PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is the twelfth studio album and first soundtrack album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on July 13, 1973 by Columbia Records for the Sam Peckinpah film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Dylan himself appeared in the film as the character “Alias”. The soundtrack consists primarily of instrumental music and was inspired by the movie itself, and included “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, which became a trans-Atlantic Top 20 hit. Certified a gold record by the RIAA, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid reached #16 US and #29 UK. (More from Wikipedia)
For one thing, Bob Dylan often used Biblical imagery in his songs. One obvious example is one of his loveliest songs, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”, which is taken from the soundtrack of Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973). On his very first album, Bob Dylan (1962), the first song on Side 2 is “Gospel Plow”.
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