First posted 11/18/2020. |
A Retrospective: 1962-1981 |
A Brief History: Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, especially influencing the development of the folk-rock genre. His songs have been widely covered, with some arguably becoming better known than the original, such as the Byrds’ version of Mr. Tambourine Man and Jimi Hendrix’s cover of All Along the Watchtower. This page covers the first 20 years of Dylan’s career, which encompasses the studio albums listed below. This page highlights three compilations (listed after the studio albums) with the songs featured on each listed chronologically by the studio albums on which they appear. The Studio Albums:
Compilations:
Songs appearing on each of the above compilations are noted by the raised letter codes indicated above. Appearing after song titles are the songwriters in italicized parentheses, running times in brackets, and when relevant, the date the song was released as a single and its peaks on various charts. Click for codes to singles charts. Bob Dylan (1962):
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963):
The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964):
Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964):
Bringing It All Back Home (1965):
Highway 61 Revisited (1965):
Blonde on Blonde (1966):
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Greatest HitsBob Dylan |
| Released: March 27, 1967 Recorded: 1962-1966 Peak: 10 US, 6 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, -- UK, 11.7 world (includes US and UK) Genre: folk rock |
Tracks: (1) Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (2) Blowin’ in the Wind (3) The Times They Are A-Changin’ (4) It Ain’t Me Babe (5) Like a Rolling Stone (6) Mr. Tambourine Man (7) Subterranean Homesick Blues (8) I Want You (9) Positively 4th Street (10) Just Like a Woman Total Running Time: 40:44 |
Rating: 4.533 out of 5.00 (average of 12 ratings)
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About Greatest Hits: Dylan released seven albums from 1962 to 1966 and, frankly, would have achieved legendary status if he never recorded again. Amongst the iconic songs recorded during this period and featured on this collection are Blowin’ in the Wind, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, and, of course, Like a Rolling Stone, one of the most legendary songs in the history of rock and roll. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:
The Basement Tapes (recorded with the Band, 1967; released 1975):
John Wesley Harding (1967):
Nashville Skyline (1969):
Self Portrait (1970):
New Morning (1970):
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Greatest Hits Vol. 2Bob Dylan |
| Released: November 17, 1971 Recorded: 1962-1971 Peak: 14 US, 12 UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, -- UK, 6.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: folk rock |
Tracks: (1) Watching the River Flow (2) Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (3) Lay Lady Lay (4) Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (5) I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (6) All I Really Want to Do (7) My Back Pages (8) Maggie’s Farm (9) Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You (10) She Belongs to Me (11) All Along the Watchtower (12) The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) (13) Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (14) A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (15) If Not for You (16) It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (17) Tomorrow Is a Long Time (18) When I Paint My Masterpiece (19) I Shall Be Released (20) You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (21) Down in the Flood Total Running Time: 77:31 |
Rating: 4.099 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)
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About Greatest Hits Vol. II: This compilation only featured six songs representing the four studio albums released since Dylan’s first greatest hits. However, this set also added five new songs, a live cut from 1963, and another nine songs from Dylan’s earlier albums. It made for more of a mish-mash than the first compilation. Ideally, the two collections should be re-released as one set with the cuts compiled in chronological order. Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (soundtrack, 1973):
Planet Waves (with the Band, 1974):
Blood on the Tracks (1975):
Desire (1976):
Street Legal (1978):
Slow Train Coming (1979):
Saved (1980):
Shot of Love (1981):
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BiographBob Dylan |
| Released: November 7, 1985 Recorded: 1962-1981 Peak: 33 US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: folk rock |
Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Lay Lady Lay (2) Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (3) If Not for You (4) I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (5) I’ll Keep It with Mine (6) The Times They Are A-Changin’ (7) Blowin’ in the Wind (8) Masters of War (9) The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (10) Percy’s Song (11) Mixed-Up Confusion (12) Tombstone Blues (13) The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar (14) Most Likely You Go Your Way (15) Like a Rolling Stone (16) Lay Down Your Weary Tune (17) Subterranean Homesick Blues (18) I Don’t Believe You Tracks, Disc 2: (1) Visions of Johanna (2) Every Grain of Sand (3) Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) (4) Mr. Tambourine Man (5) Dear Landlord (6) It Ain’t Me, Babe (7) You Angel You (8) Million Dollar Bash (9) To Ramona (10) You’re a Big Girl Now (11) Abandoned Love (12) Tangled Up in Blue (13) It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (14) Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (15) Positively 4th Street (16) Isis (17) Jet Pilot Tracks, Disc 3: (1) Caribbean Wind (2) Up to Me (3) Baby, I’m in the Mood for You (4) I Wanna Be Your Lover (5) I Want You (6) Heart of Mine (7) On a Night Like This (8) Just Like a Woman (9) Romance in Durango (10) Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) (11) Gotta Serve Somebody (12) I Believe in You (13) Time Passes Slowly (14) I Shall Be Released (15) Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (16) All Along the Watchtower (17) Solid Rock (18) Forever Young Total Running Time: 214:50 |
Rating: 4.605 out of 5.00 (average of 16 ratings)
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About Biograph: This box set captured 20 years of Bob Dylan’s career, pulling tracks from studio albums from 1962’s Bob Dylan through 1981’s Shot of Love. 18 of the 53 cuts from the box were previously unreleased. While many of Dylan’s best-known songs are featured, there are notable exceptions such as “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” and “Hurricane.” Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:
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