Nashville Skyline

by Bob Dylan

Overview

John Wesley Harding suggested country with its textures and structures, but Nashville Skyline was a full-fledged country album, complete with steel guitars and brief, direct songs. It's a warm, friendly album, particularly since Bob Dylan is singing in a previously unheard gentle croon -- the sound of his voice is so different it may be disarming upon first listen, but it suits the songs. While there are a handful of lightweight numbers on the record, at its core are several excellent songs -- "Lay Lady Lay," "To Be Alone With You," "I Threw It All Away," "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," as well as a duet with Johnny Cash on "Girl From the North Country" -- that have become country-rock standards. And there's no discounting that Nashville Skyline, arriving in the spring of 1969, established country-rock as a vital force in pop music, as well as a commercially viable genre. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/2004
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0827969239421

Tracks

1. Girl from the North Country
2. Nashville Skyline Rag
3. To Be Alone With You
4. I Threw It All Away
5. Peggy Day
6. Lay Lady Lay
7. One More Night
8. Tell Me That It Isn't True
9. Country Pie
10. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bob Dylan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Pete Drake   Guest Artist
Norman Blake   Guest Artist
Charlie Daniels   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Neil Wilburn   Engineer
Elliott Landy   Cover Photo,Photography
Al Clayton   Photography
Steven Berkowitz   Reissue Producer
Bob Johnston   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Charlie Bragg   Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Didier C. Deutsch   Tape Research
Johnny Cash   Poetry,Liner Notes