Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan

by Bob Dylan

Overview

Summing up the career of the most celebrated songwriter of the rock era in 14 songs is a tall order, and despite its title, Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan doesn't seem to have any pretensions toward offering the definitive look at Dylan's recording career. However, this sampler does at least acknowledge that Dylan has remained a major figure in American music well into the 21st century -- while most Dylan collections put a heavy focus on his work in the '60s (and the cover pictures Dylan in all his Highway 61 Revisited big-hair splendor), more than half of these tunes date from the '70s onward, and the final number, "Duquesne Whistle," was drawn from the 2012 album Tempest. Some eyebrows might be raised at the notion that "Gotta Serve Somebody" and "Things Have Changed" are truly on a par with "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Like a Rolling Stone," but the flow of this compilation certainly favors the idea that while Dylan may have changed a great deal over the years, his best work in his latter years has had an intelligence, craft, and wit that certainly merits recognition. It's a long way from an essential collection, but Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan is at least more interesting and effective than most budget-priced appetizers from the man's back catalog. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2015
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0888751662223

Tracks

1. Blowin' in the Wind
2. The Times They Are A-Changin'
3. Mr. Tambourine Man
4. Like a Rolling Stone
5. Just Like a Woman
6. Lay, Lady, Lay
7. Tangled Up in Blue
8. Hurricane
9. Gotta Serve Somebody
10. Jokerman
11. Make You Feel My Love
12. Things Have Changed
13. Thunder On the Mountain
14. Duquesne Whistle

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bob Dylan   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Mike Piacentini   Mastering
Mark Knopfler   Producer
Barry Beckett   Producer
John Shearer   Photography
Rob Carter   Art Direction,Design
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Jeff Rosen   Compilation Producer
Don DeVito   Producer
John Hammond, Sr.   Producer
Bob Dylan   Producer,Composer
Bob Johnston   Producer
Tom Wilson   Producer
Tim Anderson   Project Director
Jack Frost   Producer
Don Hunstein   Photography
Tom Piazza   Liner Notes
Steve Berkowitz   Compilation Producer
Dezo Hoffmann   Photography
Lynn Goldsmith   Photography
Daniel Lanois   Producer