Blonde on Blonde
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| - | + | '''''Blonde on Blonde''''' is the seventh studio album by [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Bob Dylan]], released on May 16, 1966 on [[Columbia Records]]. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, [[Bob Dylan & The Band|The Hawks]]. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album—"[[One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)]]". At producer [[Bob Johnston]]'s suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist [[Al Kooper]], and guitarist [[Robbie Robertson]] moved to the [[Columbia Records#The 1960s|CBS]] studios in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded. | |
| - | "'''Rainy Day Women #12 & 35'''" is a song by [[Bob Dylan]] which is the opening track of his 1966 album, ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]''. It was initially released as a single in April 1966, reaching No. 7 in the UK and No. 2 in the US chart. "Rainy Day Women" was recorded in the [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] studio of [[Columbia Records]], and features a raucous brass band backing track. The recurrent chorus "Everybody must get stoned" made the song controversial, and was declared by Dylan as the quintessential "[[drug song]]" of the generation. | + | |
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Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 16, 1966 on Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, The Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album—"One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist Al Kooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded.
