Dylan is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, which is made up of outtakes he recorded for earlier albums. Columbia Records compiled it with no input from Dylan and released it on November 16, 1973. The album followed the artist's departure from Columbia for Asylum Records, and the announcement of his first major tour since 1966. In Europe the album was re-released in January 1991 with the title Dylan (A Fool Such as I).[1]

Dylan
Studio album by Bob Dylan
Released	November 16, 1973 (1973-11-16)
Recorded	April 24 & 26, 1969 June 1–4, 1970
Genre	Rock folk rock
Length	33:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Johnston
Bob Dylan chronology
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) Dylan (1973) Planet Waves (1974)

Composition and recording

The album is made up from studio outtakes from the previous Dylan releases Self Portrait and New Morning. The nine songs featured on the album consist of six cover songs and three traditional songs, adapted and arranged by Dylan. The first seven tracks were recorded in June 1970 during the New Morning sessions, the last two were recorded in April 1969 during the Self Portrait sessions.[2] The album features a different recording of "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" from the version previously issued as the B-side of Dylan's 1971 single "Watching the River Flow".

The album cover was designed by art director John Berg. The original photograph featured on the album's front was shot by photographer Al Clayton. The serigraph was carried out by artist Richard Kenerson.[3]

Critical reception and reissues

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	E[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	F[7]
MusicHound	woof![8]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]

Although Dylan received very poor reviews upon its release,[11] it managed to reach No. 17 in the U.S. and was certified gold by the RIAA. It became the first Bob Dylan album not to chart in the UK, where his albums generally charted higher than in the U.S.[12][13]

Dylan was the only Columbia Dylan album not to be reissued on compact disc in the North American market, until 2013 when it was included in the Complete Album Collection box set.[14]

Track listing

References

На других языках

[de] Dylan – A Fool Such as I

[es] Dylan (álbum de 1973)

[ru] Dylan (альбом)