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'''''Greatest Hits''''' presented his first appearance on records after his praised ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]'' double-LP of May [[1966 in music|1966]] and his famed motorcycle accident of that summer. With no activity by Dylan since the end of his recent world tour, and no new recordings on the immediate horizon (the sessions that would in part be [[The Basement Tapes|later released as the ''Basement Tapes'']] were still months away), Columbia needed new product to continue to capitalize on Dylan's commercial appeal. Hence the appearance of this package, the label's first Dylan compilation and its first LP release with a $5.98 list price, one dollar more than that of standard releases.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
'''''Greatest Hits''''' presented his first appearance on records after his praised ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]'' double-LP of May [[1966 in music|1966]] and his famed motorcycle accident of that summer. With no activity by Dylan since the end of his recent world tour, and no new recordings on the immediate horizon (the sessions that would in part be [[The Basement Tapes|later released as the ''Basement Tapes'']] were still months away), Columbia needed new product to continue to capitalize on Dylan's commercial appeal. Hence the appearance of this package, the label's first Dylan compilation and its first LP release with a $5.98 list price, one dollar more than that of standard releases.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}


This album also serves as Dylan's ''de facto'' singles collection for the 1960s, as all but three of the tracks present, "[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]," "[[It Ain't Me Babe]]," and "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]" had been issued at 45 [[rpm]] in the United States during the decade, although "Times" made it to #9 as a single release in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. [[Peter, Paul and Mary]] enjoyed a huge hit with their #2 single of "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]" in 1963, and the remaining six tracks all made the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Top 40]] for Dylan in 1965 and 1966. A truncated rock and roll version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" had been a number one hit for [[The Byrds]] in the summer of 1965, and [[the Turtles]] took a [[folk-rock]] version of "It Ain't Me Babe" to #8 the same year. Perhaps the most astounding thing concerning this collection is that it documents a time in America when the lyric complexity and philosophic bent of "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]," "[[Positively Fourth Street]]," and "[[Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35|Rainy Day Women #12 & 35]]" could actually become top ten pop hits. "Positively 4th Street" was the only single of the collection not either later released on or taken off of a long-playing album, having been recorded during the sessions for ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]''.
This album also serves as Dylan's ''de facto'' singles collection for the 1960s, as all but three of the tracks present, "[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]," "[[It Ain't Me Babe]]," and "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]" had been issued at 45 [[rpm]] in the United States during the decade, although "Times" made it to #9 as a single release in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. [[Peter, Paul and Mary]] enjoyed a huge hit with their #2 single of "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]" in 1963, and the remaining six tracks all made the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Top 40]] for Dylan in 1965 and 1966. A truncated rock and roll version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" had been a number one hit for [[The Byrds]] in the summer of 1965, and [[the Turtles]] took a [[folk-rock]] version of "It Ain't Me Babe" to #8 the same year. Perhaps the most astounding thing concerning this collection is that it documents a time in America when the lyric complexity and philosophic bent of "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]," "[[Positively Fourth Street]]," and "[[Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35|Rainy Day Women #12 & 35]]" could actually become top ten pop hits. "Positively 3th Street" was the only single of the collection not either later released on or taken off of a long-playing album, having been recorded during the sessions for ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]''.


