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"One Too Many Mornings" is a
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by
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 ...
, released on his third
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'' The Times They Are a-Changin''' in 1964. The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song " The Times They Are A-Changin'". "One Too Many Mornings" is in the
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of C Major and is
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Dylan recordings

In addition to featuring the song on ''The Times They Are a-Changin, Dylan subsequently performed "One Too Many Mornings" in electric arrangements -- notably during his 1966 world tour and in 1976 during his second Rolling Thunder Revue tour. Dylan's May 17, 1966 live performance of the song, recorded at
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, was featured on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998), while a "Rolling Thunder" version was featured on the live album ''Hard Rain'' (1976). In 2016, all Dylan's recorded live performances of the song from 1966 were released in the boxed set '' The 1966 Live Recordings'', with the May 26, 1966 performance released separately on the album ''The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert''. In 1967, Dylan recorded a version of the song with The Band on which he shares vocals with Richard Manuel which was included on various unofficial bootleg albums, before being officially released in 2014 on Dylan's album The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. In 2020, Dylan released a version of the song from a 1970 recording session with
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on the limited edition issue, ''50th Anniversary Collection: 1970''.


Other recordings

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
covered the song numerous times, including on the album ''
Johnny & June ''Johnny & June'' is a compilation album and 60th overall album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Bear Family Records in 1978 (see 1978 in music). Like '' The Unissued Johnny Cash'' it consists of material that was either unr ...
'' in 1978. He also recorded two versions of the song with Dylan while Dylan was recording '' Nashville Skyline''. The song, along with several others he recorded with Dylan, were released in 2019 on ''Travelin' Thru—The Bootleg Series Volume 15 1967-1969''. Cash would cover it again as a duet with
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
for the album ''
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''. In 2012, a remix combining Cash's original vocals with new recordings by the Avett Brothers was included on the benefit album '' Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International''. In 2014,
Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...
and Kris Kristofferson, who, along with Jennings and Cash made up the supergroup The Highwaymen, added their vocals to the ''Heroes'' track. Other versions include: *
The Association The Association is an American sunshine pop band from California. During the late 1960s, the band had numerous hits at or near the top of the ''Billboard'' charts (including " Windy", " Cherish", " Never My Love" and "Along Comes Mary") and ...
covered the song in 1965, when it was a regional hit in the Los Angeles area. It was released as a single in 1965 and also appears in their 1970 ''Live'' album. *
The Beau Brummels The Beau Brummels was an American rock band. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the band's original lineup included Sal Valentino (lead vocals), Ron Elliott (lead guitar), Ron Meagher (bass guitar), Declan Mulligan (rhythm guitar, bass, harmo ...
covered the song on a single which charted at number 95 in 1966. * Burl Ives covered this song on his 1968 album '' The Times They Are A-Changin'''. *
Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...
covered this song on her 1968 album of Dylan covers, '' Any Day Now''. The 2002 Vanguard reissue of ''
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 mus ...
'' also includes a previously unreleased version sung by Baez. * The Kingston Trio covered the song on the album ''Once Upon a Time'', released in 1969 (two years after the group disbanded). * David Gray covered this song on his live cover album ''
A Thousand Miles Behind ''A Thousand Miles Behind'' is an album by English singer-songwriter David Gray (musician), David Gray. Released in August 2007, it contains twelve live Cover version, covers recorded between 2001 and 2007. The album title comes from a line in Bo ...
'' (which is named for a lyric from this song). * Dion DiMucci featured "One Too Many Mornings" on his 1992 album ''Dream On Fire''. * The Band, whose original lineup backed Dylan on the song during his 1966 world tour, covered the song for the 1999 album ''
Tangled Up in Blues ''Tangled Up in Blues: Songs of Bob Dylan'' is a 1999 album of Bob Dylan songs performed by various artists, featuring blues legends such as R.L. Burnside, Mavis Staples, and Taj Mahal. Additional artists include Isaac Hayes, Leon Russell, and Dyl ...
''. Rick Danko and Garth Hudson, who appeared on the 1967 Basement Tapes recording with Dylan, recorded the song along with later members of the group. It was The Band’s final recording. * The Panics covered the song on their '' Cruel Guards'' Bonus CD. * Draco Rosa covered the song in his 2008 album ''
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''. * Bobby Sherman covered the song. It was on the flip side of his 1969 45RPM single "
Little Woman "Little Woman" is a 1969 song recorded by Bobby Sherman and composed by Danny Janssen. Background Session musicians on this recording included James Burton and Alton Hendrickson on guitar, Don Randi on piano, Jerry Scheff on bass, Richard Hyde on ...
". *German band BAP covered this song (as ''Su 'Ne Morje'') on their 1983 live album ''Live – bess demnähx…'' with lyrics in the Kölsch dialect of German. *
Ian A. Anderson Ian A. Anderson (born 26 July 1947, in Weston-super-Mare, England) is an English people, English magazine editor, folk musician and Radio presenter, broadcaster. Country blues, The Village Thing and "psych folk" Anderson first performed in h ...
covered this song. It appears on the album "please re-adjust your time the early blues and psch-folk years 1967-1972" *
Angel Olsen Angel Olsen (born Angelina Maria Carroll; January 22, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from St. Louis, Missouri who lives in Asheville, North Carolina. To date, Olsen has released six studio albums: ''Half Way Home'' (2012), ...
covered the song for the soundtrack of the streaming television series
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References

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