Album Of The Day: Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan

Album Art of Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline album - A photo of a young white man with a short beard and mustache in a black coat wearing a black hat, and he's holding his hand just below the hat like he's about to tip his hat. He has a noticeable smile and is photographed from below, looking down at the camera while holding his guitar in his left hand in front of him. Behind him can only be seen the blue sky, bluer towards the top and more white near the bottom. In the top right, by the neck of the guitar, the bare branches of a tall tree can be seen.

Released 56 years ago yesterday, Nashville Skyline is Bob Dylan's 9th studio album. Recorded less than 4 years after he shocked the attendees of the Newport Folk Festival with his rock music, he recorded this album in Nashville with a much more subdued, country-influenced sound. For a few years around this time, Bob Dylan stopped smoking and on this album his voice has a much more smooth, crooner feel to it. The most well-known and best songs on this album are a re-recording of Dylan's hit "Girl From The North Country" with Johnny Cash and "Lay, Lady, Lay". And the "Nashville Skyline Rag" is a rollickin' instrumental song too. It's a short album, but it's a fun set of songs from the songwriter featuring great musicians mixing country, bluegrass and even a bit of rock.

Release Year: 1969
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