• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: May 18, 2018
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81

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Jun 13, 2018
    90
    Dock of the Bay Sessions may not reveal anything new in the Redding catalog, and it's hardly a comprehensive career overview, but it's a warm reminder of his ample talents and a collection of songs that deserves to be in everyone's collection.
  2. Uncut
    Jun 13, 2018
    80
    The choices on Dock Of The Bay Sessions suggest an artist who was refining his songwriting, someone concentrating more on character development. [Jul 2018, p.38]
  3. Jun 13, 2018
    70
    The Dock of the Bay Sessions is hardly essential for loyal Otis Redding fans, but as a compact summation of his final recordings, it's a fine collection that flows with the coherence of a "real" LP, and if you're looking for an album with "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," this is a good way to go.
  4. 60
    At just over a half hour of music, we’re not getting anything fresh here--no outtakes, studio chatter, demos, remixes, nothing--which, in this day of easily being able to build your own playlist, seems at best like a waste of time and at worst a greedy cash grab aimed at those who can’t figure out how to create this themselves.

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