(sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

LyricPop is a children's picture book collection by LyricVerse and Akashic Books that launched in June 2020. LyricPop presents your favorite song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, instilling a love of music and song among young readers. 40,00 copy first printing. Otis Redding is referred to as the King of Soul. Redding is a multi-GRAMMY Award winner and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Redding was included, at number twenty-one, on Rolling Stone. 's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and was number eight on the magazine's list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," was released after Redding's untimely death in a plane crash. The song reached number one on Billboard. 's Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles charts and number three on the UK Singles chart. The song won two GRAMMYs and the album, titled Dock of the Bay. , that it appeared on was Redding's best-selling album, with over four million sales worldwide. Numerous artists have covered the song over the years, including: Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Michael Bolton, and Justin Timberlake. The song was cowritten with guitarist Steve Cropper who mixed the song after Redding's death.