Dylanesque Explained

Dylanesque
Type:studio
Artist:Bryan Ferry
Cover:Bryan Ferry Dylanesque.jpg
Released:5 March 2007
Recorded:20062007
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Genre:Pop rock
Label:Virgin
Producer:
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Dylanesque is the twelfth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 5 March 2007 by Virgin Records. The album consists of cover versions of ten Bob Dylan songs and one traditional song that Dylan himself covered on his first album. It charted at number five in both the United Kingdom and Sweden. Soon after completion of the album, Ferry returned with most of the same musicians to film live re-recordings of the songs in the studio. The film, which includes interview clips with Ferry, is available on the DVD, Dylanesque Live: The London Sessions.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album, "Ferry has never felt quite so comfortable as he does here, and if that may not be exactly what all listeners are looking for when they listen to his work, this is the quality that will make Dylanesque a small understated gem for certain segments of his die-hard fans."[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" – 3:50
  2. "Simple Twist of Fate" – 5:18
  3. "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:22
  4. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 3:40
  5. "All I Really Wanna Do" – 2:29
  6. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – 6:13
  7. "Positively Fourth Street" – 3:45
  8. "If Not for You" – 2:40
  9. "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" (Traditional) – 2:13
  10. "Gates of Eden" – 5:12
  11. "All Along the Watchtower" – 3:46

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)! scope="col"
Peak
position
European Albums (Billboard)[2] 10
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 285

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)! scope="col"
Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 52
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 136

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dylanesque. AllMusic.
  2. Hits of the World . . 119 . 12 . 24 March 2007 . 75 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
  3. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/3562/products/698163/1/ . ja:ディラネスク ブライアン・フェリー . Dylanesque Bryan Ferry . ja . . 25 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220225213216/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/3562/products/698163/1/ . 25 February 2022 . live.
  4. Web site: Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2007 . sv . . 25 February 2022.
  5. Web site: UK Year-End Charts 2007 . . 4 . 25 February 2022.