Songs written by Otis Redding&nbsp;&nbsp;

03/1963

These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding

from Pain in My Heart

85
US

20
R&B

[Volt 103]
written by Otis Redding

10/1963

That's What My Heart Needs by Otis Redding

from Pain in My Heart

27
R&B

[Volt 109]
written by Otis Redding

03/1964

Come to Me by Otis Redding

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

69
US

26
R&B

[Volt 116]
written by Otis Redding

& Phil Walden

05/1964

Security by Otis Redding

from Pain in My Heart

97
US

23
R&B

[Volt 117]
written by Otis Redding

10/1964

Chained and Bound by Otis Redding

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

70
US

6
R&B

[Volt 121]
written by Otis Redding

02/1965

Mr. Pitiful by Otis Redding

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

41
US

10
R&B

B side to That's How Strong My Love Is
[Volt 124]
written by Steve Cropper & Otis Redding

05/1965

I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) by Otis Redding

from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

21
US

2
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #110]
[Volt 126]
written by Otis Redding

09/1965

Respect by Otis Redding

from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

35
US

4
R&B

[Volt 128]
written by Otis Redding

12/1965

Just One More Day by Otis Redding

from The Soul Album

85
US

15
R&B

B side to I Can't Turn You Loose
[Volt 130]
written by Otis Redding

, Steve Cropper & McElvoy Robinson

10.

12/1965

I Can't Turn You Loose by Otis Redding

11
R&B

29
UK

[Volt 130]
written by Otis Redding

11.

06/1966

My Lover's Prayer by Otis Redding

from Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

61
US

10
R&B

37
UK

[Volt 136]
written by Otis Redding

12.

10/1966

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) by Otis Redding

from Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

29
US

12
R&B

23
UK

[Volt 138]
written by Steve Cropper & Otis Redding

The Rationals

13.

11/1966

Respect by The Rationals

92
US

[Cameo 437]
written by Otis Redding

Arthur Conley

14.

03/1967

③ Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley

from Sweet Soul Music

318

2
US

2
R&B

7
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Atco 6463]
written by Otis Redding

, Arthur Conley & Sam Cooke (uncredited)

Aretha Franklin

15.

04/1967

② Respect by Aretha Franklin

from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

328

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

10
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #5]
[Atlantic 2403]
written by Otis Redding

16.

05/1967

Let Me Come On Home by Otis Redding

from The Dock of the Bay

48
UK

[Volt 146]
written by Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Otis Redding

Mickey Murray

17.

09/1967

Shout Bamalama by Mickey Murray

54
US

11
R&B

[SSS International 715]
written by Otis Redding

18.

01/1968

① (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding

from The Dock of the Bay

379

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #28]
[recorded some days before his death]
[Volt 157]
written by Otis Redding

Irma Thomas

19.

02/1968

Good to Me by Irma Thomas

42
R&B

[Chess 2036]
written by Otis Redding

Etta James

20.

03/1968

Security by Etta James

from Tell Mama

35
US

11
R&B

53
UK

[Cadet 5594]
written by Otis Redding

& Margaret Wessen

King Curtis

21.

03/1968

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by King Curtis

84
US

32
AC

as King Curtis & The Kingpins
[instrumental]
[Atco 6562]
written by Otis Redding

22.

04/1968

⑤ The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) by Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding

25
US

10
R&B

24
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Volt 163]
written by Otis Redding

23.

07/1968

Amen by Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding

36
US

15
R&B

[Atco 6592]
written by Otis Redding

24.

07/1968

Hard to Handle by Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding

51
US

38
R&B

15
UK

B side to Amen
[Atco 6592]
written by Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) & Otis Redding

Billy Vera

25.

09/1968

I've Been Loving You Too Long by Billy Vera

121
US

[Atlantic 2555]
written by Otis Redding

26.

09/1968

I've Got Dreams to Remember by Otis Redding

from The Immortal Otis Redding

41
US

6
R&B

[Atco 6612]
written by Otis Redding

& Zelma Redding

Patti Drew

27.

11/1968

Hard to Handle by Patti Drew

from I've Been Here All the Time

93
US

40
R&B

[Capitol 2339]
written by Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) & Otis Redding

The Chambers Brothers

28.

11/1968

I Can't Turn You Loose by The Chambers Brothers

from A New Time, A New Day

37
US

[Columbia 44679]
written by Otis Redding

Ike & Tina Turner

29.

04/1969

I've Been Loving You Too Long by Ike & Tina Turner

from Outta Season

68
US

23
R&B

[Blue Thumb 101]
written by Otis Redding

30.

05/1969

Love Man by Otis Redding

from Love Man

72
US

17
R&B

43
UK

[Atco 6677]
written by Otis Redding

Sérgio Mendes

31.

06/1969

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Sérgio Mendes

from Crystal Illusions

66
US

12
AC

as Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '66
[A&M 1073]
written by Otis Redding

32.

08/1969

Free Me by Otis Redding

from Love Man

103
US

30
R&B

[Atco 6700]
written by Otis Redding

& Gene Lawson

Barbara Mandrell

33.

09/1969

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) by Barbara Mandrell

from Treat Him Right

55
country

[Columbia 4-44955]
written by Otis Redding

The Dells

34.

11/1969

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by The Dells

from Love Is Blue

42
US

13
R&B

[Cadet 5658]
written by Otis Redding

35.

04/1970

Demonstration by Otis Redding

from Tell the Truth

105
US

[Atco 6742]
written by Otis Redding

& Don Covay

36.

02/1971

I've Been Loving You Too Long by Otis Redding

from Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival

110
US

[R]
[live]
[Atco 6802]
written by Otis Redding

Buddy Miles

37.

05/1971

Wholesale Love by Buddy Miles

from A Message to the People

71
US

49
R&B

[Mercury 73205]
written by Otis Redding

Ike & Tina Turner

38.

07/1971

I've Been Loving You Too Long by Ike & Tina Turner

120
US

[R]
[Blue Thumb 202]
written by Otis Redding

The Edgar Winter Group

39.

05/1972

I Can't Turn You Loose by The Edgar Winter Group

from Roadwork

81
US

as Edgar Winter's White Trash
written by Otis Redding

King Floyd

40.

04/1973

Think About It by King Floyd

from Think About It

49
R&B

[Chimneyville 446]
written by Don Covay & Otis Redding

Aretha Franklin

41.

03/1974

Respect by Aretha Franklin

from The Best of Aretha Franklin

51
UK

[R]
written by Otis Redding

Anthony White

42.

09/1977

I Can't Turn You Loose / Block Party by Anthony White

7
dance

written by Otis Redding

, Earl Young, Norman Harris & Ron Baker

Sammy Hagar

43.

04/1979

The Dock of the Bay by Sammy Hagar

65
US

written by Otis Redding

The Reddings

44.

06/1982

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by The Reddings

from Steamin' Hot

55
US

15
AC

21
R&B

[Believe In A Dream 02836]
written by Otis Redding

Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

Zinga Washington

45.

09/1982

Respect by Zinga Washington

from Zinga

40
dance

written by Otis Redding

46.

10/1982

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

from WWII

13
country

[RCA 13319]
written by Otis Redding

Tyrone Brunson

47.

11/1982

The Smurf by Tyrone Brunson

from Sticky Situation

35
dance

14
R&B

as Tyrone "Tystick" Brunson
[instrumental]
[Believe in a Dream 03163]
written by Otis Redding

Michael Bolton

48.

12/1987

④ (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Michael Bolton

from The Hunger

11
US

19
AC

58
R&B

12
rock

77
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Columbia 07680]
written by Otis Redding