| Artist: | Otis Redding |
| Studio: | 10 |
| Live: | 9 |
| Compilation: | 15 |
| Singles: | 48 |
This is the discography of American soul singer Otis Redding.
| 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 |
| 75 | 1 | 6 |
Gold[4] |
| The Soul Album |
| 54 | 3 | 22 | |
| 73 | 5 | 23 | ||
| King & Queen (with Carla Thomas) |
| 36 | 5 | 18 | |
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 | US R&B | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NOR [8] | UK | |||
| The Dock of the Bay |
| 4 | 1 | 137 | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
| The Immortal Otis Redding |
| 58 | 3 | – | – | – | 19 | |
| Love Man |
| 46 | 8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tell the Truth |
| 200 | 26 | – | – | – | – | |
| Remember Me |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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 | US R&B | CAN [9] | GER | UK | |||
| Live in Europe |
| 32 | 8 | – | – | 14 | |
| In Person at the Whisky a Go Go |
| 82 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival (with The Jimi Hendrix Experience) |
| 16 | 15 | 43 | 9 | – |
Gold[10] |
| Recorded Live: Previously Unreleased Performances |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| 200 | – | – | – | – | ||
| In Concert |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Live in London and Paris |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Respect: Live 1967 |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Live on the Sunset Strip |
| – | 66 | – | – | – | |
| Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | AUS [11] | BEL (Wa) [12] | NL [13] | NZ [14] | SWI [15] | UK | |||
| The History of Otis Redding |
| 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| The Very Best of Otis Redding |
| 76 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| The Dock of the Bay – The Definitive Collection |
| – | – | – | – | 56 | – | – | 50 |
|
| The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 |
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| – | – | – | – | 62 | – | – | – | ||
| Pure Southern Soul: Otis Redding |
| 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together |
| – | – | 19 | 77 | – | 11 | 12 | – |
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| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] | US R&B [18] | NL | UK | ||||
| "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 | – | – |
Silver | 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 |
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| "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 | ||
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | BEL (Wa) | FRA | GER | NL | SWI | UK | ||||
| "(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 |
3× Platinum 2× Platinum | 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 | |