The Essential Bob Dylan

~ Release by Bob Dylan (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Blowin’ in the Wind
recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind (in 1962-07)
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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
2:48
2Don’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)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
arranger:
Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
publisher:
Budde Musikverlag (German publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc. (not a label) (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
version of:
Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
4.33:39
3The 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: 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
4.153:13
4It Ain’t Me, Babe
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan (on 1964-06-09)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (on 1964-06-09)
recorded at:
Columbia (CBS) Studio ‘A’ in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-06-09)
recording of:
It Ain’t Me, Babe (on 1964-06-09)
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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
4.43:35
5Maggie’s Farm
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
Maggie’s Farm (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
43:54
6It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
bass guitar:
John Sebastian (in 1965-01)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Gregg (in 1965-01)
guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01), Al Gorgoni (in 1965-01), John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (in 1965-01), Bruce Langhorne (in 1965-01) and Kenny Rankin (in 1965-01)
harmonica:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
keyboard:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01) and Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1965-01)
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician) (in 1965-01) and Frank Owens (American pianist) (in 1965-01)
vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
remixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
recording of:
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (on 1965-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.354:16
7Mr. 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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 106) and Rolling Stone: 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 Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
4.155:28
8Subterranean 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:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 187) and Rolling Stone: 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1974) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.42:19
9Like 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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.56:09
10Positively 4th Street
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1965-07)
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 203)
recording of:
Positively 4th Street (on 1965-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1965-06 until 1965-07)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
4.53:55
11Just Like a Woman
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 230)
recording of:
Just Like a Woman (on 1966-03-08)
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)
44:52
12Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-09)
recording of:
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (on 1966-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
3.654:36
13All 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 (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 (Electric & Musical Industries 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
14Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
recorded in:
Woodstock, New York, United States (in 1967-07)
acoustic guitar:
Bob Dylan (in 1967-07)
electric bass guitar:
Rick Danko (in 1967-07)
electric guitar:
Robbie Robertson (in 1967-07)
organ:
Garth Hudson (in 1967-07)
piano:
Richard Manuel (in 1967-07)
vocals:
Rick Danko (in 1967-07), Bob Dylan (in 1967-07) and Richard Manuel (in 1967-07)
recording of:
Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) (in 1967-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Sony Music Holding and Dwarf Music (in 1968)
22:20
15I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1967-11)
engineer:
Charlie Bragg
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (in 1967-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Dylan (in 1967-11)
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (in 1967-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Dwarf Music (in 1968)
42:41
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Credits

Release

manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) 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 2000)
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) (from 1973 until 1975, in 1979, in 1983, from 1988 until 1989, in 1997, in 2000)

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]