The Dock of the Bay

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共14首歌曲

艺人: Otis Redding
语种: 英语
厂牌: Atco Records
发行时间: 1968年02月01日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

灵魂乐天才Otis Redding的生前遗作，其中那首(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay被认为是把Soul引入流行音乐的伟大试验，而这首歌也为Otis Redding赢得了年度最佳R&B歌手和最佳R&B歌曲的荣誉，专辑也很快成为金唱片。

这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第161位。

It was never supposed to be like this: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was supposed to mark a beginning of a new phase in Otis Redding's career, not an ending. Producer/guitarist Steve Cropper had a difficult task to perform in pulling together this album, the first of several posthumous releases issued by Stax/Volt in the wake of Otis Redding's death. What could have been a cash-in effort or a grim memorial album instead became a vivid, exciting presentation of some key aspects of the talent that was lost when Redding died. Dock of the Bay is, indeed, a mixed bag of singles and B-sides going back to July of 1965, one hit duet with Carla Thomas, and a pair of previously unissued tracks from 1966 and 1967, respectively. There's little cohesion, stylistic or otherwise, in the songs, especially when the title track is taken into consideration -- nothing else here resembles it, for the obvious reason that Redding never had a chance to follow it up. Despite the mix-and-match nature of the album, however, this is an impossible record not to love. Cropper chose his tracks well, selecting some of the strongest and most unusual among the late singer's orphaned songs: "I Love You More Than Words Can Say" is one of Redding's most passionate performances; "Let Me Come on Home" presents an ebullient Otis Redding accompanied by some sharp playing; and "Don't Mess With Cupid" begins with a gorgeous guitar flourish and blooms into an intense, pounding, soaring showcase for singer and band alike. No one could complain about the album then, and it still holds more than three decades later. Reissued on CD by the Atco label through Rhino Records in excellent sound.

The Dock of the Bay

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