''Dylanesque'' is the twelfth studio album by English singer

Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to ' ...

, released on 5 March 2007 by

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. The album consists of cover versions of ten

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

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

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, critic

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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."

Track listing

All tracks composed by

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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. It was originally recorded on August 2, 1965, and released on the album ''Highway 61 Revisited''. The song was later released on the compilation album ''Bob Dylan's Great ...

" – 3:50 # " Simple Twist of Fate" – 5:18 # "

Make You Feel My Love "Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan for his album '' Time Out of Mind'', released in September 1997. It was first released commercially in August 1997 by Billy Joel for his compilation ...

" – 3:22 # " The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 3:40 # "

All I Really Wanna Do "All I Really Want to Do" is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on his Tom Wilson- produced 1964 album, '' Another Side of Bob Dylan''. It is arguably one of the most popular songs that Dylan wrote in the period immediately after he abando ...

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Knockin' on Heaven's Door "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film ''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, r ...

" – 6:13 # " Positively Fourth Street" – 3:45 # "

If Not for You "If Not for You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his October 1970 album '' New Morning''. It was also issued as the A-side of a single in Europe in early 1971. The song is a love song to Dylan's first wife, Sara Dylan. H ...

" – 2:40 # " Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" (Traditional) – 2:13 # " Gates of Eden" – 5:12 # "

All Along the Watchtower "All Along the Watchtower" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his eighth studio album, ''John Wesley Harding'' (1967). The song was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. The song's lyrics, which in its original vers ...

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Personnel

Musicians

* Bryan Ferry – vocals,

Farfisa organ Farfisa (Fabbriche Riunite di Fisarmoniche) is a manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy, founded in 1946. The company manufactured a series of compact electronic organs in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Compact, FAST, Professiona ...

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

, arrangements (9) * Colin Good – pianos, string arrangements (3, 7) * Paul Carrack – organ *

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

– electronics (8) * Isaac Ferry – electronics (8) *

Leo Abrahams Leo Matthew Abrahams (born 1977 in Camden, London) is an English musician, composer and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno, Katie Melua, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, Regina ...

– atmosphere guitars *

Chris Spedding Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his st ...

– guitars *

Oliver Thompson Oliver Thompson is an English Guitar player, songwriter and singer. He has toured with Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry since 2005, playing with guitarists including Phil Manzanera, Chris Spedding and Johnny Marr. He has played on Ferry's solo tours, ...

– guitars * David Williams – guitars *

Mick Green Michael Robert Green (22 February 1944 – 11 January 2010) was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with The Pirates (with and without Johnny Kidd), Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. Biograp ...

– additional guitars (2, 6) *

Robin Trower Robin Leonard Trower (born 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum throughout 1967–1971, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio known as the Robin Trower Band. Biography Robin Trowe ...

– acoustic guitar (11) * Guy Pratt – bass (1, 3–5, 7–11) * Zev Katz – bass (2, 6) *

Andy Newmark Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)

– drums (1, 3–5, 7–11) *

Bobby Irwin Bobby Irwin (23 March 1953 – 8 May 2015) was an English drummer, record producer and songwriter. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe as co-songwriter and drummer and as a member of Lowe's band the Cowboy Outfit, as w ...

– drums (2, 6) *

Frank Ricotti Frank Ricotti (born 31 January 1949) is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist. Early life and education Ricotti was born in London, England. His father was a drummer. Bill Ashton, founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NY ...

– percussion *

Lucy Wilkins Lucy Wilkins is an English violinist and keyboardist from Nottingham, England. She has toured with Roxy Music and performed with James Blunt and Snow Patrol. She has received critical acclaim for her violin solos while touring with Roxy Music. ...

– violin (2) *

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

– string arrangements (7) *

Anthony Pleeth Anthony Pleeth, born in 1948 in London, is an English cellist, specialising in the Authentic performance, historically informed performance of music of the 18th and 19th centuries on period instruments. Biography and career He studied cello wit ...

– cello (3, 7) *

Jon Thorne Jon Thorne (born 12 February 1967) is an English double bassist, producer and composer. Career Thorne is self-taught and started playing at the age of 23. He has studied and played jazz for a number of years following and considers Danny Thomps ...

– viola (3) * Jackie Shave – violin (3) *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...

– violin (3) * Sarah Brown – backing vocals * Me'sha Bryan – backing vocals * Michelle John – backing vocals * Joy Malcolm – backing vocals * Anna McDonald – backing vocals *

Tara McDonald Tara Jane McDonald (born September 9, 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. She is signed to Play Two/Warner Records. McDonald achieved success working and co-writing with Armand van Helden and Axwell on the chart hits " My My My" and " Feel ...

– backing vocals * Sharon White – backing vocals

Technical

* Bryan Ferry – producer * Rhett Davies – producer * Colin Good – associate producer * Neil Broadbank – engineer * Michael Boddy – engineer * Chris Mullings – engineer * Tim Roe – engineer *

Bob Clearmountain Bob Clearmountain (born January 15, 1953) is an American recording engineer, mixer and record producer. He has worked with many major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Toto, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams, with whom he has a very ...

– mixing *

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

– mastering * Isaac Ferry – studio assistant * James Roper – studio assistant

Artwork

* Bogdan Zarkowski – design *

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"' ...

– cover photography * Julian Broad – inner sleeve photography * Rhett Davies – ferris photography * Philip Lustig – ferris photography * Pete Turner – ferris photography * Bryan Ferry – art direction *

Paul Morley Paul Robert Morley is an English music journalist. He wrote for the ''New Musical Express'' from 1977 to 1983 and has since written for a wide range of publications as well as writing his own books. He was a co-founder of the record label ZTT Re ...

– liner notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dylanesque 2007 albums Albums produced by Rhett Davies Albums recorded at RAK Studios Bob Dylan tribute albums Bryan Ferry albums Virgin Records albums