The Essential Bob Dylan

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Forever Young
assistant engineer:
Nat Jeffrey
engineer:
Rob Fraboni (US record producer & audio engineer) (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
bass guitar:
Rick Danko (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Levon Helm (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09) and Robbie Robertson (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
organ:
Garth Hudson (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
piano:
Richard Manuel (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974) and 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 1974)
engineered at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
recording of:
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song) (from 1973-11-05 until 1973-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music
44:59
2Tangled Up in Blue
recorded in:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1974-12-30)
engineer:
Paul Martinson
producer:
Bob Dylan
acoustic guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1974-12-30), Kevin Odegard (on 1974-12-30) and Chris Weber (Owner of The Podium, Minneapolis) (on 1974-12-30)
bass guitar:
Billy Peterson (American bass player) (on 1974-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berg (on 1974-12-30)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1974-12-30)
keyboard:
Greg Inhofer (on 1974-12-30)
steel guitar:
Buddy Cage (on 1974-12-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974) and 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 1974)
recorded at:
Sound 80 (original location) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1974-12-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 67) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 68)
recording of:
Tangled Up in Blue (on 1974-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
3.755:43
3Shelter From the Storm
assistant engineer:
Glenn Berger
engineer:
Philip Rabinowitz
producer:
Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar, harmonica and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1974-09)
bass:
Tony Brown (bassist, late ’70s–early ’80s) (in 1974-09)
Hammond organ:
Greg Inhofer (in 1974-09)
steel guitar:
Buddy Cage (in 1974-09)
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 1974)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studios (second location, 799 7th Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1974-09-17)
recording of:
Shelter From the Storm (in 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1974)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1974 until 2002) and Special Rider Music (from 2002 to present)
3.45:03
4Hurricane
recording engineer:
Lou Waxman (on 1975-10-24)
engineer:
Don Meehan
producer:
Don DeVito
bass guitar:
Rob Stoner (on 1975-10-24)
congas:
Luther Rix (on 1975-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Howie Wyeth (on 1975-10-24)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-10-24) and Steven Soles (on 1975-10-24)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-10-24)
violin:
Scarlet Rivera (on 1975-10-24)
background vocals:
Ronee Blakley (on 1975-10-24) and Steve Soles (on 1975-10-24)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-10-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1975) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1976)
part of:
Alan Cross: Hurricane Songs (number: 3)
recording of:
Hurricane (on 1975-10-24)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1975) and Jacques Levy (in 1975)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1975)
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music (from 1975 until 2003) and Special Rider Music (from 2003 to present)
4.48:34
5Changing of the Guards
producer:
Don DeVito
bass guitar:
Jerry Scheff (in 1978-04)
drums (drum set):
Ian Wallace (drummer, ex‐King Crimson) (in 1978-04)
electric guitar [electric rythm guitar]:
Bob Dylan (in 1978-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Billy Cross
electric guitar [rythm guitar]:
Steven Soles (in 1978-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Billy Cross (in 1978-04)
keyboard:
Alan Pasqua (in 1978-04)
mandolin and violin:
David Mansfield (in 1978-04)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (in 1978-04)
saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (in 1978-04)
background vocals:
Carol Dennis (American singer) (in 1978-04), Jo Ann Harris (in 1978-04), Steven Soles (in 1978-04) and Helena Springs (in 1978-04)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1978-04)
recorded at:
Rundown Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1978-04)
recording of:
Changing of the Guards (in 1978-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1977-12 until 1978-04)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1978 to present)
4.56:38
6Gotta Serve Somebody
assistant engineer:
David Yates (engineer)
engineer:
Gregg Hamm (US engineer)
producer:
Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tim Drummond (on 1979-05-04)
brass [horns]:
Muscle Shoals Horns (on 1979-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers (on 1979-05-04)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1979-05-04) and Mark Knopfler (on 1979-05-04)
keyboard and percussion:
Barry Beckett (on 1979-05-04)
percussion:
Mickey Buckins (American singer-songwriter, session musician, producer and engineer) (on 1979-05-04)
background vocals:
Carolyn Dennis (American singer) (on 1979-05-04), Regina Havis (on 1979-05-04) and Helena Springs (on 1979-05-04)
lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1979-05-04)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1979-05-04)
arranger:
Harrison Calloway (American trumpeter, songwriter, producer and arranger.)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1979-05-04)
recording of:
Gotta Serve Somebody (on 1979-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1979)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)
45:25
7Blind Willie McTell
producer:
Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1991)
recording of:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1983-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
45:53
8Jokerman
recording engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
engineer:
Josh Abbey
producer:
Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler
mixer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
recording of:
Jokerman (from 1983-04 until 1983-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1982 until 1983-05)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1983 to present)
4.256:16
9Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)
bass:
Robbie Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Sly Dunbar
guitar:
Ted Perlman and Mick Taylor
keyboard:
Bob Dylan
synthesizer:
Richard Scher
background vocals:
Peggi Blu, Carol Dennis (American singer) and Queen Esther Marrow
vocals:
Bob Dylan
recording of:
Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1983)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1985 to present)
version of:
Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart
45:26
10Silvio
assistant engineer:
Mike Kloster, Jeff Musel, Jimmy Preziosi and Brian Soucy
engineer and mixer:
Stephen Shelton (Engineer, late '80s)
bass guitar:
Nathan East (in 1987-04)
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer) (in 1987-04)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1987-04)
additional vocals:
Carol Dennis (American singer) (in 1987-04), Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-04), Brent Mydland (in 1987-04), Madelyn Quebec (in 1987-04) and Bob Weir (in 1987-04)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Silvio (in 1987-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1988 to present) and Special Rider Music (from 1988 to present)
43:08
11Everything Is Broken
recording engineer:
Malcolm Burn (from 1989-03 until 1989-04) and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based) (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional mixer:
Malcolm Burn
mixer:
Malcolm Burn and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Hall (bass player) (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer) (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
guitar:
Brian Stoltz (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
percussion:
Daryl Johnson (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
tambourine:
Malcolm Burn (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1989)
recording of:
Everything Is Broken (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
4.53:13
12Dignity (alternate version)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Hall (bass player) (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer) (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12) and Brian Stoltz (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12)
percussion:
Cyril Neville (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12)
recording of:
Dignity (from 1989-04-03 until 1989-04-12)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (in 1989-02, on 1989-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1988-01-05)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
5:37
13Not Dark Yet
assistant engineer:
Chris Carrol
engineer:
Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician) (from 1997-01-13 until 1997-01-28) and Jim Keltner (from 1997-01-13 until 1997-01-28)
slide guitar:
Cindy Cashdollar (from 1997-01-13 until 1997-01-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1997-01-13 until 1997-01-28)
mixed at:
El Teatro Studio in Oxnard, California, United States
recording of:
Not Dark Yet (from 1997-01-13 until 1997-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1996-09 until 1996-10)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1997 to present)
version of:
Doing Alright
3.856:30
14Things Have Changed
bass:
Tony Garnier (American bassist) (in 1999-07)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (in 1999-07)
guitar:
Larry Campbell (worked with Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends) (in 1999-07), Bob Dylan (in 1999-07) and Charlie Sexton (in 1999-07)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1999-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2000) and 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 2000)
recording of:
Things Have Changed (in 1999-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1999-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1999 to present)
part of:
The 73rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2000 winner)
55:11

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:David Gahr (photographer)
Daniel Kramer (photographer)
Ken Regan
Jerry Schatzberg (photographer and film director)
liner notes:Patrick Humphries (in 2001)
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/856319 [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]