New Morning

by Bob Dylan

Overview

Dylan rushed out New Morning in the wake of the commercial and critical disaster Self Portrait, and the difference between the two albums suggests that its legendary failed predecessor was intentionally flawed. New Morning expands on the laid-back country-rock of John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline by adding a more pronounced rock & roll edge. While there are only a couple of genuine classics on the record ("If Not for You," "One More Weekend"), the overall quality is quite high, and many of the songs explore idiosyncratic routes Dylan had previously left untouched, whether it's the jazzy experiments of "Sign on the Window" and "Winterlude," the rambling spoken word piece "If Dogs Run Free" or the Elvis parable "Went to See the Gypsy." Such offbeat songs make New Morning a charming, endearing record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2009
Label:	Columbia / Legacy
UPC:	0886970823029
Rank:	3497

Tracks

1. If Not for You
2. Day of the Locusts
3. Time Passes Slowly
4. Went to See the Gypsy
5. Winterlude
6. If Dogs Run Free
7. New Morning
8. Sign on the Window
9. One More Weekend
10. The Man in Me
11. Three Angels
12. Father of Night

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bob Dylan   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Albertine Watson   Vocals (Background)
Charlie Daniels   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar
Al Kooper   Guest Artist,Horn,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,French Horn,Guitar (Electric)
David Bromberg   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Dobro
Ron Cornelius   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Harvey Brooks   Bass
Maretha Stewart   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Billy Mundi   Drums
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Hilda Harris   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Howard "Buzz" Feiten   Guitar (Electric),Guitar
Maeretha Stewart   Vocals (Background)
Albertine Robinson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bob Johnston   Audio Production,Producer
Len Siegler   Photography
Bob Johnson   Producer
Bob Dylan   Composer,Cover Art