The Otis Redding Story
by Otis Redding

Album
The Otis Redding Story by Otis Redding
(Compilation album)
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 86,805th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 4 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (950th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (9,250th)
Award Best albums of all time (86,805th)

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Otis Redding bestography

The Otis Redding Story is ranked 15th best out of 24 albums by Otis Redding on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Otis Redding is Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul which is ranked number 357 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,621.

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The Otis Redding Story track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (13 out of 60 tracks have been rated).

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These Arms Of Mine
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That's What My Heart Needs
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Mary's Little Lamb
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Pain In My Heart
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Something Is Worrying Me
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Security
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Come To Me
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Your One And Only Man
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Chained & Bound
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That's How Strong My Love Is
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Mr. Pitiful
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Keep Your Arms Around Me
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For Your Precious Love
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Woman, A Lover, A Friend
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Home In Your Heart
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I've Been Loving You Too Long
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A Change Is Gonna Come
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Shake
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Rock Me Baby
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Respect
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21.
You Don't Miss Your Water
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Satisfaction
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Ole Man Trouble
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Down In The Valley
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I Can't Turn You Loose
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Just One More Day
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Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
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Good To Me
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Cigarettes And Coffee
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Chain Gang
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My Lover's Prayer
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It's Growing
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Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
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I'm Sick Y'All
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Sweet Lorene
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Try A Little Tenderness
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Day Tripper
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Ton Of Joy
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Hawg For You
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Tramp
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Knock On Wood
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Lovey Dovey
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New Year's Resolution
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Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis
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Stay In School
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You Left The Water Running
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The Happy Song (Dum-Dum-De-De-De-Dum-Dum)
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Hard To Handle
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Amen
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I've Got Dreams To Remember
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Champagne And Wine
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Direct Me
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Merry Christmas Baby
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White Christmas
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Love Man
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Free Me
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Look At That Girl
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58.
The Match Game
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59.
Tell The Truth
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60.
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Average Rating: 77 (1 vote)Comments: View 0

The Otis Redding Story rankings

The Otis Redding Story rankings summary
Overall rank: 86,805th | 1980s rank: 9,250th | 1987 rank: 950th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 4 votes)
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