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"I Shall Be Released"
"I Shall Be Released"
Single by The Heptones
Released	1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Reggae
Label	Coxsone/Studio One
Songwriter(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	C.S. Dodd

"I Shall Be Released"
"I Shall Be Released"
Song by Bob Dylan
from the album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II
Released	November 17, 1971
Recorded	September 24, 1971
Genre	Folk rock; gospel blues;
Length	3:03
Songwriter(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Leon Russell

"I Shall Be Released"
"I Shall Be Released"
Song by The Band
from the album Music from Big Pink
Released	July 1, 1968
Genre	Roots rock
Length	3:19
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	John Simon

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"I Shall Be Released" is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan.

Dylan recorded two primary versions. The first recording was made in collaboration with the Band during the Basement Tapes sessions in 1967, and released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 in 1991. A remixed version of the 1967 recording was rereleased with a preliminary take on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete in 2014. Of the initial demo, Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner said, "the music in this song and the high pleading sound of Dylan's voice reminds one of the Bee Gees."^[1]

The earliest official release of the song was by English musician Boz Burrell under the name Boz, whose version was released as a single on May 3, 1968, on Columbia.^[2] The Band recorded their version of the song for their debut album Music from Big Pink, released two months later in July 1968, with Richard Manuel singing lead vocals, and Rick Danko and Levon Helm harmonizing on the chorus. The song was also performed near the end of the Band's 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, in which all the night's performers except Muddy Waters, plus Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood, appeared on the same stage. Additional live recordings by the Band were included on the 1974 concert album Before the Flood and the 2001 expanded CD reissue of Rock of Ages.

In 1971, Dylan recorded the song a second time with a different arrangement and altered lyrics. He was accompanied by Happy Traum and the song was released on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II.

Style and content

The song is influenced by gospel music, combining images of religious redemption with implied literal release from prison. David Yaffe described the song as a song about redeemed prisoners.^[3] The song describes life behind a wall, hearing a man who "swears he's not to blame" and is "crying out that he was framed". While the narrator reflects on "every man who put me here", and says that "any day now I shall be released".

Author Mike Marqusee observed that the cruelty of the justice system is a recurring theme in Dylan's work, but that Dylan broadens the idea of imprisonment to social issues with an urge for freedom.^[4] Clinton Heylin writes in his book Revolution In The Air:^[5]

Prisons of the body and the mind seem to have preyed on Dylan's mind throughout his time spent with the boys on retainer. Among the songs recorded at early basement sessions were covers of "Folsom Prison Blues" and "The Banks of the Royal Canal" (the latter is particularly affecting), both songs written—metaphorically—from inside prison walls. Dylan then takes a leaf from Johnny Cash and Brendan Behan (brother of Dominic Behan), authors of those earlier songs, by writing his own prison song, "I Shall Be Released." He is characteristically careful not to confuse simplicity of construction with a commensurate simplicity of meaning. The release that he is singing about—and that Richard Manuel echoes—is not from mere prison bars but rather from the cage of physical existence, the same cage that corrodes on "Visions of Johanna".

Reception

Rolling Stone magazine ranked "I Shall Be Released" 6th on a list of the "100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs". An article accompanying the list calls it a "simple, evocative tale of a prisoner yearning for freedom" and a "rock hymn [that] was part of a conscious effort by Dylan to move away from the sprawling imagery of his mid-Sixties masterpieces". It also describes the original Basement Tapes version thusly: "The rough church of the organ and guitar frame Dylan's urgent nasal prayer, until Richard Manuel's keening harmony illuminates the chorus, like sunlight pouring through a stained-glass window".^[6]

Live performances

According to his website, Dylan performed the song 491 times in concert between its live debut in 1975 and its last outing in 2008.^[7] It has been common for Dylan to perform it as a duet with touring partners or musical artists he is sharing a bill with. This has been the case with, among others, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, The Band, Jerry Garcia Band and Amos Lee.

Notable covers

After the release of the Boz Burrell and the Band versions, "I Shall Be Released" has been recorded by Joni Mitchell, the Youngbloods, the Earl Scruggs Revue, Jeff Buckley, the Marmalade, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, Sun Araw, Joe Cocker, Tremeloes, Bette Midler, the Box Tops, the Byrds, Ricky Nelson, Aaron Neville, Melissa Etheridge, Coheed and Cambria, Tom Robinson Band, Nina Simone, the Slackers, Paul Weller, Jerry Garcia Band, Sting, the Heptones, the Hollies, Trinitones, Pearls Before Swine, OK Go, Beth Rowley, Big Mama Thornton, Chatham County Line, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Jack Johnson, Gov't Mule, Martin Harley, Kiosk, James Blundell, Miriam Makeba, Mahotella Queens, Jacob Miller, Bobby McFerrin, Black Oak Arkansas, Marion Williams, Red Dogs, Lera Lynn, Wilco, Lisa Loeb, Zac Brown Band, Kesha, Half Moon Run, Greta Van Fleet, Hideki Saijo, Michael McDonald, Grace Potter, Chrissie Hynde and Elvis Presley. On 2 January 1969, the Beatles jammed the song during their Get Back / Let It Be recording sessions.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded a version of the song featuring Larkin Poe off their 2022 album Dirt Does Dylan.^[8]

