Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline (White Coloured Vinyl)
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. - AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist
A1 – Girl From The North Country (03:41)
A2 – Nashville Skyline Rag (03:12)
A3 – To Be Alone With You (02:05)
A4 – I Threw It All Away (02:23)
A5 – Peggy Day (01:59)
B1 – Lay Lady Lay (03:20)
B2 – One More Night (02:25)
B3 – Tell Me That It Isn't True (02:45)
B4 – Country Pie (01:35)
B5 – Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (03:23)
Cat no: 194397975611
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. - AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist
A1 – Girl From The North Country (03:41)
A2 – Nashville Skyline Rag (03:12)
A3 – To Be Alone With You (02:05)
A4 – I Threw It All Away (02:23)
A5 – Peggy Day (01:59)
B1 – Lay Lady Lay (03:20)
B2 – One More Night (02:25)
B3 – Tell Me That It Isn't True (02:45)
B4 – Country Pie (01:35)
B5 – Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (03:23)
Cat no: 194397975611
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. - AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist
A1 – Girl From The North Country (03:41)
A2 – Nashville Skyline Rag (03:12)
A3 – To Be Alone With You (02:05)
A4 – I Threw It All Away (02:23)
A5 – Peggy Day (01:59)
B1 – Lay Lady Lay (03:20)
B2 – One More Night (02:25)
B3 – Tell Me That It Isn't True (02:45)
B4 – Country Pie (01:35)
B5 – Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (03:23)
Cat no: 194397975611
