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This list contains songs written by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, including those where he is credited as co-author. The list omits traditional songs where Dylan has claimed arranger's copyright.
RecordedSong TitleWriter (s)Album Release2002'Cross the Green MountainDylan1997'Til I Fell in Love with YouDylan199010,000 MenDylan19672 Dollars and Ninety Nine CentsDylanSep 30, 2011 · Saved Feb 08, 1980 Oct 31, 1981 30. Arthur McBride Good as I Been to You 0. As I Went Out One Morning John Wesley Harding Jan 10, 1974 Jan 10, 1974 1. Autumn Leaves Shadows in the Night Oct 01, 2015 Jul 28, 2018 203. Baby Ain’t That Fine The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete 0.
- ‘Every Grain of Sand’ Shot of Love, 1981. “It’s like one of the great Psalms of David,” Bono says about “Every Grain of Sand,” the spellbinding ballad from Shot of Love that concludes Dylan‘s overtly Christian songwriting phase.
- ‘Visions of Johanna’ Blonde On Blonde, 1966. “Visions of Johanna” is a tour de force, a breakthrough not only for the writer but for the very possibilities of songwriting.
- ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ Bringing It All Back Home, 1965. As far as I can tell, the Byrds‘ recording of “Mr. Tambourine Man” was the first time anyone put really good poetry on the radio The Beatles hadn’t gotten to “Eleanor Rigby” or “A Day in the Life” — they were still writing “Ooh, baby.”
- ‘It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)’ Bringing It All Back Home, 1965. “I don’t know how I got to write those songs,” Dylan said in 2004, apropos of “It’s Alright, Ma.”
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- “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)” (1978) Dylan said this baffling-yet-haunting country-rock epic was inspired by a man he saw on a train ride from Mexico to San Diego: “He must have been 150 years old… Both his eyes were burning, and there was smoke coming out of his nostrils.”
- “John Wesley Harding” (1967) “I was gonna write a ballad,” Dylan told Rolling Stone‘s Jann Wenner. “Like maybe one of those old cowboy [songs]… you know, a real long ballad.”
- “Corrina, Corrina” (1963) "Corrina, Corrina" is an early example of Dylan's ability to place folk music in a wider pop tradition, and vice versa. The song had been a blues and country standard, under various titles for decades, recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chet Atkins, Big Joe Turner and teen crooner Ray Peterson, among others, usually as a fun dance tune.
- “Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)” (1978) The last track on a Dylan album is often a kind of preview of his next record – check the way John Wesley Harding‘s “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” is a trailer for the country sound of Nashville Skyline.
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"Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love", is a song written by Bob Dylan for his album Time Out of Mind, released in September 1997. It was first released commercially in August 1997 by Billy Joel for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III.
