Rough and Rowdy Ways

Rough and Rowdy Ways
Rough and Rowdy Ways
Studio album by Bob Dylan
Released	June 19, 2020
Recorded	January–March 2020
Studio	Sound City (Los Angeles)
Genre	Americana; folk; blues; rhythm and blues;
Length	70:33
Label	Columbia
Bob Dylan chronology
Bob Dylan studio album chronology
Singles from Rough and Rowdy Ways
	"Murder Most Foul"; Released: March 27, 2020; "I Contain Multitudes"; Released: April 17, 2020; "False Prophet"; Released: May 8, 2020;

Rough and Rowdy Ways is the thirty-ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 19, 2020, through Columbia Records. It is Dylan's first album of original songs since his 2012 album Tempest, following three releases that covered traditional pop standards. The album was recorded at Sound City Studios from January to early March 2020. The session musicians included all of the then-current members of Dylan's Never Ending Tour band alongside other musicians, such as Blake Mills and Fiona Apple. The album's sound was described by critics as Americana,^[1] folk,^[2] blues,^[2] and rhythm and blues.^[3]

Rough and Rowdy Ways was preceded by the singles "Murder Most Foul", "I Contain Multitudes" and "False Prophet";^[4] "Murder Most Foul" became Dylan's first song to top any US Billboard chart.^[5] The album was universally praised by critics, described as being one of Dylan's best works and placing highly in many year-end album lists, including the top spot on four lists. It peaked at No. 1 in more than ten countries and No. 2 in the United States and Australia.

^ Kornhaber, Spencer (June 19, 2020). "What Bob Dylan Knows About This Moment". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Sodomsky, Sam (June 18, 2020). "Bob Dylan – 'Rough And Rowdy Ways' review: arguably his grandest poetic statement yet". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference The Guardian rev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Yoo, Noah (17 June 2020). "Fiona Apple and Blake Mills Are on Bob Dylan's New Album Rough and Rowdy Ways". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^ Rutherford, Kevin (April 8, 2020). "Bob Dylan Scores First-Ever No. 1 Song on a Billboard Chart with 'Murder Most Foul'". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

[1] Kornhaber, Spencer (June 19, 2020). "What Bob Dylan Knows About This Moment". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[Pitchfork_rev-2] Sodomsky, Sam (June 18, 2020). "Bob Dylan – 'Rough And Rowdy Ways' review: arguably his grandest poetic statement yet". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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[4] Yoo, Noah (17 June 2020). "Fiona Apple and Blake Mills Are on Bob Dylan's New Album Rough and Rowdy Ways". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-06-18.

[5] Rutherford, Kevin (April 8, 2020). "Bob Dylan Scores First-Ever No. 1 Song on a Billboard Chart with 'Murder Most Foul'". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

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