Blood on the Tracks - the fifteenth studio album by American artist and singer Bob Dylan , was released in January 1975 via Columbia Records , Dylan returned to Columbia after recording two albums on Asylum Records .
| Blood on the tracks | ||||
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| Bob Dylan's studio album | ||||
| Date of issue | January 20, 1975 | |||
| Recorded by | September, December 1974 | |||
| Genre | folk rock | |||
| Duration | 51:42 | |||
| Producer | Bob Dylan | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Professional reviews | ||||
| Timeline of Bob Dylan | ||||
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| R s | Position No. 16 in the list The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine |
Content
- 1 About the album
- 2 List of Songs
- 2.1 Side one
- 2.2 Side two
- 3 chart positions
- 4 Members
- 4.1 Technical staff
- 5 notes
About the album
This album, unlike the previous ones, which earned rather restrained ratings, was enthusiastically received. After the release of this album began to be ranked among the best works of Dylan. Often, in a review of one or another of his subsequent albums, you can read “the best after Blood on the Tracks .” [1] [2] [3] [4] Most of the songs on the album touch on themes of heartache, anger and loneliness. In 2003, the album took 16th place in the list of 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine .
The album reached 1st position in the American Billboard pop charts and 4th place in Britain. The single “ Tangled Up in Blue ” rose to # 31 on the pop singles chart. The album remains one of Dylan's best-selling works and is double platinum [5] .
List of Songs
Songwriter Bob Dylan.
Side one
- Tangled Up in Blue - 5:42 (Minneapolis)
- Simple Twist of Fate - 4:19 (NYC, Sept 1974)
- “ You're a Big Girl Now ” - 4:36 (Minneapolis)
- Idiot Wind - 7:48 (Minneapolis)
- “ You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go ” - 2:55 (NYC, Sept 1974)
Side two
- Meet Me in the Morning - 4:22 (NYC, Sept 1974)
- “ Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts ” - 8:51 (Minneapolis)
- “ If You See Her, Say Hello ” - 4:49 (Minneapolis)
- Shelter from the Storm - 5:02 (NYC, Sept 1974)
- Buckets of Rain - 3:22 (NYC, Sept 1974)
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Billboard 200 | one |
Record Members
- Bob Dylan - vocals, guitar, harmonica, organ, mandolin
- Bill Peterson - Bass
- Eric Weisberg - Banjo, Guitar (NYC Sessions)
- Tony Brown - Bass (NYC Sessions)
- Charles Brown III - Guitar (NYC Sessions)
- Bill Berg - drums
- Buddy cage - slide guitar
- Barry Kornfeld - Guitar (NYC Sessions)
- Richard Crookes - Drums (NYC Sessions)
- Paul Griffin - organ, keyboards
- Gregg Inhofer - keyboards ( Minneapolis Sessions - one of the local musicians, attracted by David Zimmerman )
- Thomas McFaul - Keyboards (NYC Sessions only)
- Chris Weber - guitar, 12-string guitar
- Kevin Odegard - Guitar
Technical staff
- Phil Ramon - Sound Engineer
- Pete Hamill - Liner Notes
- Paul Till - Photo
- David Oppenheim - Illustration
- Ron Corot - Art Direction
Notes
- ↑ Rosen, Jody . Bob Dylan's Make-Out Album , Slate (August 30, 2006). Date of treatment March 22, 2007.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert . Not Dead Yet , Spin (March 1998). Date of treatment March 22, 2007.
- ↑ Lankford, Ronnie D. Tangled Up in Contentment: Bob Dylan in Love . PopMatters.com (March 27, 2003). Date of treatment March 22, 2007. Archived April 15, 2012.
- ↑ Connelly, Christopher . Bob Dylan: Infidels - Album Review , Rolling Stone (November 24, 1983). Date of treatment March 22, 2007.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Rolling Stone (November 1, 2003). Date of treatment March 22, 2007. Archived April 15, 2012.