Dylanesque

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Dylanesque
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Studio album by
Released5 March 2007
Recorded2006–2007
Studio
Genre Pop rock
Length42:29
Label Virgin
Producer
Bryan Ferry chronology
Frantic
(2002)
Dylanesque
(2007)
Olympia
(2010)
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Dylanesque is the twelfth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 5 March 2007 by Virgin Records. The album consists of cover versions of ten Bob Dylan songs and one traditional song that Dylan himself covered on his first album. It charted at number five in both the United Kingdom and Sweden. Soon after completion of the album, Ferry returned with most of the same musicians to film live re-recordings of the songs in the studio. The film, which includes interview clips with Ferry, is available on the DVD, Dylanesque Live: The London Sessions.

Contents

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album, "Ferry has never felt quite so comfortable as he does here, and if that may not be exactly what all listeners are looking for when they listen to his work, this is the quality that will make Dylanesque a small understated gem for certain segments of his die-hard fans." [7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" – 3:50
  2. "Simple Twist of Fate" – 5:18
  3. "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:22
  4. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 3:40
  5. "All I Really Wanna Do" – 2:29
  6. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – 6:13
  7. "Positively Fourth Street" – 3:45
  8. "If Not for You" – 2:40
  9. "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" (Traditional) – 2:13
  10. "Gates of Eden" – 5:12
  11. "All Along the Watchtower" – 3:46

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

See also

Notes

  1. Mixed at Mix This! (Los Angeles)
  2. Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)

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