Released January 13, 1964 – 57 years ago today.
“The Times They Are A-Changin'” @ The White House in Feb 2010:
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
From Wikipedia:
Released | January 13, 1964 |
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Recorded | August 6 – October 31, 1963 at Columbia Studios, New York City |
Genre | Folk |
Length | 36:00 |
Label | Columbia |
Producer | Tom Wilson |
The Times They Are a-Changin’ is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in January 1964 by Columbia Records.
Produced by Tom Wilson, it is the singer-songwriter’s first collection to feature only original compositions. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely-arranged ballads concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change. The title track is one of Dylan’s most famous; many felt that it captured the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s.
Some critics and fans were not quite as taken with the album as a whole, relative to his previous work, for its lack of humor or musical diversity. Still, The Times They Are a-Changin’ entered the US chart at #20, eventually going gold, and belatedly reaching #4 in the UK in 1965.
Recording sessions
Dylan began work on his third album on August 6, 1963, at Columbia’s Studio A in New York City. Once again, Tom Wilson was the producer for the entire album. Dylan had, by the time of recording, become a popular, influential cultural figure.
There were to be 6 recording sessions for The Times They Are a-Changin’.
With God on Our Side
Only a Pawn in Their Game – Newport 1963:
Track listing:
All songs written by Bob Dylan.
- Side one
- “The Times They Are a-Changin'” – 3:15
- “Ballad of Hollis Brown” – 5:06
- “With God on Our Side” – 7:08
- “One Too Many Mornings” – 2:41
- “North Country Blues” – 4:35
- Side two
- “Only a Pawn in Their Game” – 3:33
- “Boots of Spanish Leather” – 4:40
- “When the Ship Comes In” – 3:18
- “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” – 5:48
- “Restless Farewell” – 5:32
My ratings:
- The Times They Are A-Changin’ – 9,5 (0-10)
- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll – 9,5
- With God On Our Side – 9
- When the ship comes in – 9
- North Country Blues Bob Dylan – 8,5
- Only a Pawn in Their Game – 8
- Boots of Spanish Leather – 7,5
- One Too Many Mornings – 7,5
- Ballad of Hollis Brown – 7,5
- Restless Farewell – 7
North Country Blues – Newport, Rhode Island – July 27, 1963:
Personnel
- Bob Dylan – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Technical personnel
- Tom Wilson – production