Record Details
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Record ID
293
Artist
Bob Dylan
Title
Nashville Skyline
Field / Genre
Country
Year Recorded
1969
Label
CBS
Pressing
Aus
Rating
***
Discs
1
Media
R
Date Bought
1 Jan 1900
Cost
¤3.00
Cover Name
dylan-nashville.jpg
Review
<p>John Wesley Harding suggested country with its textures and structures, but Nashville Skyline was a full-fledged country album, complete with steel guitars and brief, direct songs. It's a warm, friendly album, particularly since Bob Dylan is singing in a previously unheard gentle croon -- the sound of his voice is so different it may be disarming upon first listen, but it suits the songs. While there are a handful of lightweight numbers on the record, at its core are several excellent songs -- "Lay Lady Lay," "To Be Alone With You," "I Threw It All Away," "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," as well as a duet with Johnny Cash on "Girl From the North Country" -- that have become country-rock standards. And there's no discounting that Nashville Skyline, arriving in the spring of 1969, established country-rock as a vital force in pop music, as well as a commercially viable genre.</p><p>—<strong>Stephen Thomas Erlewine</strong></p>