''Red on Blonde'' is a 1996 album of

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Blonde on Blonde ''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musici ...

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Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan # " Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)" - 3:59 # "

Tombstone Blues "Tombstone Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, which was released as the second track on his sixth studio album ''Highway 61 Revisited'' (1965). The song was written by Dylan, and produced by Bob Johnston. Critical interpre ...

" - 3:41 # "

Farewell, Angelina ''Farewell, Angelina'' is the sixth studio album by American folk singer Joan Baez, released in late 1965. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. History The album represented a further shift from the strictly traditional folk m ...

" - 4:17 # " The Wicked Messenger" - 2:25 # " Father of Night" - 2:37 # "

Subterranean Homesick Blues "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 14, 1965, and released as a single by Columbia Records, catalogue number 43242, on March 8. It is the first track on the album ''Bringing It All Back Home'', released som ...

" - 2:41 # "

Everything Is Broken "Everything is Broken" is an uptempo rock song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, and released as the first single from his 1989 album '' Oh Mercy'', where it appears as the third track. It was later anthologized on th ...

" - 2:49 # "

Man Gave Names to All the Animals "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" is a song written by Bob Dylan that appeared on his 1979 album '' Slow Train Coming'' and was also released as a single in some European countries, becoming a chart hit in France and Belgium. It was also release ...

" - 4:24 # "

Masters of War "Masters of War" is a song by Bob Dylan, written over the winter of 1962–63 and released on the album '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' in the spring of 1963. The song's melody was adapted from the traditional " Nottamun Town." Dylan's lyrics a ...

" - 3:22 # " Oxford Town" - 1:52 # "

Maggie's Farm "Maggie's Farm" is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 15, 1965, and released on the album ''Bringing It All Back Home'' on March 22 of that year. Like many other Dylan songs of the 1965–66 period, "Maggie's Farm" is based on electr ...

" - 3:20 # " Forever Young" - 2:29 # "

Lay Down Your Weary Tune "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1963. Dylan originally recorded it for his album '' The Times They Are a-Changin, but his version of the song was not officially released until 1985 on the '' Biograph'' box set. In ...

" - 3:28

Personnel

Musicians

*Tim O'Brien - Bouzouki, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals *Steve Cohn - Accordion *Charlie Cushman - Banjo *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music, and certainly the most celebrated and prol ...

- Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Resonator) *Mark Graham - Harmonica *Celeste Krenz - Vocals *

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...

- Vocals *Scott Nygaard - Guitar *

Mollie O'Brien Mollie O'Brien (born October 25, 1952) is an Americana, bluegrass, R&B, and folk singer from Wheeling, West Virginia. She has released a number of Americana albums with her brother, Grammy-winner Tim O'Brien. She has also released five posi ...

- Vocals *Mark Schatz - Banjo, Bass, Vocals *Bob Tyler - Vocals *Glen Zankey - Vocals

Production

*Tim O'Brien - Producer *Randy Best - Engineer *Kevin Clock - Mixing *David Glasser Mastering

Other

*Willie Matthews & Charles Sawtelle- Liner Notes *Senor McGuire - Photography *Sue Meyer - Design

Notes and sources

External links

''Red on Blonde'' page at timobrien.net
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