The Essential Bob Dylan

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Annotation

"This album was re-released in the UK in Sep 2005 as Columbia 503133 2, the previous French catalogue number…" - http://www.searchingforagem.com/2000s/International044.htm
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Tracklist

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1Blowin' in the Wind
recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (in 1962-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
2:49
2Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
bass guitar:
George Barnes (in 1962-11)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (in 1962-11)
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle (in 1962-11)
guitar:
Bruce Langhorne (in 1962-11)
piano:
Dick Wellstood (in 1962-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-11)
recording of:
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (in 1962-11)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1962)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
Budde Musikverlag (German publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
4.43:39
3The Times They Are A-Changin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-10-24)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 59)
recording of:
The Times They Are A‐Changin’ (on 1963-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
4.13:14
4It Ain't Me, Babe
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1964-06-09)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1964-06-09)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘A’ in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-06-09)
recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964-05)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
4.53:35
5Maggie's Farm
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
Maggie’s Farm (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.153:54
6It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
John Sebastian (in 1965-01)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (in 1965-01)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01), Al Gorgoni (in 1965-01), John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (in 1965-01), Bruce Langhorne (in 1965-01) and Kenny Rankin (in 1965-01)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
keyboard:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01) and Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1965-01)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1965-01) and Frank Owens (American pianist) (in 1965-01)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
recording of:
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.54:17
7Mr. Tambourine Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 106) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 164)
recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
4.35:29
8Subterranean Homesick Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-15)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
John Sebastian (on 1965-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (on 1965-01-15)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15), Al Gorgoni (on 1965-01-15), John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (on 1965-01-15), Bruce Langhorne (on 1965-01-15) and Kenny Rankin (on 1965-01-15)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15)
keyboard:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15) and Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-01-15)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (on 1965-01-15) and Frank Owens (American pianist) (on 1965-01-15)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-01-15)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 187) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 332)
recording of:
Subterranean Homesick Blues (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-12 until 1965-01)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.152:20
9Like a Rolling Stone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-06-15)
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.) (from 1965-07-15 until 1965-07-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 4) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 16)
recording of:
Like a Rolling Stone (on 1965-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.556:10
10Positively 4th Street
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1965-07)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 203)
recording of:
Positively 4th Street (on 1965-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.53:55
11Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-10-01)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Rick Danko (on 1965-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Levon Helm (on 1965-10-01)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-10-01) and Robbie Robertson (on 1965-10-01)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-10-01)
organ:
Garth Hudson (on 1965-10-01)
piano:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-10-01) and Richard Manuel (on 1965-10-01)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-10-01)
recording of:
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (on 1965-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
23:34
12I Want You
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1966-03)
recording of:
I Want You (on 1966-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
adaptations:
Chambermaid
4.653:06
13Just Like a Woman
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 230)
recording of:
Just Like a Woman (on 1966-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
4.154:53
14Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-09)
recording of:
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (on 1966-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
3.74:36
15All Along the Watchtower
engineer:
Charlie Bragg
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
bass:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1967-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Kenneth Buttrey (on 1967-11-06)
guitar, harmonica and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1967-11-06)
recording of:
All Along the Watchtower (on 1967-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
4.152:34
16Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
recorded in:
Woodstock, New York, United States (in 1967-07)
acoustic guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1967-07)
electric bass guitar:
Rick Danko (in 1967-07)
electric guitar:
Robbie Robertson (in 1967-07)
organ:
Garth Hudson (in 1967-07)
piano:
Richard Manuel (in 1967-07)
vocals:
Rick Danko (in 1967-07), Bob Dylan (in 1967-07) and Richard Manuel (in 1967-07)
recording of:
Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) (in 1967-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Sony Music Holding and Dwarf Music (in 1968)
22:20
17I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1967-11)
engineer:
Charlie Bragg
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (in 1967-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1967-11)
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (in 1967-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Dwarf Music (in 1968)
42:41
18Lay Lady Lay
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1969-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Lay, Lady, Lay (on 1969-02-14)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1968 until 1969)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1969 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sonora Musikförlags AB
4.13:19
19If Not for You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1970-07)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
If Not for You (in 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal Music Publishing Group (SESAC)
3.652:42
20I Shall Be Released
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1971-09-24)
producer:
Bob Dylan
bass and background vocals:
Happy Traum (on 1971-09-24)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1971-09-24) and Happy Traum (on 1971-09-24)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1971-09-24)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1971-09-24)
recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics) (on 1971-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
33:04
21You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
recording engineer:
Garth Hudson (from 1967-06 until 1967-10)
producer:
The Band (Canadian-American rock band) and Bob Dylan
mixer:
Mark Aglietti (engineer), Ed Anderson (engineer), Rob Fraboni (US record producer & audio engineer) and Nat Jeffrey
recorded at:
basement of Big Pink, West Saugerties (basement tapes Dylan) in Ulster County, New York, United States (from 1967-06 until 1967-10)
mixed at:
Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California, United States and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (from 1967-06 until 1967-10)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
2:46
22Knockin' on Heaven's Door
engineer:
Dan Wallin
producer:
Gordon Carroll (producer)
bass guitar:
Terry Paul (in 1973-02)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1973-02) and Roger McGuinn (in 1973-02)
harmonium, organ and spinet:
Carl Fortina (in 1973-02)
background vocals:
Carol Hunter (in 1973-02), Brenda Patterson (in 1973-02) and Donna Weiss (in 1973-02)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1973)
engineered at:
The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 190)
recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (in 1973-02)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
4.72:33
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Credits

Release

photography:David Gahr (photographer)
Daniel Kramer (photographer)
Ken Regan
Jerry Schatzberg (photographer and film director)
liner notes:Patrick Humphries
distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3441485 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005K3IT [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (number: 1) (order: 232)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/262237 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000621182 [info]
Wikidata:Q1754003 [info]