Personnel on the Band version

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of A Musical History.^[9]

Richard Manuel – lead vocals, piano
Rick Danko – bass guitar, backing vocals
Levon Helm – drums, backing vocals
Garth Hudson – Lowrey organ
Robbie Robertson – acoustic guitar

Published print

Lyrics: 1962–2001, Simon & Schuster, page 303
Rise Up Singing, Hal Leonard Books, page 102

References

^ Jann Wenner (1968-06-22). "Dylan's Basement Tape Should Be Released". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
^ "Cover versions of I Shall Be Released by Boz [UK] | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
^ David Yaffe, The Many Roads of Bob Dylan, Yale University Press, 2011, p. 15
^ Mike Marqusee, Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s, Seven Stories Press, 2005, pp. 238-40.
^ Clinton Heylin, Revolution in the Air (The Songs of Bob Dylan 1957–1973)
^ "100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs". Rolling Stone. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "I Shall Be Released | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
^ Ehrenclou, Martine (April 7, 2022). "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album 'Dirt Does Dylan' & Shares New Single Feat. Larkin Poe". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^ The Band: A Musical History (CD). The Band. Capitol Records. 2005. 72435-77409-0-6 CCAP77409-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Lyrics at Bob Dylan's official site

[1] Jann Wenner (1968-06-22). "Dylan's Basement Tape Should Be Released". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

[2] "Cover versions of I Shall Be Released by Boz [UK] | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.

[3] David Yaffe, The Many Roads of Bob Dylan, Yale University Press, 2011, p. 15

[4] Mike Marqusee, Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s, Seven Stories Press, 2005, pp. 238-40.

[5] Clinton Heylin, Revolution in the Air (The Songs of Bob Dylan 1957–1973)

[6] "100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs". Rolling Stone. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

[7] "I Shall Be Released | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.

[8] Ehrenclou, Martine (April 7, 2022). "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album 'Dirt Does Dylan' & Shares New Single Feat. Larkin Poe". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

