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 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 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.

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

Zinga Washington

44.

1982

Respect by Zinga Washington

from Zinga

40
dance

written by Otis Redding

The Reddings

45.

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

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