Dylan (1973 album)

Dylan
A painting of the profile of Bob Dylan's face with red, yellow, purple, and black stripes
Studio album by Bob Dylan
Released November 19, 1973 (1973-11-19)
Recorded April 24 and 26, 1969  and June 1–4, 1970
Genre Rock, folk rock
Length 33:22
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Johnston
Bob Dylan chronology
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)		 Dylan
(1973)		 Planet Waves
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert ChristgauE[2]
Entertainment WeeklyF[3]
MusicHoundwoof![4]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Dylan is the 13th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on November 19, 1973 by Columbia Records. The album was compiled and issued by the label with no input from Dylan himself. The album followed the artist's departure from Columbia for Asylum Records, and the announcement of his first major tour since 1966. In Europe the album was released under the title A Fool Such As I.[7] The Dylan album has caused some dispute between fans; regarding whether the release is deemed a studio album or compilation. Its category was clarified when it was included in the Complete Album Collection boxset, which only featured studio and concert albums, aside from the boxset exclusive, Side Tracks.

Recording

The album is made up from studio outtakes from the previous Dylan releases, Self Portrait and New Morning. The nine songs featured on the album consists of six cover songs and three traditional songs, adapted and arranged by Dylan. The first seven tracks were recorded in June 1970 during the New Morning sessions, the last two were recorded in April 1969 during the Self Portrait sessions.[8] The album features a different recording of "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" than the version previously issued as the B-side of Dylan's 1971 single "Watching the River Flow".

Reception

Although Dylan received very poor reviews upon its release,[9] it managed to reach  No.  17 in the U.S. and was certified gold by the RIAA. It became the first Bob Dylan album not to chart in the UK, where his albums generally charted higher than in the U.S.[10][11]

Availability

Dylan was the only Columbia Dylan album not to be reissued on compact disc in the North American market, until 2013 when it was included in the Complete Album Collection box set.[12][13] Until December 2009, the album was available on iTunes as part of Bob Dylan: The Collection.

Artwork

The album cover was designed by art director, John Berg. The original photograph featured on the album's front was shot by photographer, Al Clayton. The serigraph was carried out by artist, Richard Kenerson.[14]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
1."Lily of the West"traditionalJune 3, 19703:44
2."Can't Help Falling in Love"George Weiss / Hugo Peretti / Luigi CreatoreJune 3, 19704:17
3."Sarah Jane"traditionalJune 1, 19702:43
4."The Ballad of Ira Hayes"Peter LaFargeJune 1, 19705:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
1."Mr. Bojangles"Jerry Jeff WalkerJune 2, 19705:31
2."Mary Ann"traditionalJune 2, 19702:40
3."Big Yellow Taxi"Joni MitchellJune 4, 19702:12
4."A Fool Such as I"Bill TraderApril 26, 19692:41
5."Spanish Is the Loving Tongue"Billy Simon / Charles Badger ClarkApril 24, 19694:13

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Dylan at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. ↑ Flanagan, Bill (1991-03-29). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  4. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 371. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  5. ↑ Landau, Jon (November 19, 1973). "Bob Dylan Dylan album review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York, NY: Fireside. p. 262. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Olof Bjorner About Bob website 1969 session pages retrieved 26 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "DYLAN". Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  9. ↑ Robert Shelton, 1986. No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan. New York: William Morrow and Co., p. 428. ISBN 068805045X
  10. ↑ UK chart history website retrieved 26 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Expecting Rain website Dylan US chart history retrieved 26 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Amazon editorial comment retrieved 26 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Michael Gray, 2006. The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. London: Continuum International, p. 194. ISBN 0826469337
  14. ↑ Dylan|The Official Bob Dylan Site
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