Down in the Groove ( Russian “ In the Deep Pit ” ) is the twenty-fifth studio album by American artist and performer Bob Dylan . Released in May 1988 via Columbia Records .
| Down in the groove | ||||
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| Bob Dylan Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | May 30, 1988 | |||
| Recorded by | 1983 - 1987 | |||
| Genre | rock | |||
| Duration | 32:10 | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Timeline of Bob Dylan | ||||
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| Reviews | |
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| Critics' ratings | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Robert Christgau | C + [2] |
| Entertainment weekly | C + [3] |
| Musichound | |
| Rolling stone |  [four] |
| The rolling stone album guide | [5] |
Content
- 1 About the album
- 2 List of Songs
- 3 Members
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
About the album
Created to a greater extent by joint efforts, this album of Dylan, like his predecessor, received almost unanimously negative reviews. He was released at a time when the singer’s career was in sharp decline. Sales were disappointing, the album did not rise above the 61st position in the United States and 32nd in Britain .
List of Songs
- “Let's Stick Together” ( Wilbert Harrison ) - 3:09
- “When Did You Leave Heaven?” (Walter Bullock, Richard Whiting ) - 2:15
- “Sally Sue Brown” ( Arthur June Alexander , Earl Montgomery, Tom Stafford) - 2:29
- Death Is Not The End (Bob Dylan) - 5:10
- Had a Dream About You, Baby (Bob Dylan) - 2:53
- Ugliest Girl In The World (Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter ) - 3:32
- Silvio (Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter) - 3:05
- “Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street)” (Hal Blair, Don Robertson) - 2:56
- Shenandoah (folk, arranged by Bob Dylan) - 3:38
- Rank Strangers To Me (Albert E. Brumley) - 2:57
Record Members
- Michael Baird - drums
- Peggie Blu backing vocals
- Alexandra Brown backing vocals
- Eric Clapton - Guitar
- Alan Clark - keyboards
- Carolyn Dennis - backing vocals
- Sly Dunbar - drums
- Bob Dylan - guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocal parts
- Nathan East - Bass
- Mitchell Froom - Keyboards
- Full Force Backing Vocals
- Jerry Garcia - Vocal Parts
- Willie Green, Jr. - backing vocal
- Beau Hill - keyboards
- Randy Jackson - Bass
- Coke Johnson - engineer
- Steve Jones - guitar
- Steve Jordan - drums
- Danny Kortchmar - Guitar
- Bobby King backing vocals
- Clydie King backing vocals
- Larry Klein - Bass
- Mike Kloster - Assistant Engineer
- Mark Knopfler - guitar
- Jeff Musel Assistant - Sound Engineer
- Brent Mydland - Vocal Parts
- Jim Preziosi - Assistant Engineer
- Madelyn Quebec - keyboards, backing vocals
- Brian Saucy - Assistant Engineer
- Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
- Stephen Shelton - drums, keyboards, sound engineer, mixing
- Paul Simonon - Bass
- Henry Spinetti - drums
- Bob Weir - Vocal Parts
- Kip Winger - Bass
- Ronnie Wood - Bass
Notes
- ↑ Down in the Groove on the AllMusic website (retrieved June 28, 2011) .
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. Bob Dylan Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ↑ EW Dylan catalog review
- ↑ Rolling Stone 14 July 1988
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide / Nathan Brackett, Christian (eds) with Hoard. - New York, NY: Fireside, 2004 .-- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .