Open the Door

~ Recording by Otis Redding

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1968-02-23
Volt (US, Stax subsiduary)S 419, S-419, VOLT S-419
1.4Open the Door2:27Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1988-12-21
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)20P2-2362
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-11-05
ATCO Records7 80254-2
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the Bay (club edition)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
ATCO RecordsA2 80254
1.18Open the Door2:26Otis ReddingIt's Not Just Sentimental (The Unheard Otis 22 Tracks)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
Stax, Volt (US, Stax subsiduary)CDSXE 041
3.5Open the Door2:26Otis ReddingOtis! The Definitive Otis ReddingOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-09
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71439
3.5Open the Door2:26Otis ReddingOtis! The Definitive Otis ReddingOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122-71439-2
1.17Open the Door2:26Otis ReddingIt's Not Just SentimentalOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-03-27
StaxCDSXE041
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
ATCO Records7567-80254-2, 7567-80254-2 YG
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-01
Sundazed MusicLP 5172
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
ATCO Records7567-80254-2, 7567-80254-2 YG
1.44Open the Door2:23Otis ReddingPure Southern SoulOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2007-10-29
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the Bay (red & blue disc)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-11-01
ATCO Records7 80254-2
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the Bay (yellow & blue disc)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-12-08
ATCO Records7 80254-2
5.11Open the Door2:25Otis Redding100 Hits Legends: Otis ReddingOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-07-05
100 HitsLEGENDS018
2.10Open the Door2:22Otis ReddingSoul Legend: The Very Best of Otis ReddingOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-06-20
Music Club DeluxeMCDLX518
1.4Open The Door2:22Otis ReddingThe Dock of the Bay (24-Bit / 96.0 kHz)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-12-08
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)[none]
1.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
ATCO Records, Rhino (reissue label)
2.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingOriginal Album Series, Vol. 2Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122796490
3.11Open the Door2:24Otis ReddingThe King of SoulOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-02-04
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)R2 541306
3.11Open the Door2:24Otis ReddingThe King of SoulOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-02-04
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)541306
1.4Open the Door2:27Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-12-08
ATCO Records, Rhino (reissue label)
7.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingThe Complete Studio Albums CollectionOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-06-03
Rhino (reissue label)
8.4Open the Door2:25Otis ReddingSoul Manifesto: 1964-1970Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-10-30
ATCO Records081227951979
1.4Open the Door2:21Otis ReddingThe Dock of the Bay (remastered on 180g vinyl for 45 rpm)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2024-01-05
Analogue Productions, Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Volt (US, Stax subsiduary)APA 005-45, S 419, S-419
1.4Open the Door2:28Otis ReddingThe Dock of the Bay (Analogue Productions Remaster)Otis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
Analogue Productions, Volt (US, Stax subsiduary)CAPA 005 SA, S-419
1.4Open the Door2:23Otis ReddingThe Dock of the BayOtis ReddingAlbum + Compilation
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)

Relationships

bass guitar:Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
guitar:Steve Cropper
keyboard:Isaac Hayes
Booker T. Jones
trumpet:Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:Otis Redding
recording of:Open the Door

Related works

Open the Door

lyricist and composer:Otis Redding