Hurt On Me
90. Shout Bamalama
91. Something Is Worrying Me
92. Stand By Me
93. Stay In School
94. Sweet Lorene
95. Tell It Like It Is
96. Tell The Truth
97. Tennessee Waltz
98. That's A Good Idea
99. That's What My Heart Needs
100. The Dog
101. The Glory Of love
102. The Huckle-Buck
103. The Match Game
104. Think About It
105. Thousand Miles Away
106. Ton Of Joy
107. Treat Her Right
108. Trick or Treat
109. When a Man Loves a Woman
110. White Christmas
111. Wonderful World
112. You Don't Miss Your Water
113. You Left The Water Running
114. You Made a Man Out Of Me
115. You Send Me
116. You're Still My Baby
117. Your Feeling Is Mine
118. Your One And Only Man

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Nicknamed the "King of Soul", Redding's style of singing drew inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. His vocal style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s. Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia, and his family soon moved to Macon. He dropped out of high school at the age of 15 to support his family, working with Little Richard's backing band, the Upsetters, and performing in talent shows at Macon's historic Douglass Theatre. In 1958, Redding joined Johnny Jenkins's band, the Pinetoppers, with whom he toured the Southern states as a singer and driver. An unscheduled appearance at a Stax Records recording session led to a contract and his first hit single, "These Arms of Mine", in 1962. Stax released Redding's debut album, Pain in My Heart, two years later. Initially popular mainly with African Americans, Redding later reached a wider American pop music audience. Along with his group, he first played small shows in the American South. Redding later performed at the popular Los Angeles night club Whisky a Go Go and toured Europe, performing in London, Paris and other major cities. In 1967, he performed at the Monterey Pop Festival. Shortly before his death in a plane crash, Redding wrote and recorded his iconic "(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 Albums Chart. Redding's premature death devastated Stax. Already on the verge of bankruptcy, the label soon discovered that the Atco division of Atlantic Records owned the rights to his entire song catalog. Redding received many posthumous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In addition to "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", some of his best-known songs include his self-penned "Respect" (1965), which later became more widely associated with Aretha Franklin's cover, and his rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" (1966).

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