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The Essential Bob Dylan
Samlingsalbum med Bob Dylan
Släppt	31 oktober 2000
Inspelad	1962 - 1999
Genre	Rock
Längd	124:55
Skivbolag	Columbia Records
Producent	John H. Hammond Tom Wilson Bob Johnston Leon Russell Gordon Carroll Don DeVito Jerry Wexler Barry Beckett Bob Dylan Mark Knopfler Daniel Lanois
Bob Dylan-kronologi
The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998) The Essential Bob Dylan (2000) Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert Performances (2001)

The Essential Bob Dylan är den fjärde officiella samlingsskivan av Bob Dylan. Den gavs ut som en dubbel-cd i oktober 2000.

Några kritiker har noterat att flera viktiga låtar fattas men trots detta är skivan en populär inkörsport till Bob Dylans musikaliska värld.

Låtlista

Låtarna skrivna av Bob Dylan, där inget annat namn anges.

CD 1

1. "Blowin' in the Wind" - 2:48
2. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" - 3:39
3. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" - 3:13
4. "It Ain't Me, Babe" - 3:35
5. "Maggie's Farm" - 3:54
6. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - 4:16
7. "Mr. Tambourine Man" - 5:28
8. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" - 2:19
9. "Like a Rolling Stone" - 6:09
10. "Positively 4th Street" - 3:55
11. "Just Like a Woman" - 4:52
12. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" - 4:36
13. "All Along the Watchtower" - 2:32
14. "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" - 2:20
15. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" - 2:39

CD 2

1. "Lay, Lady, Lay" - 3:18
2. "If Not for You" - 2:41
3. "I Shall Be Released" - 3:04
4. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" - 2:45
5. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - 2:32
6. "Forever Young" - 4:58
7. "Tangled Up In Blue" - 5:43
8. "Shelter From the Storm" - 5:03
9. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan, Jaques Levy) - 8:34
10. "Gotta Serve Somebody" - 5:25
11. "Jokerman" - 6:17
12. "Silvio" (Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter) - 3:08
13. "Everything Is Broken" - 3:14
14. "Not Dark Yet" - 6:30
15. "Things Have Changed" - 5:08

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