Otis Redding discography

Otis Redding discography
Studio albums10
Live albums9
Compilation albums15
Singles48

This is the discography of American soul singer Otis Redding.

Studio albums

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		UK
[3]
Pain in My Heart 103 20 28
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads 147 3 30
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
  • Released: September 15, 1965
  • Label: Volt
 75 1 6
The Soul Album
  • Released: April 1, 1966
  • Label: Volt
 54 3 22
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
  • Released: October 15, 1966
  • Label: Volt
 73 5 23
King & Queen (with Carla Thomas) 36 5 18

Posthumous studio albums

Otis Redding's death prompted a number of releases, including live albums and compilations. Four albums of mostly new material were released, but they are more like compilations than official studio releases.

The first of these releases, The Dock of the Bay, assembled by guitarist and producer Steve Cropper, is made up of previously released singles and b-sides as well as some album tracks and a few previously unissued recordings. The other three of these albums contain a greater amount of previously unreleased material. The posthumous collections are generally considered to be of good quality,[5] which is unusual, as many posthumous releases by other artists receive unfavorable reviews.

A fifth release, Remember Me, came out on 20 March 1992, featuring 22 unreleased tracks taken from Redding's 1963–1967 recordings, with numerous unreleased and stereo recordings. Two alternate takes of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" and alternate takes of other famous tracks, such as "Respect", "Come to Me", and "Try a Little Tenderness", are among its highlights.

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		FRA
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		UK
[3]
The Dock of the Bay
  • Released: February 23, 1968
  • Label: Volt
 4 1 137 17 3 1
The Immortal Otis Redding
  • Released: June, 1968
  • Label: Atco
 58 3 – – – 19
Love Man
  • Released: June 20, 1969
  • Label: Atco
 46 8 – – – –
Tell the Truth
  • Released: July 1, 1970
  • Label: Atco
 200 26 – – – –
Remember Me
  • Released: March 29, 1992
  • Label: Atco
 – – – – – –

Live albums

Officially released live recordings by Otis Redding primarily come from three sources: a series of shows performed at the Whisky a Go Go in April 1966, the Stax/Volt Revue tour of Europe in March and April 1967, and his five-song set at the Monterey International Pop Festival on June 17, 1967.

Earlier live performances of "Pain in My Heart" and "These Arms of Mine" from November 16, 1963, were officially released on the Atco compilation album Apollo Saturday Night in 1964. These two performances are also included in the 1993 box set Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding.

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[7] 		UK
[3]
Live in Europe
  • Released: July 10, 1967
  • Label: Volt
  • Recorded: March 1967
 32 8 – – 14
In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
  • Released: October, 1968
  • Label: Atco
  • Recorded: April 1966
 82 7 – – –
Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival
(with The Jimi Hendrix Experience) 		16 15 43 9 –
Recorded Live: Previously Unreleased Performances – – – – –
Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Stax
  • Recorded: April 1966
 200 – – – –
In Concert
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Stax
  • Recorded: April 1966 & March 1967
 – – – – –
Live in London and Paris
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Stax
  • Recorded: March 1967
 – – – – –
Respect: Live 1967 – – – – –
Live on the Sunset Strip
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Stax
  • Recorded: April 1966
 – 66 – – –
Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Stax
  • Recorded: April 1966
 – – – – –

Compilation albums

Charted compilations

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		AUS
[11] 		BEL
(Wa)
[12] 		NL
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWI
[15] 		UK
[3]
The History of Otis Redding
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Volt
 9 1 – – – – – 2
The Best of Otis Redding
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Atco
 76 34 – – – – – –
The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Atlantic
 – – – – 56 – – 50
  • ARIA: Gold[16]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[4]
The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Rhino
 – – – – – – – 26
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[10]
  • BPI: Gold[4]
Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology – – – – 62 – – –
Pure Southern Soul: Otis Redding
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Rhino
 160 – – – – – – –
The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Rhino
 – – 19 77 – 11 12 –

Other compilations

  • Soul as Sung by Otis Redding and Little Joe Curtis (1968, Alshire Presents)
  • Ten Years Gone (1977, Atlantic; Japan-only 3-LP compilation)
  • The Ultimate Otis Redding (1986, Warner Bros.)
  • The Otis Redding Story (1987, Atlantic)
  • Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding (1993, Rhino)
  • The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 (1995, Rhino)
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long and Other Hits (1997, Rhino/Flashback). RIAA: Gold[10]
  • Love Songs (1998, Rhino). BPI: Silver[4]
  • Stax Profiles (2006, Stax)
  • The Definitive Soul Collection (2006, Rhino). BPI: Gold[4]
  • The Best: See & Hear, Otis Redding (2009, Shout! Factory)
  • Soul Legend - The Best of Otis Redding (2011, Music Club Deluxe/MCI)
  • Lonely & Blue - The Deepest Soul of Otis Redding (2013, Stax)
  • The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection (2013, Shout! Factory)
  • Soul Manifesto: 1964-1970 (2015, Rhino)

