The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

by Bob Dylan

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/2004
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0827969239629
Rank:	2871

Tracks

1. Blowin' in the Wind
2. Girl From the North Country
3. Masters of War
4. Down the Highway
5. Bob Dylan's Blues
6. A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
7. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
8. Bob Dylan's Dream
9. Oxford Town
10. Talking World War III Blues
11. Corrina, Corrina
12. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
13. I Shall Be Free

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bob Dylan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Harmonica,Lead Vocals
Herb Lovelle   Drums
George Barnes   Guitar (Bass)
Leonard Gaskin   Bass
Howie Collins   Guitar
Bruce Langhorne   Guitar
Gene Ramey   Bass
Dick Wellstood   Piano

Technical Credits

John Hammond   Producer
Bob Dylan   Arranger,Composer
John Hammond, Sr.   Producer,Original Recording Producer
J. Mayo Williams   Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Didier C. Deutsch   Tape Research
Henry Thomas   Composer
Bo Chatmon   Composer
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes
Sandy Speiser   Photography
Vernon Smith   Photography
Don Hunstein   Cover Photo,Photography
Traditional   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   Reissue Producer