The Essential

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

Tracklist

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2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Shelter 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)
3.45:02
2Hurricane
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)
4.48:32
3Gotta 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)
45:24
4Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar
recording of:
The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1980 until 1980-10)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1981 to present)
4:03
5Jokerman
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)
4.356:14
6Everything 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)
4.53:12
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
8Not 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
3.856:28
9Make You Feel My Love
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)
3:31
10Dignity (alternate version)
recording of:
Dignity
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)
5:36
11Things 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)
55:08
12Mississippi
recording of:
Mississippi (song from the “Time Out of Mind” sessions)
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1996-09 until 1996-10)
composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1996-09 until 1997-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 1997 to present)
5:20
13Thunder on the Mountain
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)
5:52
14When the Deal Goes Down
recording of:
When the Deal Goes Down
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 2006)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and Special Rider Music (from 2006 to present)
5:01
15Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
recording of:
Beyond Here Lies Nothin’
lyricist:
Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Special Rider Music
3:51

Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B00405B4X8 [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/262237 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000621182 [info]
Wikidata:Q1754003 [info]