[9] The Band: A Musical History (CD). The Band. Capitol Records. 2005. 72435-77409-0-6 CCAP77409-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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-Dylan recorded two primary versions. The first recording was made in collaboration with the Band during the [[List of Basement Tapes songs|Basement Tapes]] sessions in 1967, and released on ''[[The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991|The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3]]'' in 1991. A remixed version of the 1967 recording was rereleased with a preliminary take on ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete]]'' in 2014. Of the initial demo, ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Jann Wenner]] said, "Curiously enough the music in this song and the high pleading sound of Dylan's voice reminds one of the [[Bee Gees]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dylans-basement-tape-should-be-released-19680622 |title=Dylan's Basement Tape Should Be Released |author=Jann Wenner |author-link=Jann Wenner |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=1968-06-22 |access-date=2013-06-06}}</ref>
+Dylan recorded two primary versions. The first recording was made in collaboration with the Band during the [[List of Basement Tapes songs|Basement Tapes]] sessions in 1967, and released on ''[[The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991|The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3]]'' in 1991. A remixed version of the 1967 recording was rereleased with a preliminary take on ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete]]'' in 2014. Of the initial demo, ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Jann Wenner]] said, "the music in this song and the high pleading sound of Dylan's voice reminds one of the [[Bee Gees]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dylans-basement-tape-should-be-released-19680622 |title=Dylan's Basement Tape Should Be Released |author=Jann Wenner |author-link=Jann Wenner |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=1968-06-22 |access-date=2013-06-06}}</ref>
-The earliest official release of the song was by English musician [[Boz Burrell]] under the name Boz, whose version was released as a single on May 3, 1968 on [[Columbia Records|Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/838549/versions#nav-entity|title=Cover versions of I Shall Be Released by Boz [UK] &#124; SecondHandSongs|website=[[SecondHandSongs]]}}</ref> [[The Band]] recorded their version of the song for their debut album ''[[Music from Big Pink]]'', released two months later in July 1968, with [[Richard Manuel]] singing lead vocals, and [[Rick Danko]] and [[Levon Helm]] harmonizing on the chorus. The song was also performed near the end of the Band's 1976 farewell concert, ''[[The Last Waltz]]'', in which all the night's performers except [[Muddy Waters]], plus [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Ronnie Wood]], appeared on the same stage. Additional live recordings by the Band were included on the 1974 concert album ''[[Before the Flood (album)|Before the Flood]]'' and the 2001 expanded CD reissue of ''[[Rock of Ages (album)|Rock of Ages]]''.
+The earliest official release of the song was by English musician [[Boz Burrell]] under the name Boz, whose version was released as a single on May 3, 1968, on [[Columbia Records|Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/838549/versions#nav-entity|title=Cover versions of I Shall Be Released by Boz [UK] &#124; SecondHandSongs|website=[[SecondHandSongs]]}}</ref> [[The Band]] recorded their version of the song for their debut album ''[[Music from Big Pink]]'', released two months later in July 1968, with [[Richard Manuel]] singing lead vocals, and [[Rick Danko]] and [[Levon Helm]] harmonizing on the chorus. The song was also performed near the end of the Band's 1976 farewell concert, ''[[The Last Waltz]]'', in which all the night's performers except [[Muddy Waters]], plus [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Ronnie Wood]], appeared on the same stage. Additional live recordings by the Band were included on the 1974 concert album ''[[Before the Flood (album)|Before the Flood]]'' and the 2001 expanded CD reissue of ''[[Rock of Ages (The Band album)|Rock of Ages]]''.
 In 1971, Dylan recorded the song a second time with a different arrangement and altered lyrics. He was accompanied by [[Happy Traum]] and the song was released on ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II]]''.
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 ==Reception==
-''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked "I Shall Be Released" 6th on a list of the "100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs". An article accompanying the list calls it a "simple, evocative tale of a prisoner yearning for freedom" and a "rock hymn [that] was part of a conscious effort by Dylan to move away from the sprawling imagery of his mid-Sixties masterpieces". It also describes the original [[The Basement Tapes|''Basement Tapes'']] version thusly: "The rough church of the organ and guitar frame Dylan's urgent nasal prayer, until [[Richard Manuel]]'s keening harmony illuminates the chorus, like sunlight pouring through a stained-glass window".<ref>{{Cite web|author=Rolling Stone|date=2020-05-24|title=100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-bob-dylan-songs-65159/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
+''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked "I Shall Be Released" 6th on a list of the "100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs". An article accompanying the list calls it a "simple, evocative tale of a prisoner yearning for freedom" and a "rock hymn [that] was part of a conscious effort by Dylan to move away from the sprawling imagery of his mid-Sixties masterpieces". It also describes the original [[The Basement Tapes|''Basement Tapes'']] version thusly: "The rough church of the organ and guitar frame Dylan's urgent nasal prayer, until [[Richard Manuel]]'s keening harmony illuminates the chorus, like sunlight pouring through a stained-glass window".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2020-05-24|title=100 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-bob-dylan-songs-65159/|access-date=2021-05-14|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Live performances==
