GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
“Girl from the North Country” (occasionally known as “Girl of the North Country”) is a song written by Bob Dylan. It was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City in April 1963, and released the following month as the second track on Dylan’s second studio album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. Dylan re-recorded the song as a duet with Johnny Cash in February 1969. That recording became the first track on Nashville Skyline, Dylan’s ninth studio album. Live performances by Dylan appear on the albums Real Live (1984) and The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993). A February 1964 performance for Canadian television was included on the DVD release of Martin Scorsese’s PBS television documentary on Dylan, No Direction Home in 2005. (More from Wikipedia)
As described in Wikipedia: “At a recording session on April 24, [1963,] produced by [Tom] Wilson, Dylan recorded five new compositions: ‘Girl from the North Country’, ‘Masters of War’, ‘Talkin’ World War III Blues’, ‘Bob Dylan’s Dream’, and ‘Walls of Red Wing’. ‘Walls of Red Wing’ was ultimately rejected, but the other four were included in a revised album sequence.”
(June 2013/2)
