music.wikisort.org - Composition"On a Night Like This" is a song written by Bob Dylan and recorded in November 1973. It first appeared on Dylan's 14th studio album, Planet Waves, as the opening track.[1] It was also released as the lead single from the album and reached #44 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] The song later appeared on several Dylan compilation albums including Biograph, in 1985, and Dylan (three-disc version), in 2007.[3][4]
1974 single by Bob Dylan
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B-side | "You Angel You" |
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Released | March 1974 |
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Recorded | November 8, 1973 |
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Studio | The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California |
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Genre | Roots rock |
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Length | 2:57 |
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Label | Asylum |
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Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
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Producer(s) | Rob Fraboni |
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"A Fool Such as I" (1973) |
"On a Night Like This" (1974) |
"Something There Is About You" (1974) |
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Recording
The song was written in New York a month before the first recording session at the Village Recorder. Dylan and The Band recorded the song ten times,[5] the tenth being used on the album. Dylan plays his harmonica solo in the key of F. [6] As of 2021, Dylan has never performed the song live in concert.[7]
Lyrics and music
According to Dylan, "On a Night Like This" was not a typical song for him to write, saying that it "comes off as sort of like a drunk man who's temporarily sober."[8] Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin found the song a disappointing start to Planet Waves.[9] However, he did acknowledge some positive features: that "playing swings" and that Dylan is in good voice.[9] He also acknowledges some clever lyrics. For example, he sees in the lines:
Build a fire, throw on logs
And listen to it hiss
And let it burn, burn, burn, burn
a clever take on Jack Kerouac's use of the phrase "burn, burn, burn" in On the Road in which Dylan's meaning is the opposite of Kerouac's.[9] He also finds amusement in Dylan's reference to Fats Domino and Dylan's own "The Man in Me" in the lines:
Let the four winds blow
Around this old cabin door[9]
Author Oliver Trager noted the "rustic" feel resulting from the "twangy, loose musicianship" and that song produces visceral effects in allowing the listener to feel the window frost and smell the burning wood described in the song.[8] Trager particularly praises Dylan's harmonica and Garth Hudson's accordion playing.[8]
Reception
Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine rates the song's "unassuming nature" as a "virtue".[10] Billboard described the song as "a spunky tune about reminiscences and things that sure feel right" and stated that Dylan's vocal performance sounded strained.[11] Cash Box called it a "lively track" saying "strong, usual vocal by the master is backed by even stronger musical representation by The Band with a heavy concentration on harp."[12]
Personnel
Credits for the Planet Waves and single release, adapted from the Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track book.[6]
Musicians
Technical
- Producers: Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Rob Fraboni
- Sound Engineer: Rob Fraboni
Cover versions
Los Lobos recorded a version of the song for the soundtrack of the 2003 film Masked and Anonymous.[13] Buckwheat Zydeco covered the song on his 1987 album On a Night Like This.[14] Jimmy Fallon also played "On a Night Like This" with Buckwheat Zydeco on the last night of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[15]
References
- Williamson, N. The Rough Guide to Bob Dylan (1st ed, 2004), p. 218, ISBN 1-84353-139-9
- "Planet Waves awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- Erlewine, S.T. "Biograph". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- Erlewine, S.T. "Dylan [2007]". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- "Still On The Road: 1973 Recording Sessions". www.bjorner.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- Margotin, Philippe (2015). Bob Dylan : all the songs : the story behind every track. Jean-Michel Guesdon (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-57912-985-9. OCLC 869908038.
- "On a Night Like This | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- Trager, O. (2004). Keys to the Rain. Billboard Books. p. 467. ISBN 0823079740.
- Heylin, C. (2009). Revolution in the Air. Chicago Review Press. p. 447. ISBN 9781556528439.
- Erlewine, S. T. "Planet Waves". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. February 9, 1974. p. 55. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 9, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- Erlewine, S.T. "Masked and Anonymous". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- Greenberg, A. "On a Night Like This". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- "Buckwheat Zydeco » Buckwheat Zydeco Kicks Off Final Fallon Show". Buck.wjlabs.net. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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- "Mozambique" / "Oh Sister"
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- "Heart of Mine" / "Let It Be Me"
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- "Union Sundown" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground"
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- "Band of the Hand" / "Joe's Death" (Michael Rubini)
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- "Silvio" / "Driftin' too Far from the Shore"
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- "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (Mark Ronson remix version) / "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (album version)
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- "Dreamin' of You" (edit piece) / "Dreamin' of You" (album version)
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- "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" / "Down Along the Cove" (live)
- "I Feel a Change Comin' On" / "I Feel a Change Comin' On" (edit piece)
- "Must Be Santa" / "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
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- "Wigwam" (demo version) / "Thirsty Boots"
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- List of Basement Tapes songs
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- This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of The Band
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