-According to his website, Dylan performed the song 491 times in concert between its live debut in 1975 and its last outing in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Shall Be Released {{!}} The Official Bob Dylan Site|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/i-shall-be-released/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.bobdylan.com}}</ref> It has been common for Dylan to perform it as a duet with touring partners or musical artists he is sharing a bill with. This has been the case with, among others, [[Willie Nelson]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Van Morrison]], [[the Band]] and [[Amos Lee]].
+According to his website, Dylan performed the song 491 times in concert between its live debut in 1975 and its last outing in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Shall Be Released {{!}} The Official Bob Dylan Site|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/i-shall-be-released/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.bobdylan.com}}</ref> It has been common for Dylan to perform it as a duet with touring partners or musical artists he is sharing a bill with. This has been the case with, among others, [[Willie Nelson]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Van Morrison]], [[The Band]], [[Jerry Garcia Band]] and [[Amos Lee]].
 ==Notable covers==
 [[File:The Last Waltz.jpg|thumb|Photograph of ''[[The Last Waltz]]''. The Band with [[Bob Dylan]] and other guests performing ''I Shall Be Released''.<br>seated behind instruments: [[Garth Hudson]] (organ), [[Ringo Starr]] (drums), [[Levon Helm]] (drums)<br>standing: [[Dr. John]], [[Neil Diamond]], [[Joni Mitchell]] (hidden), [[Neil Young]], [[Rick Danko]] (Bass), [[Van Morrison]], Bob Dylan (guitar), [[Ronnie Hawkins]], [[Robbie Robertson]] (guitar)<br>not shown: [[Richard Manuel]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Ron Wood]]]]
-After the release of the [[Boz Burrell]] and [[the Band]] versions, "I Shall Be Released" has been subsequently recorded by [[Joni Mitchell]], [[the Youngbloods]], [[the Earl Scruggs Revue]], [[Jeff Buckley]], [[the Marmalade]], [[Joan Baez]], [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], [[Sun Araw]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Tremeloes]], [[Bette Midler]], [[the Box Tops]], [[the Byrds]], [[Ricky Nelson]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Coheed and Cambria]], [[Tom Robinson Band]], [[Nina Simone]], [[the Slackers]], [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]], [[Jerry Garcia Band]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[the Heptones]], [[the Hollies]], [[Trinitones]], [[Pearls Before Swine (band)|Pearls Before Swine]], [[OK Go]], [[Beth Rowley]], [[Big Mama Thornton]], [[Chatham County Line]], [[the Flying Burrito Brothers]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Gov't Mule]], [[Martin Harley (musician)|Martin Harley]], [[Kiosk (band)|Kiosk]], [[James Blundell (singer)|James Blundell]], [[Miriam Makeba]], [[Mahotella Queens]], [[Jacob Miller (musician)|Jacob Miller]], [[Bobby McFerrin]], [[Black Oak Arkansas]], [[Marion Williams]], [[Lera Lynn]], [[Wilco]], [[Lisa Loeb]], [[Zac Brown Band]], [[Kesha]], [[Half Moon Run]], [[Greta Van Fleet]], [[Hideki Saijo]], [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Grace Potter]], and [[Elvis Presley]]. On 2 January 1969, [[the Beatles]] jammed the song during their ''[[Let It Be (Beatles album)|Get Back]]'' / ''[[Let It Be (Beatles album)|Let It Be]]'' recording sessions.
+After the release of the [[Boz Burrell]] and [[the Band]] versions, "I Shall Be Released" has been recorded by [[Joni Mitchell]], [[the Youngbloods]], [[the Earl Scruggs Revue]], [[Jeff Buckley]], [[the Marmalade]], [[Joan Baez]], [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], [[Sun Araw]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Tremeloes]], [[Bette Midler]], [[the Box Tops]], [[the Byrds]], [[Ricky Nelson]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Coheed and Cambria]], [[Tom Robinson Band]], [[Nina Simone]], [[the Slackers]], [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]], [[Jerry Garcia Band]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[the Heptones]], [[the Hollies]], [[Trinitones]], [[Pearls Before Swine (band)|Pearls Before Swine]], [[OK Go]], [[Beth Rowley]], [[Big Mama Thornton]], [[Chatham County Line]], [[the Flying Burrito Brothers]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Gov't Mule]], [[Martin Harley (musician)|Martin Harley]], [[Kiosk (band)|Kiosk]], [[James Blundell (singer)|James Blundell]], [[Miriam Makeba]], [[Mahotella Queens]], [[Jacob Miller (musician)|Jacob Miller]], [[Bobby McFerrin]], [[Black Oak Arkansas]], [[Marion Williams]], Red Dogs, [[Lera Lynn]], [[Wilco]], [[Lisa Loeb]], [[Zac Brown Band]], [[Kesha]], [[Half Moon Run]], [[Greta Van Fleet]], [[Hideki Saijo]], [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Grace Potter]], [[Chrissie Hynde]] and [[Elvis Presley]]. On 2 January 1969, [[the Beatles]] jammed the song during their ''[[Let It Be (album)|Get Back]]'' / ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]'' recording sessions.
+[[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] recorded a version of the song featuring [[Larkin Poe]] off their 2022 album ''Dirt Does Dylan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2022/04/07/nitty-gritty-dirt-band-announces-new-album-dirt-does-dylan-shares-new-single-feat-larkin-poe/|title=Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album 'Dirt Does Dylan' & Shares New Single Feat. Larkin Poe|last=Ehrenclou|first=Martine|date=April 7, 2022|publisher=Rock and Blues Muse|accessdate=April 22, 2022}}</ref>
 ==Personnel on the Band version==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/i-shall-be-released/ Lyrics] at Bob Dylan's official site
-*[http://dylanchords.com/34_bootleg/i_shall_be_released Chords] at Dylanchords
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 [[Category:Tom Robinson Band songs]]
+[[Category:The Tremeloes songs]]

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Compilations	Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba (1975) The Queen of African Music (1987) Africa (1991)
Singles	"The House of the Rising Sun" (1960) "The Click Song" / "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1963) "Malaika" / "Malcolm X" (1965) "Pata Pata" (1967) "Mas que nada" (1967) "I Shall Be Released" / "Iphi Ndilela (Show Me the Way)" (1969) "Soweto Blues" (1988) "Brand New Day" "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"
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Studio albums	Hand It Down This Road Touch of Water Earth & Sea Campfire
Compilation albums	I Shall Be Released: The Best of James Blundell
Singles	"Way Out West" "This Road" "I Shall Be Released" "Postcards from Saigon" "Money Changes Everything" "Rain on the Scarecrow"