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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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It's hard to overestimate the importance of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, the record that firmly established Dylan as an unparalleled songwriter, one of considerable skill, imagination, and vision. At the time, folk had been quite popular on college campuses and bohemian circles, making headway onto the pop charts in diluted form, and while there certainly were a number of gifted songwriters, nobody had transcended the scene as Dylan did with this record. There are a couple (very good) covers, with "Corrina Corrina" and "Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance," but they pale with the originals here. At the time, the social protests received the most attention, and deservedly so, since "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" weren't just specific in their targets; they were gracefully executed and even melodic. Although they've proven resilient throughout the years, if that's all Freewheelin' had to offer, it wouldn't have had its seismic impact, but this also revealed a songwriter who could turn out whimsy ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), gorgeous love songs ("Girl From the North Country"), and cheerfully absurdist humor ("Bob Dylan's Blues," "Bob Dylan's Dream") with equal skill. This is rich, imaginative music, capturing the sound and spirit of America as much as that of Louis Armstrong, Hank Williams, or Elvis Presley. Dylan, in many ways, recorded music that equaled this, but he never topped it.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
Blowin' in the Wind
00:02:48

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica - B. Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer - Bob Irwin, Engineer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

2
Girl from the North Country
00:03:23

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica - Tom Wilson, Producer - B. Dylan, Composer, Lyricist

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3
Masters of War
00:04:38

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - B. Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - G. JOHNS, Producer - Tom Wilson, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4
Down the Highway
00:03:32

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5
Bob Dylan's Blues
00:02:28

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
00:06:52

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Producer - Happy Traum, Banjo, Bass, Guitar

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
00:03:40

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8
Bob Dylan's Dream
00:05:02

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9
Oxford Town
00:01:50

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

10
Talkin' World War III Blues
00:06:27

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Tom Wilson, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

11
Corrina, Corrina
00:02:44

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica - John Hammond, Producer - B. Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - Howie Collins, Guitar - Bruce Langhorne, Guitar - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Richard Wellstood, Piano - Leonard Gaskin, Bass

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

12
Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
00:02:00

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

13
I Shall Be Free
00:04:46

Bob Dylan, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - John Hammond, Producer

Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Album review

It's hard to overestimate the importance of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, the record that firmly established Dylan as an unparalleled songwriter, one of considerable skill, imagination, and vision. At the time, folk had been quite popular on college campuses and bohemian circles, making headway onto the pop charts in diluted form, and while there certainly were a number of gifted songwriters, nobody had transcended the scene as Dylan did with this record. There are a couple (very good) covers, with "Corrina Corrina" and "Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance," but they pale with the originals here. At the time, the social protests received the most attention, and deservedly so, since "Blowin' in the Wind," "Masters of War," and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" weren't just specific in their targets; they were gracefully executed and even melodic. Although they've proven resilient throughout the years, if that's all Freewheelin' had to offer, it wouldn't have had its seismic impact, but this also revealed a songwriter who could turn out whimsy ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), gorgeous love songs ("Girl From the North Country"), and cheerfully absurdist humor ("Bob Dylan's Blues," "Bob Dylan's Dream") with equal skill. This is rich, imaginative music, capturing the sound and spirit of America as much as that of Louis Armstrong, Hank Williams, or Elvis Presley. Dylan, in many ways, recorded music that equaled this, but he never topped it.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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