Dylan (2007 album)

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Greatest hits album by
Bob Dylan
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) [1]
Recorded1962–2006
Genre
Length78:26
228:20 (deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
Bob Dylan chronology
Modern Times
(2006)		Dylan
(2007)		 The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006
(2008)

Dylan is a greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The collection was released on October 2, 2007 [1] by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings with worldwide distribution through Sony BMG. It was released as a single-disc CD and a three-disc Deluxe Edition (containing 51 songs), which was released as a digipack and a box set presented in replica-vinyl packaging, along with 10 postcards and an extensive booklet. The Deluxe Edition includes the 1971 version of "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" although the album's liner notes erroneously state that it is the 1967 version.

Contents

Track listings

All songs were written by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

Standard edition

Deluxe edition

Disc one
Disc two
No.TitleLength
9."Simple Twist of Fate"4:17
10."Hurricane" (Dylan, Levy)8:34
11."Changing of the Guards"6:34
12."Gotta Serve Somebody"5:24
13."Precious Angel"6:33
14."The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar"4:05
15."Jokerman"6:17
16."Dark Eyes"5:07
Total length:1:14:44
Disc three
No.TitleLength
1."Blind Willie McTell"5:54
2."Brownsville Girl" (Dylan, Sam Shepard)11:05
3."Silvio" (Dylan, Robert Hunter)3:07
4."Ring Them Bells"3:01
5."Dignity"5:37
6."Everything Is Broken"3:15
7."Under the Red Sky"4:10
8."You're Gonna Quit Me" (Traditional, arr. by Dylan)2:48
No.TitleLength
9."Blood in My Eyes" (Traditional, arr. by Dylan)5:04
10."Not Dark Yet"6:30
11."Things Have Changed"5:09
12."Make You Feel My Love"3:34
13."High Water (For Charley Patton)"4:04
14."Po' Boy"3:07
15."Someday Baby"4:56
16."When the Deal Goes Down"5:01
Total length:1:16:22

Charts and certifications

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