The song is somewhat different in style from most of Redding's other recordings. While discussing the song with his wife, Redding stated that he had wanted to "be a little different" with "The Dock of the Bay" and "change his style". There were concerns that "The Dock of the Bay" had too much of a pop feel for an Otis Redding record, and contracting the Stax gospel act the Staple Singers to record backing vocals was discussed but never carried out. Redding had considered the song to be unfinished and planned to record what he considered a final version, but never got the chance. The song features a whistled tune heard before the song's fade. It was originally performed by Redding, who (according to Cropper) had "this little fadeout rap he was gonna do, an ad-lib. He forgot what it was so he started whistling." Redding continued to tour after the recording sessions. On December 10, his charter plane crashed into Lake Monona, outside Madison, Wisconsin. Īfter Redding's death, Cropper mixed "Dock of the Bay" at Stax Studios. He added the sound of seagulls and waves crashing to the background, as Redding had requested, recalling the sounds he heard when he was staying on the houseboat.Ī clarification regarding the seagull effects heard on Otis Redding's (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay.
the effects are a combination of co-writer and producer Steve Cropper’s guitar fills and sound effects from tape.Ĭropper has commented on the gull effects and the recording of (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay in multiple interviews. Redding's vocals and famous whistling outro, and the basic studio tracks with Cropper on acoustic guitar, Donald (Duck) Dunn on bass, Al Jackson on drums, Booker T.
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