The Times They Are a-Changin' (Bob Dylan album)

The Times They Are a-Changin'
A black-and-white close-up of Dylan's face looking down
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1964 (1964-02-10)[1][2]
RecordedAugust 6 – October 31, 1963
StudioColumbia 7th Ave (New York City)
GenreFolk[3]
Length45:36
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Wilson
Bob Dylan chronology
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
(1963)
The Times They Are a-Changin'
(1964)
Another Side of Bob Dylan
(1964)
Singles from The Times They Are a-Changin'
  1. "The Times They Are a-Changin'"
    Released: March 8, 1965

The Times They Are a-Changin' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released on February 10, 1964, through Columbia Records.[1][2] Whereas his previous albums, Bob Dylan and The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, combined original material and cover songs, this was the first to feature only original compositions. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely arranged ballads concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change. The title track is one of Dylan's most famous; many feel that it captures the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s.

Some critics and fans were not quite as taken with the album as a whole, relative to his previous work, for its lack of humor or musical diversity. Still, The Times They Are a-Changin' peaked at No. 20 on the US chart, eventually going gold, and belatedly reaching No. 4 in the UK in 1965.

  1. ^ a b Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (February 8, 1964). "24 Feb. Albums Unveiled By Columbia" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b Levy, Dan (ed.). "The Times They Are A-Changin'". bobdylan.com. Columbia/Sony. Archived from the original on April 5, 2001.
  3. ^ "20 Best Folk Music Albums of All Time". NME. Time Inc. UK. June 7, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

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