I Shall Be Released: Covers Of Bob Dylan 1963-1970 (3-CD)
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Liner Notes
Dylan's songs didn't just define an era, they became raw material for entire genres. The period between 1963 and 1970 produced some of the most covered compositions in popular music history, with artists ranging from Nina Simone to Manfred Mann finding their own truths inside his lyrics. Sixty-three tracks across three discs captures just how wide that net was cast.
3-CD compilation focusing on covers of classic tracks by one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan.
Covering the era when Dylan's sound took in folk, blues, rock 'n' roll, country, psychedelia, and much more, and artists from those genres cherry-picked tracks, often with fantastic results. Huge interest surrounding Bob at the moment on the back of the biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothee Chalamet. In America, the Byrds took Dylan's songs and sprinkled some jangle-jangle on them, essentially inventing folk rock. In the UK, Dylan's songs would prove pivotal to the development of British folk rock, with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, and Sandy Denny all taking their cues from Bob's lead. But folk is just one stop on the meandering musical ride we have here with bluegrass, ska, hard rock, and pop all featuring.
The vast array of musical styles on this compilation not only illustrates Dylan's compositional strength but also provides an engaging, eclectic listening experience that will appeal to fans of Bob in particular, as well as to those who like popular music in general.
Tracklist
Disc 1
1-1. Blowin' In The Wind
1-2. Girl From North The Country
1-3. Masters Of War
1-4. It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall
1-5. Don't Think Twice It's Alright
1-6. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
1-7. John Brown
1-8. If I Had To Do It All Over Again
1-9. The Times They Are A Changin'
1-10. All I Really Want To Do
1-11. Spanish Harlem Incident
1-12. Chimes Of Freedom
1-13. I Don't Believe You
1-14. Subterranean Homesick Blues
1-15. She Belongs To Me
1-16. Maggie's Farm
1-17. Love Minus Zero
1-18. Outlaw Blues
1-19. Mr. Tambourine Man
1-20. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
1-21. Like A Rolling Stone
Disc 2
2-1. It Takes Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
2-2. Mr. Jones (A Ballad Of A Thin Man)
2-3. Highway 61 Revisited
2-4. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
2-5. Positively 4th Street
2-6. Baby, You've Been On My Mind
2-7. I'll Keep It With Mine
2-8. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
2-9. Can I Crawl Out Your Window?
2-10. I Want You
2-11. Visions Of Joanna
2-12. Just Like A Woman
2-13. Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
2-14. Absolutely Sweet Marie
2-15. Too Much Of Nothing
2-16. One Too Many Mornings
2-17. As I Went Out One Morning
2-18. All Along The Watchtower
2-19. Dear Landlord
2-20. I Am Lonesome Hobo
Disc 3
3-1. Wicked Messenger
3-2. Down Along The Cove
3-3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
3-4. Down In The Flood
3-5. The Mighty Quinn
3-6. You Ain't Going Nowhere
3-7. Tears Of Rage
3-8. This Wheel's On Fire
3-9. I Shall Be Released
3-10. Lay Lady Lay
3-11. One More Night
3-12. Country Pie
3-13. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
3-14. Wanted Man
3-15. Million Dollar Bash
3-16. Percy's Song
3-17. If Not For You
3-18. Sign On The Window
3-19. The Man In Me
3-20. Three Angels
3-21. Father Of Day, Father Of Night
3-22. Dusty Old Fairgrounds
UPC: 5013929434837
Label: Strawberry
Release Date: 7.25.25
Format: CD