Heart in the Hand

On this lazy Sunday, it took me a while to get into the day.  Since yesterday, I feel like I have not been myself and yet tried to do my normal activities.  I simply just wasn't feeling it,  but deciding on today's pick made me just a bit happier.  For my forty-fourth:

Artist - Otis Redding

Album - The Dock of the Bay

Released - 1968

Label - Volt Records

Genre - Soul, Rhythm and Blues

Tracks:

Side One 

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

I Love You More Than Words Can Say

Let Me Come on Home

Open The Door

Don't Mess with Cupid

Side Two

The Glory of LOve

I'm Coming Home

Tramp

The Huckle-Buck

Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)

Ole Man Trouble

The Dock of the Bay was Otis Redding's six album which was released posthumously a year after his death in 1967.  Considered one of the major influential figures in soul and blues, each track on this shows that he indeed was a prominent figure.  (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay was one of Rolling Stone Magazine's top 500 songs of all time and it's almost hard to believe he died shortly after making this record in a plane crash.  I always feel like when I hear music that hits me a certain way and the artist dies after making such great music, it makes me think of what potential they could've had.  What influences could they have on today's music if they were alive?  It's sad to say that talented musicians leave too soon, but their music does live on for us to enjoy and for our future.  After giving this record a thorough listen, I absolutely love I Love You More Than Words Can Say.  As tough and guarded as I feel like some people think I am, I am an absolute sucker for love and love songs.  This is a great song and I've always admired Otis Redding's music.

Enjoy!