Field recordings 1979-1981
A CS production, April 2015
1. Gotta Serve Somebody - Houston, November 12, 1981
2. I Believe In You - Santa Monica, November 18, 1979
3. When You Gonna Wake Up - Santa Monica, November 18, 1979
4. When He Returns - Toronto, April 20, 1980
5. Man Gave Names To All The Animals - Santa Monica, November 18, 1979
6. Precious Angel - Santa Monica, November 18, 1979
7. Dead Man, Dead Man - London, June 28, 1981
8. Saved - Avignon, July 25, 1981
9. Covenant Woman - Seattle, January 15, 1980
10. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking - Santa Monica, November 18, 1979
11. Do Right To Me Baby - Santa Monica, November 18, 1979
12. Solid Rock - London, June 28, 1981
13. What Can I Do For You - Portland, January 16, 1980
14. Blessed Is The Name - San Francisco, November 16, 1979
15. Pressing On - Seattle, January 15, 1980
16. City Of Gold - Birmingham, July 5, 1981
These tracks comprise a fairly broad overview of Bob Dylan’s exploration of gospel music between 1979 and 1981. After his conversion to Christianity in 1978, Dylan jumped fully into creating faith-oriented music, and his devotion is present in every one of these songs, from the whimsical (“Man Gave Names To All The Animals”) to the intense (“When You Gonna Wake Up”) to the uplifting (“Pressing On”).
As a Catholic, I’ve often found a lot of inspiration in Dylan’s spiritual music. Be aware that, if you dislike the themes of Slow Train Comingand Saved,this compilation is not going to convert you into enjoying this era. If you enjoyed those, though, you will find these live performances to be very moving. The man is as dedicated to his craft here as he was in 1966, 1975, or 2014.
Many of the recordings are from the recently surfaced Mike Millard tapes. He was a live recording genius, and his recordings of the shows on November 18, 1979 and January 15, 1980, have become some of the finest records we have of Dylan’s “gospel” period. Other tapes include the ever excellent 1981 shows, an improved version of the “Contract With The Lord” bootleg from ‘79, and the esteemed “Born Again Music” Toronto 1980 set. Some of the recordings are fairly surprising a full band “City of Gold” stands out as the most notable. All of the songs are positively magnetic.
Though this ground has been covered in Serve Somebody, 1979-1980 and Still The Same Man, Volumes 1 & 2,1980-1981, Easter inspired me to craft a new mix. I’m very pleased with the results, and I hope that you will be too.
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