Bob Dylan es un álbum de Bob Dylan, publicado en 1962 por Columbia. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «You're No Good», «Talkin' New York», «In My Time Of Dyin'» y «Man Of Constant Sorrow».
Sobre el álbum
El primer álbum en la discografía de Bob Dylan, el cantautor estadounidense, es este trabajo titulado de forma homónima. Lanzado el 19 de marzo de 1962 por el sello Columbia Records, contó con la producción de John H. Hammond, uno de los personajes más influyentes en el negocio de la música y responsable de haber acercado a Dylan a Columbia.Con un estilo claramente folk, tardó en calar en el mercado y no fue sino hasta tres años después de su lanzamiento que se estrenó en las listas de Reino Unido. Por aquella época, Bob Dylan era consumidor habitual de música folk y se relacionaba con muchos músicos amigos, que le invitaban a sus domicilios para presentarle nuevos temas. De esas influencias nacieron los temas para este disco.
El álbum fue grabado en tan solo tres sesiones en el Columbia's 7th Avenue studio y en ellas el cantante se mostró muy poco colaborador cuando Hammond intentaba corregir sus errores de principiante.
Al final, fueron diecisiete los temas grabados en dichas sesiones, de los cuales se descartaron cuatro. De esos descartes, tres aparecieron publicados posteriormente en el Volumen 1 de la Serie Bootleg: "House Carpenter", "He Was a Friend of Mine" y "Man on the Street". Un cuarto tema, "Ramblin' Blues" sigue aún sin ser publicado.
Listado de Canciones
- You're No Good1:37
- Talkin' New York3:15
- In My Time Of Dyin'2:37
- Man Of Constant Sorrow3:06
- Fixin' To Die2:17
- Pretty Peggy-O3:22
- Highway 512:49
Letra
Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door If I don't get the girl I'm loving Won't go down to Highway 51 no more. Well, I know that highway like I know my hand Yes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand Running from up Wisconsin way down to no man's land. Well, if I should die before my time should come And if I die before my time should come Won't you bury my body out on the Highway 51. Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door I said, Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door If I don't get the girl I'm loving Won't go own to Highway 51 no more. - Gospel Plow1:44
Letra
Mary wore three links of chain Every link was Jesus name Keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on. Mary, Mark, Luke and John All these prophets are dead and gone Keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on. Well, I've never been to heaven But I've been told streets up there Are lined with gold Keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on Oh Lord, Oh Lord, keep your hand on that plow, hold on. - Baby, Let Me Follow You Down2:32
Letra
Spoken intro: I first heard this from Ric von Schmidt. He lives in Cambridge. Ric is a blues guitar player. I met him one day in the green pastures of Harvard University. Baby let me follow you down, baby let me follow you down Well I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down. Can I come home with you, baby can I come home with you? Yes I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me come home with you. Baby let me follow you down, baby let me follow you down Well I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down. Yes I'll do anything in this God almighty world If you just let me follow you down. - House Of The Risin' Sun5:15
- Freight Train Blues2:16
Letra
I was born in Dixie in a boomer shack Just a little shanty by the railroad track Freight train was it taught me how to cry Hummin' of the driver was my lullaby I got the freight train blues Oh Lord mama, I got them in the bottom of my rambling shoes And when the whistle blows I gotta go baby, don't you know Well, it looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues. Well, my daddy was a fireman and my old ma here, She was the only daughter of the engineer My sweetheart loved a brakeman and it ain't no joke It's a shame the way she keeps a good man broke I got the freight train blues Oh Lord mama, I got them in the bottom of my rambling shoes And when the whistle blows I gotta go oh mama, don't you know Well, it looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues. Well, the only thing that makes me laugh again Is a southbound whistle on a southbound train Every place I want to go I never can go, because you know I got the freight train blues Oh Lord mama, I got them in the bottom of my rambling shoes. - Song To Woody2:39
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean2:40