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'''John Wesley Harding''' is a ] ] by ], produced by ] and released on ], ] (see ]). The album is considered a return for Dylan to his folk and country roots, as opposed to the three previous albums. It is Dylan's eighth album and was recorded after he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which it appears caused him to re-evaluate his art. '''John Wesley Harding''' is a ] ] by ], produced by ] and released on ], ] (see ]). The album is considered a return for Dylan to his folk and country roots, as opposed to the three previous albums. It is Dylan's eighth album and was recorded after he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which it appears caused him to re-evaluate his art.


It was a big success for Dylan, giving him a then-career high US peak of #2 and spent an incredible 13 weeks at #1 in the UK. ''John Wesley Harding'' was a big success for Dylan, giving him a (then) career high US peak of #2 and spending an incredible 13 weeks at #1 in the UK.


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John Wesley Harding

LP by Bob Dylan
Released December 27, 1967
Recorded October 17, 1967 - November 29, 1967
Genre Folk
Length 37 min 55 sec
Record label Columbia Records
Producer Bob Johnston
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com link
Rolling Stone (Feb. 24/1968) link
Bob Dylan Chronology
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
(1967) 		John Wesley Harding
(1967) 		Nashville Skyline
(1969)

John Wesley Harding is a folk rock album by Bob Dylan, produced by Bob Johnston and released on December 27, 1967 (see 1967 in music). The album is considered a return for Dylan to his folk and country roots, as opposed to the three previous albums. It is Dylan's eighth album and was recorded after he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which it appears caused him to re-evaluate his art.

John Wesley Harding was a big success for Dylan, giving him a (then) career high US peak of #2 and spending an incredible 13 weeks at #1 in the UK.

It was re-released in a substantially remastered form (and released on SACD) in 2003 by Columbia Records.

It is number 301 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

  1. "John Wesley Harding" - 2:58
  2. "As I Went Out One Morning" - 2:49
  3. "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" - 3:53
  4. "All Along the Watchtower" - 2:31
  5. "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" - 5:35
  6. "Drifter's Escape" - 2:52
  7. "Dear Landlord" - 3:16
  8. "I Am a Lonesome Hobo" - 3:19
  9. "I Pity the Poor Immigrant" - 4:12
  10. "The Wicked Messenger" - 2:02
  11. "Down Along the Cove" - 2:23
  12. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" - 2:34

Personnel

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