Singles

Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17] 		US
R&B
[18] 		NL
[13] 		UK
[3]
"She's All Right" (as Otis Redding and The Shooters)
b/w "Tuff Enuff" (The Shooters) 		1960 – – – – Non-album tracks
"Gettin' Hip"
b/w "Gamma Lama" 		– – – –
"Shout Bamalama"
b/w "Fat Gal" 		1961 – – – –
"These Arms of Mine"
b/w "Hey, Hey Baby" 		1962 85 20 – – Pain in My Heart
"That's What My Heart Needs"
b/w "Mary's Little Lamb" (non-album track) 		1963 – 27 – –
"Pain in My Heart"
b/w "Something is Worrying Me" 		61 11 – –
"Come to Me"
b/w "Don't Leave Me This Way" (non-album track) 		1964 69 26 – – The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
"Security"
b/w "I Want To Thank You" (from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads) 		97 23 – – Pain in My Heart
"Chained and Bound"
b/w "Your One and Only Man" 		70 6 – – The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
"Mr. Pitiful" 41 10 – –
"That's How Strong My Love Is" 74 18 – –
"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
b/w "I'm Depending on You" (non-album track) 		1965 21 2 – – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
"Respect"
b/w "Ole Man Trouble" 		35 4 – –
"Just One More Day" 85 15 – 29 The Soul Album
"I Can't Turn You Loose" – 11 – – History of Otis Redding
"My Girl"
b/w "Down in the Valley" 		– – – 11 Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
b/w "Any Ole Way" (from The Soul Album) 		1966 31 4 – 33
"My Lover's Prayer"
b/w "Don't Mess with Cupid" (from The Dock Of The Bay) 		61 10 – 37 Complete & Unbelievable:
The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
b/w "Good to Me" (from The Soul Album) 		29 12 – 23
"Try a Little Tenderness"
b/w "I'm Sick Y'all" 		1967 25 4 – 46
"Day Tripper"
b/w "Shake" (from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul) 		– – – 43
"I Love You More Than Words Can Say" 78 30 – – The Dock of the Bay
"Let Me Come on Home" – – – 48
"Shake" (live)
b/w "You Don't Miss Your Water" (from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul) 		47 16 – 28 Live in Europe
"Tramp" (with Carla Thomas)
b/w "Tell It Like It Is" 		26 2 15 18 King & Queen
"Knock on Wood" (with Carla Thomas)
b/w "Let Me Be Good to You" 		30 8 – 35
"Glory of Love"
b/w "I'm Coming Home" 		60 19 – – The Dock of the Bay

Posthumous singles

Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17] 		US
R&B
[18] 		BEL
(Wa)
[12] 		FRA
[6] 		GER
[7] 		NL
[13] 		SWI
[15] 		UK
[3]
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
b/w "Sweet Lorene" (from Complete & Unbelievable:
The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul) 		1968 1 1 4 79 16 4 7 3 The Dock of the Bay
"The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)"
b/w "Open the Door" (from The Dock of the Bay) 		25 10 19 – – 17 – 24 The Immortal Otis Redding
"Amen" 36 15 36 – – 20 – –
"Hard to Handle" 51 38 36 – – – – 15
"I've Got Dreams to Remember"
b/w "Nobody's Fault but Mine" 		41 6 – – – 7 – –
"Lovey Dovey" (with Carla Thomas)
b/w "New Year's Resolution" 		60 21 – – – – – – King & Queen
"White Christmas"
b/w "Merry Christmas, Baby" 		– – – – – – – – Non-album tracks
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (live)
b/w "Direct Me" (from Love Man) 		21 10 – – – – – – In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
"A Lover's Question"
b/w "You Made a Man out of Me" (from The Immortal Otis Redding) 		1969 48 20 – – – – – – Love Man
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (with Carla Thomas)
b/w "Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis" 		– – – – – – – – King & Queen
"Love Man"
b/w "Can't Turn You Loose" (from Live in Europe) 		72 17 – – – – – 43 Love Man
"Free Me"
b/w "Your Love Has Lifted Me (Higher and Higher)" 		103 30 – – – – – –
"Look at the Girl"
b/w "That's a Good Idea" 		– – – – – – – –
"Demonstration"
b/w "Johnny's Heartbreak" 		105 32 – – – – – – Tell the Truth
"Give Away None of My Love"
b/w "Snatch a Little Piece" 		1970 – – – – – – – –
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (live)
b/w "Try a Little Tenderness" (live) 		1971 110 – – – – – – – Monterey Pop Soundtrack
"You Left the Water Running"
b/w "The Otis Jam" (by Memphis studio band) 		1976 – – – – – – – – Non-album tracks
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17] 		US
R&B
[18] 		AUS
[11] 		CAN
[19] 		FRA
[6] 		NL
[13] 		SWI
[15] 		UK
[3]
"Otis"
(Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding) 		2011 12 2 42 37 69 73 61 28 Watch the Throne

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