Biograph (album)
Biograph | ||||
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Box set by | ||||
Released | November 7, 1985 | |||
Recorded | November 1961 – August 1981 | |||
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Length | 214:50 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jeff Rosen | |||
Bob Dylan chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
MusicHound | [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Biograph is a 53-track
Content
The recordings on Biograph are a mix of rarities, hit singles, and album tracks. They are not presented in chronological order; 18 of its 53 tracks had not been previously issued, and three more had only been previously available on singles. Every studio album released by Dylan prior to the appearance of this box set is represented by at least one track, with the exceptions of Self Portrait, Dylan, Desire, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque, although two songs from Desire appear in live versions and "Abandoned Love" is from the Desire sessions. The set comes accompanied with a 36-page booklet, containing rare photos and liner notes by Cameron Crowe, who interviews Dylan about each of the tracks.
While too comprehensive to be strictly a greatest hits album, it does include nine of the dozen
Initially released in all formats in a box conforming to the dimensions of a vinyl long-playing album, on August 19, 1997 it was reissued by
Track listing
All tracks written by Bob Dylan except "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" by
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | "Lay Lady Lay" | Nashville Skyline, 1969 | 3:18 |
2. | "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" | Bob Dylan, 1962 | 2:34 |
3. | "If Not for You" | New Morning, 1970 | 2:42 |
4. | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | John Wesley Harding, 1968 | 2:38 |
5. | "I'll Keep It with Mine" (Bringing It All Back Home outtake, recorded 1/14/65) | previously unreleased | 3:45 |
Total length: | 14:57 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " The Times They Are A-Changin' outtake, recorded 10/23/63) | previously unreleased | 7:42 |
Total length: | 24:00 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " Most Likely You Go Your Way" | Before the Flood, 1974 | 3:29 |
5. | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Highway 61 Revisited, 1965 | 6:09 |
6. | "Jet Pilot" (Blonde on Blonde outtake, recorded 10/65) | previously unreleased | 0:49 |
Total length: | 22:56 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " The Royal Albert Hall 5/26/66) | previously unreleased | 7:33 |
5. | "Every Grain of Sand" | Shot of Love, 1981 | 6:15 |
Total length: | 26:02 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " Million Dollar Bash" | The Basement Tapes, 1975 | 2:33 |
Total length: | 20:06 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | "To Ramona" | Another Side of Bob Dylan, 1964 | 3:54 |
2. | "You're a Big Girl Now" (Blood on the Tracks outtake, recorded 9/25/74) | previously unreleased | 4:23 |
3. | "Abandoned Love" (Desire outtake, recorded 7/75) | previously unreleased | 4:29 |
4. | "Tangled Up in Blue" | Blood on the Tracks, 1975 | 5:45 |
5. | "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (live at the Free Trade Hall Manchester 5/17/66) | previously unreleased | 5:40 |
Total length: | 24:11 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " Caribbean Wind" (Shot of Love outtake, recorded 4/30/81[6] ) | previously unreleased | 5:54 |
5. | "Up to Me" (Blood on the Tracks outtake, recorded 9/25/74) | previously unreleased | 6:18 |
Total length: | 25:01 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " Just Like a Woman " | Blonde on Blonde, 1966 | 4:55 |
Total length: | 21:06 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " Time Passes Slowly " | New Morning, 1970 | 2:36 |
Total length: | 23:31 |
No. | Title | Source | Length |
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1. | " Solid Rock" | Saved, 1980 | 3:58 |
5. | "Forever Young" (recording demo 6/73) | previously unreleased | 2:02 |
Total length: | 14:38 |
Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 8 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 29 |
US Billboard 200[9] | 33 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ "Biograph – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum database retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Bjorner, Olof (August 12, 2018). "Clover Recorders, Los Angeles, 30 April 1981". bjorner.com Still on the Road. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Bob Dylan – Biograph". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Dylan – Biograph". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Bob Dylan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.