| Bob Dylan | Primary Artist, Guitar |
| Muscle Shoals Horns | Horn |
| Barry Beckett | Percussion, Keyboards |
| Mickey Buckins | Percussion |
| Carolyn Dennis | Background Vocals |
| Tim Drummond | Bass |
| Regina Havis | Background Vocals |
| Mark Knopfler | Guitar |
| Helena Springs | Background Vocals |
| Pick Withers | Drums |
| Bob Dylan | Composer |
| Steven Berkowitz | Reissue Producer |
| Barry Beckett | Producer |
| Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| Harrison Calloway | Arranger |
| Didier C. Deutsch | Tape Research |
| Gregg Hamm | Engineer |
| George Marino | Mastering |
| Jerry Wexler | Producer |
| Nick Saxton | Tray Photo |
| Catherine Kanner | Cover Illustration |
I did not think I was going to like this album, for many people said it was gospel. I don't mind christian music, but I'm not too fond of that particular genre. Well, I already knew the first song on here (Gotta Serve Somebody), which is not gospel. Come to find out, this is not really a gospel album! The songs on here are smooth, rockin' tracks. I LOVE Slow Train, Gonna Change My Ways, and When You Gonna Wake Up. This has to rank among my favorite Dylan albums. I was bobbin' my head throughout the whole thing. It's amazing!
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Dylan once again does what HE wants to do and once again he gets booed for doing it. This time it seemed particularly unfair as, after being asked for two decades by the media "what's the truth?" he shares what he believes what the truth is and he gets attacked for it. Is it any wonder that after being hassled over his three Gospel albums, Dylan started his infamous mumbling era in live performances? It was as if Dylan was saying, 'If you don't want to hear what I have to say, why should I say it clearly'? But that was still in the future; here Dylan expresses his faith in the Gospel with an excellent set of powerful songs with the uncomfortable directness of a typically new believer, but that does not subtract from the power of these songs. In the last few years the critics (late as ever) have come around to appreciate his three Gospel albums (this one being the first) and perhaps now they will get a fair hearing. Not un-coincidentally, Dylan's live performances have grown more legible as these albums grow more appreciated.
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Posted October 1, 2010
So many Christian songs sound alike - they are perhaps written by those who have been sheltered and raised with the faith. Dylan comes from the outside world - he has experienced the disappointments with our secular society and has turned to the Lord as One Who is True and can satisfy. His songs speak to the educated or the idealist who has not found truth and satisfaction in the world - perhaps there is an everlasting Truth in God's Word.
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Perhaps it was inevitable that Bob Dylan would change direction at the end of the '70s, since he had dabbled in everything from full-on repudiation of his legacy to a quiet embrace of it, to dipping his toe into pure showmanship. Nobody really could have expected that he would turn to Christianity on Slow Train Coming, embracing a born-again philosophy with enthusiasm. He has no problem in believing in a vengeful god -- you gotta serve somebody, after all -- and this is pure brimstone and fire throughout the record, even on such lovely testimonials as "I Believe in You." The unexpected side effect of his conversion is that it gave Dylan a focus he hadn't had ...