The Very Best of Bob Dylan

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Tracklist

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1Like 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 1), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 (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
4.456:08
2Blowin’ in the Wind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-07-09)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
acoustic guitar, harmonica and lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1962-07-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 14) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 100)
recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (on 1962-07-09)
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 (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
4.52:47
3Subterranean 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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 187) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 (from 1965 until 1993), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.252:19
4Lay, 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)
43:18
5Knockin’ 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 Magazine’s 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/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)
4.652:30
6I Want You
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
remix of:
I Want You (officially released stereo studio recording) by Bob Dylan
recording of:
I Want You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
3:06
7All 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 (appears on Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde") (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)
4.152:32
8Tangled Up in Blue
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1974-12-30)
engineer:
Phil Ramone
12 string guitar:
Chris Weber (American musician, guitarist and founder of groups U.P.O. and Hollywood Rose) (on 1974-12-30)
bass guitar:
Bill Preston (on 1974-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berg (on 1974-12-30)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (on 1974-12-30) and Ken Odegard (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)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1974-12-30)
additional performer:
Eric Weissberg (on 1974-12-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 67) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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)
3.555:41
9Don’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)
writer:
Bob Dylan
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
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 (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
4.33:38
10Hurricane
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)
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)
4.358:33
11Just Like a Woman
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
remix of:
Just Like a Woman by Bob Dylan
recording of:
Just Like a Woman
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)
4:51
12Mr. 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 106) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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/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 (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
45:26
13It Ain’t Me Babe
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
guitar:
Bob Dylan
vocals:
Bob Dylan
remix of:
It Ain’t Me Babe (officially released stereo studio recording) by Bob Dylan
recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe
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 (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
3:34
14The 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 Magazine’s 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 (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
4.153:13
15Duquesne Whistle
recording engineer and mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Dana Nielsen
audio engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Jack Frost (pseudonym for Bob Dylan)
recording of:
Duquesne Whistle
lyricist:
Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Bob Dylan
45:43
16Baby, Stop Crying
recording of:
Baby Stop Crying
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1978)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1978 to present)
5:19
17Make You Feel My Love
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
El Teatro Studio in Oxnard, California, United States
recording of:
Make You Feel My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1997-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Special Rider Music (from 1997 to present)
3.43:32
18Thunder on the Mountain
engineer:
Chris Shaw (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Jack Frost (pseudonym for Bob Dylan)
recording of:
Thunder on the Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 2006)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 2006 to present)
45:53
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