# Otis Redding discography

This is the discography of American soul singer Otis Redding.

## Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | UK | Certifications |
| Pain in My Heart | Released: March, 1964 Label: Atco Records | 103 | 20 | 28 | |
| The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads | Released: March, 1965 Label: Volt Records | 147 | 3 | 30 | |
| Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul | Released: September 15, 1965 Label: Volt | 75 | 1 | 6 | BPI: Gold |
| 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) | Released: March 16, 1967 Label: Stax Records | 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, 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 | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | FRA | GER | NOR | UK | Certifications |
| 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 | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | CAN | GER | UK | Certifications |
| 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) | Released: August 26, 1970 Label: Reprise Records Recorded: June 17, 1967 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 9 | – | RIAA: Gold |
| Recorded Live: Previously Unreleased Performances | Released: 1982 Label: Atlantic Records Recorded: April 1966 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 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 | Released: 2009 Label: Shout! Factory | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 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 | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | AUS | BEL (Wa) | NL | NZ | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| 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 BPI: 2× Platinum |
| The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 | Released: 1992 Label: Rhino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
| Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology | Released: 1998 Label: Rhino Records | – | – | – | – | 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 | – | BPI: Silver |

### 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
* Love Songs (1998, Rhino). BPI: Silver
* Stax Profiles (2006, Stax)
* The Definitive Soul Collection (2006, Rhino). BPI: Gold
* 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 | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | NL | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "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" | 1960 | – | – | – | – | | Non-album tracks |
| "Shout Bamalama" b/w "Fat Gal" | 1961 | – | – | – | – | | Non-album tracks |
| "These Arms of Mine" b/w "Hey, Hey Baby" | 1962 | 85 | 20 | – | – | RIAA: Gold BPI: 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 |
| "Pain in My Heart" b/w "Something is Worrying Me" | 1963 | 61 | 11 | – | – | | Pain in My Heart |
| "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) | 1964 | 97 | 23 | – | – | | Pain in My Heart |
| "Chained and Bound" b/w "Your One and Only Man" | 1964 | 70 | 6 | – | – | | The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads |
| "Mr. Pitiful" | 1964 | 41 | 10 | – | – | | The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads |
| "That's How Strong My Love Is" | 1964 | 74 | 18 | – | – | | The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads |
| "I've Been Loving You Too Long" b/w "I'm Depending on You" (non-album track) | 1965 | 21 | 2 | – | – | RIAA: Gold | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul |
| "Respect" b/w "Ole Man Trouble" | 1965 | 35 | 4 | – | – | | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul |
| "Just One More Day" | 1965 | 85 | 15 | – | 29 | | The Soul Album |
| "I Can't Turn You Loose" | 1965 | – | 11 | – | – | | History of Otis Redding |
| "My Girl" b/w "Down in the Valley" | 1965 | – | – | – | 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 | | Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul |
| "My Lover's Prayer" b/w "Don't Mess with Cupid" (from The Dock Of The Bay) | 1966 | 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) | 1966 | 29 | 12 | – | 23 | | Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul |
| "Try a Little Tenderness" b/w "I'm Sick Y'all" | 1967 | 25 | 4 | – | 46 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver | Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul |
| "Day Tripper" b/w "Shake" (from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul) | 1967 | – | – | – | 43 | | Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul |
| "I Love You More Than Words Can Say" | 1967 | 78 | 30 | – | – | | The Dock of the Bay |
| "Let Me Come on Home" | 1967 | – | – | – | 48 | | The Dock of the Bay |
| "Shake" (live) b/w "You Don't Miss Your Water" (from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul) | 1967 | 47 | 16 | – | 28 | | Live in Europe |
| "Tramp" (with Carla Thomas) b/w "Tell It Like It Is" | 1967 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 18 | | King & Queen |
| "Knock on Wood" (with Carla Thomas) b/w "Let Me Be Good to You" | 1967 | 30 | 8 | – | 35 | | King & Queen |
| "Glory of Love" b/w "I'm Coming Home" | 1967 | 60 | 19 | – | – | | The Dock of the Bay |

### Posthumous singles

| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | BEL (Wa) | FRA | GER | NL | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "(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 | RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum | The Dock of the Bay |
| "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" b/w "Open the Door" (from The Dock of the Bay) | 1968 | 25 | 10 | 19 | – | – | 17 | – | 24 | | The Immortal Otis Redding |
| "Amen" | 1968 | 36 | 15 | 36 | – | – | 20 | – | – | | The Immortal Otis Redding |
| "Hard to Handle" | 1968 | 51 | 38 | 36 | – | – | – | – | 15 | | The Immortal Otis Redding |
| "I've Got Dreams to Remember" b/w "Nobody's Fault but Mine" | 1968 | 41 | 6 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | | The Immortal Otis Redding |
| "Lovey Dovey" (with Carla Thomas) b/w "New Year's Resolution" | 1968 | 60 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | King & Queen |
| "White Christmas" b/w "Merry Christmas, Baby" | 1968 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album tracks |
| "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (live) b/w "Direct Me" (from Love Man) | 1968 | 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" | 1969 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | King & Queen |
| "Love Man" b/w "Can't Turn You Loose" (from Live in Europe) | 1969 | 72 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | | Love Man |
| "Free Me" b/w "Your Love Has Lifted Me (Higher and Higher)" | 1969 | 103 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Love Man |
| "Look at the Girl" b/w "That's a Good Idea" | 1969 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Love Man |
| "Demonstration" b/w "Johnny's Heartbreak" | 1969 | 105 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Tell the Truth |
| "Give Away None of My Love" b/w "Snatch a Little Piece" | 1970 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Tell the Truth |
| "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 |

### As featured artist

| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Single | Year | US | US R&B | AUS | CAN | FRA | NL | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Otis" (Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding) | 2011 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 37 | 69 | 73 | 61 | 28 | RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold | Watch the Throne |