ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN
Another Side of Bob Dylan is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 8, 1964 by Columbia Records. The album deviates from the more socially conscious style which Dylan had developed with his previous LP, The Times They Are A-Changin'. The change prompted criticism from some influential figures in the folk community – Sing Out!editor Irwin Silber complained that Dylan had “somehow lost touch with people” and was caught up in “the paraphernalia of fame”. Despite the album’s thematic shift, Dylan performed the entirety of Another Side of Bob Dylan as he had previous records – solo. In addition to his usual acoustic guitar and harmonica, Dylan provides piano on one selection, “Black Crow Blues”. Another Side of Bob Dylan reached No. 43 in the US (although it eventually went gold), and peaked at No. 8 on the UK charts in 1965. (More from Wikipedia)
Besides the work on Freewheelin’, Tom Wilson wound up producing many of the albums that make up the heart of Bob Dylan’s early career: The Times They Are A-Changin’, Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing it All Back Home.
(June 2013/2)
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I never could come up with a proper count of the total number of songs that Bob Dylan has written; and I certainly wasn’t going to try to count up the huge lists that I encountered, from Wikipedia on down. The Wikipedia category “Bob Dylan songs” has 312 at present, though it is incomplete: For instance, “I Shall be Free No. 10” from Another Side of Bob Dylan is not on the list, since an article on this song has not yet been written.
(March 2015)
