A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 60th Birthday
A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 60th Birthday is a 2001 tribute to Bob Dylan by artists on the Red House Records label. Red House is a folk-oriented label from Dylan's home state of Minnesota. The songs selected are almost entirely from the early phase of Dylan's career.
| A Nod to Bob | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 8, 2001 |
| Recorded | Dec 2000 – Jan 6, 2001 |
| Genre | country, folk, singer-songwriter |
| Label | Red House |
| Producer | Bob Feldman, Eric Peltoniemi, Ben Wittman, etc. |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Acoustic Guitar | favorable[1] |
| Allmusic |   |
| Country Music International | favorable[3] |
| Dirty Linen | favorable[4] |
| fRoots | favorable[5] |
| Fresh Air | unfavorable[6] |
| The Gazette | favorable[7] |
| PopMatters | favorable[8] |
| Relix | favorable/brief[9] |
| Rock & Rap Confidential | favorable[10] |
| Sing Out! | favorable[11] |
| Sound & Vision | music: recording: |
| Vintage Guitar | favorable[13] |
Track listing
All songs written by Bob Dylan.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" | Eliza Gilkyson | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Sweetheart Like You" | Guy Davis | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Clothes Line Saga" | Suzzy & Maggie Roche | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Girl of the North Country" | John Gorka | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Delia" | Spider John Koerner & Dave Ray | 2:43 |
| 6. | "I Want You" | Cliff Eberhardt | 5:12 |
| 7. | "All Along the Watchtower" | Tom Landa & The Paperboys | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Dieu ˆ Nos CotŽs (With God On Our Side)" | Hart-Rouge | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Boots of Spanish Leather" | Martin Simpson | 6:16 |
| 10. | "Restless Farewell" | Norman Blake & Peter Ostroushko | 5:35 |
| 11. | "It Ain't Me, Babe" | Lucy Kaplansky | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Pledging My Time" | Greg Brown | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" | Rosalie Sorrels | 4:54 |
| 14. | "Intro to Don't Think Twice..." | Ramblin' Jack Elliot | 1:48 |
| 15. | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | Ramblin' Jack Elliot | 4:04 |
"All Along the Watchtower" was remixed in 2002 and released on The Paperboys' greatest hits album Tenure.
Charts
| year | chart | peak |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Billboard Top Independent Albums | 22 |
References
- Sam Shaber, "Nodding to Bob", Acoustic Guitar, 12:2:104, August 2001, p.20
- Jeff Burger, "Review: A Nod to Bob", Allmusic
- Alan Cackett, "Various: A Nod To Bob", Country Music International, 8:11, November 2001, p.48
- Paul E. Comeau, "Various Artists: A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 60th Birthday; Andy Hill and Renée Safier: It Takes a Lot to Laugh", Dirty Linen, 96, October-November 2001, p.55
- Arthur Wood, "Various Artists: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 – May Your Song Always Be Sung Again; A Nod to Bob, fRoots, 23:2-3:218-219, August-September 2001, p.87,89
- Ken Tucker, "Rock critic Ken Tucker" Fresh Air, NPR/WHYY-FM, May 24, 2001
- Bill Berry, "Dylan tribute, A Nod to Bob, straightforward, simple" Archived July 13, 2001, at the Wayback Machine, The Portage County Gazette, June 1, 2002
- Simon Warner, "Review: A Nod to Bob...", PopMatters
- Mick Skidmore, "CD Reviews: Indie Daze", Relix, 28:3, June-July 2001, p.44-46
- "Home Taping: This month's downloading prospects...", Rock & Rap Confidential, 181, April 2001, p.4
- Michael Tearson, "Off the Beaten Track: Various artists – A Nod to Bob", Sing Out!, 45:2, Summer 2001, p.142
- Parke Puterbaugh, "Various Artists: A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His Sixtieth Birthday; Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home (vinyl reissue)", Sound & Vision, 66:5, June 2001, p.117
- Steven Stone, "Review: Various artists – A Nod to Bob", Vintage Guitar, July 2001
External links
- A Nod to Bob page at Red House Records
- "Happy Birthday Bob Dylan", All Things Considered, May 24, 2001
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