5 Facts About Otis Redding's Posthumous Greatest Hits Album

The album was released in 1967 on Atco Records, just weeks after Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967.

It became his first album to reach number one on the Billboard R&B chart and number 20 on the pop chart.

The compilation includes his signature song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” which became his only number one pop single.

Other essential tracks include “Try a Little Tenderness,” “These Arms of Mine,” and “Respect,” which Redding originally recorded before Aretha Franklin made it a hit.

The album’s success cemented Redding’s legacy as one of the most influential soul singers of the 1960s, despite his career being cut short at age 26.