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John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records.Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to semi-acoustic instrumentation and folk-influenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, blues-indebted rock music.
Following a motorcycle accident in July 1966, Dylan spent the next 18 months recuperating at his home in Woodstock and writing songs. [3] According to Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin, all the songs for John Wesley Harding, Dylan's eighth studio album, were written and recorded during a six-week period at the end of 1967.
Under the Red and White Sky is the first solo album by singer, songwriter and guitarist John Wesley. It was released in 1994 on Racket Records, a label operated by the British progressive rock band Marillion and used mainly for their own and related releases. Wesley had previously worked as a guitar technician on one of the band's North ...
The Name Above the Title is an album by the folk-rock singer John Wesley Harding, released in 1991. [8] [9] It was his third successive Frank Capra-inspired album title, coming from the director's autobiography. [2] [10]
Here Comes the Groom is an album by folk-rock singer John Wesley Harding, released in 1990. [3] Harding called the backing band the Good Liars. It included Pete Thomas and Bruce Thomas of the Attractions. [4] Not surprisingly, Here Comes the Groom has a feel similar to classic Elvis Costello. Harding's articulate and biting vocal delivery, also ...
The album was produced by Harding and Chris Von Sneidern. [6] Harding avoided writing about himself, preferring to tell stories in his songs. [7] He employed tape loops, samples, e-bow, mellotron, and tubular bells on some of the tracks. [8] [9] Awake is a loose concept album, where the songs occur after an alarm clock has buzzed. [10]
Nashville Skyline is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on April 9, 1969, by Columbia Records as LP record, reel-to-reel tape and audio cassette. Building on the rustic style he experimented with on John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline displayed a complete immersion into country music.
Like the rest of the John Wesley Harding album, the music of "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" uses spare, unobtrusive musical accompaniment. [5] The primary instruments are an acoustic guitar and drums. [5] The lyrics describe a dream that is enigmatic and subject to interpretation. [5]