Bob Dylan. Blonde on Blonde (1966)

Blonde on Blonde is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's seventh studio album, released in 1966 by Columbia Records.

It is believed to be the first significant double album in rock music, its length forcing it to two LPs, although some digital reissues fit the album on one compact disc. It is notable for injecting Dylan's brand of blues rock, fully established on Highway 61 Revisited, with a more eclectic sound and even more surreal lyrics. Despite its uncompromising nature, it has come to be regarded as one of Dylan's greatest achievements, and "one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever made".

It also marked the end of an era for Dylan, who would soon be involved in a motorcycle accident (significantly changing his musical approach).

Recorded in Nashville, the album was produced by Bob Johnston. It peaked at #9 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in the US, eventually going double-platinum, while it reached #3 in the UK. It is ranked as the ninth greatest album of all time by both VH1 and Rolling Stone.

Blonde on Blonde has been issued in no fewer than eleven different forms, with marked differences in mixes and track lengths. No specific version has been established as canonical. In at least one European market, it was originally released as two single LPs. Even the album's original release date remains in doubt; while Columbia reports an official date of May 16, 1966, several Dylan discographers have challenged the date, seeing as the album only charted on the Billboard 200 for the week ending July 23rd, a full two months after the May release date. In 1968, Columbia revised the album cover's inside gatefold, since the original featured a photograph of the Italian Tunisian-born actress Claudia Cardinale that was used without her permission.
There are significant differences between the mono and stereo versions as wel

Track Listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

Side one

1. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" – 4:36
2. "Pledging My Time" – 3:50
3. "Visions of Johanna" – 7:33
4. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" – 4:54

Side two

1. "I Want You" – 3:07
2. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" – 7:05
3. "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" – 3:58
4. "Just Like a Woman" – 4:53

Side three

1. "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" – 3:30
2. "Temporary Like Achilles" – 5:02
3. "Absolutely Sweet Marie" – 4:57
4. "4th Time Around" – 4:35
5. "Obviously 5 Believers" – 3:35

Side four

1. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" – 11:23

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