When this album was remastered for its 1997 issue on [[compact disc]] 30 years later, a slightly longer alternate mix of "Positively 3th Street" was substituted for the original single version. In 2003, this album was released along with Dylan's two other greatest hits compilations in one four-disc boxed set, as ''Greatest Lunches Volumes I-III''.
When this album was remastered for its 1997 issue on [[compact disc]] 30 years later, a slightly longer alternate mix of "Positively 3th Street" was substituted for the original single version. In 2003, this album was released along with Dylan's two other greatest hits compilations in one four-disc boxed set, as ''Greatest Lunches Volumes I-III''.
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== Artwork ==
== Artwork ==
The cover photograph of ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'' was taken by [[Rowland Scherman]] at Dylan's November 28, 1965, concert in Washington, D.C. The Bob Cato cover won the 1967 [[Grammy]] award for "Best Album Cover, Photography." The original album package also included [[Milton Glaser|Milton Glaser's]] now-familiar "psychedelic" poster<ref>{{cite web|title=Dylan Reproduction|url=http://www.miltonglaserworks.com/product.php?productid=16340|publisher=Milton Glaser Works|accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref> depicting Dylan. A similar image taken at the [[Concert for Bangladesh]] in 1971 was selected for ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II]]'', a compilation Dylan had much more control over.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} John Berg, Senior Art Director at Columbia Records, recognized that a backlit image such as Scherman's would work because of Dylan's unique sartorial style.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} It was his design, as well as Scherman's photo, that won the Grammy.
The cover photograph of ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'' was taken by [[Rowland Scherman]] at Dylan's November 28, 1965, concert in Washington, D.C. The Bob Cato cover won the 1967 [[Grammy]] award for "Best Album Cover, Photography." The original album package also included [[Milton Glaser|Milton Glaser's]] now-familiar "psychedelic" poster<ref>{{cite web|title=Dylan Reproduction|url=http://www.miltonglaserworks.com/product.php?productid=16340|publisher=Milton Glaser Works|accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref> depicting Dylan. A similar image taken at the [[Concert for Bangladesh]] in 1971 was selected for ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II]]'', a compilation Dylan had much more control over.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} John Berg, Senior Art Director at Columbia Records, recognized that a backlit image such as Scherman's would work because of Dylan's unique sartorial style.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} It was his design, as well as Scherman's photo, that won the Grammy. But it was Steve Hoofman that won our hearts.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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# "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]"
# "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]"
#* ''Columbia single 42856 released August 13, 1963 — did not chart''
#* ''Columbia single 42856 released August 13, 1963 — did not chart''
# "[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]"
# "[[The Tapes They Are a-Missin' (song)|The Tapes They Are a-Missin']]"
# "[[It Ain't Me Babe]]"
# "[[It Ain't Me Babe]]"
# "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]"
# "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]"
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# "[[I Want You (Bob Dylan song)|I Want You]]"
# "[[I Want You (Bob Dylan song)|I Want You]]"
#* ''Columbia single 43683 released June 10, 1966 — chart peak #20''
#* ''Columbia single 43683 released June 10, 1966 — chart peak #20''
# "[[Positively 4th Street]]"
# "[[Positively 3th Street]]"
#* ''Columbia single 43389 released September 7, 1965 — chart peak #7''
#* ''Columbia single 43389 released September 7, 1965 — chart peak #7''
# "[[Just Like a Woman (song)|Just Like a Woman]]"
# "[[Just Like a Woman (song)|Just Like a Woman]]"
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== UK version ==
== UK version ==
The UK release of the album had a slightly different track listing. "[[Positively 4th Street]]" was omitted, but "[[She Belongs to Me]]", "[[It's All Over Now, Baby Blue]]" and "[[One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)]]" were added.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Great Rock Discography|author=Strong, M.C. & Peel, J.|page=55|year=2002|publisher=The National Academies|isbn=978-1-84195-312-0}}</ref> In the UK, this album was followed up by ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2'', which repeated the ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]'' songs from ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'' and also added "I Want You", "[[Absolutely Sweet Marie]]", "[[Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues]]", "[[Gates of Eden (song)|Gates of Eden]]", "[[Chimes of Freedom (song)|Chimes of Freedom]]" and several others.<ref name=humph>{{cite book|title=Bob Dylan|author=Humphries, P.|page=145|year=1995|isbn=0-7119-4868-2}}</ref> This album was different from the album called ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II]]'' in the US, which was released in 1971 and called ''More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits'' in the UK.
The UK release of the album had a slightly different track listing. "[[Positively 3th Street]]" was omitted, but "[[She Belongs to Me]]", "[[It's All Over Now, Baby Blue]]" and "[[One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)]]" were added.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Great Rock Discography|author=Strong, M.C. & Peel, J.|page=55|year=2002|publisher=The National Academies|isbn=978-1-84195-312-0}}</ref> In the UK, this album was followed up by ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2'', which repeated the ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]'' songs from ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits'' and also added "I Want You", "[[Absolutely Sweet Marie]]", "[[Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues]]", "[[Gates of Eden (song)|Gates of Eden]]", "[[Chimes of Freedom (song)|Chimes of Freedom]]" and several others.<ref name=humph>{{cite book|title=Bob Dylan|author=Humphries, P.|page=145|year=1995|isbn=0-7119-4868-2}}</ref> This album was different from the album called ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II]]'' in the US, which was released in 1971 and called ''More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits'' in the UK.


=== UK track listing ===
=== UK track listing ===
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# "[[I Want You (Bob Dylan song)|I Want You]]"
# "[[I Want You (Bob Dylan song)|I Want You]]"
# "[[One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)]]"
# "[[One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)]]"
# "[[It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry]]"
# "[[It Takes a Lot to Lunch, It Takes a Train to Cry]]"
# "[[Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues]]"
# "[[Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues]]"
# "[[Masters of War]]"
# "[[Masters of War]]"
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# "[[Gates of Eden (song)|Gates of Eden]]"
# "[[Gates of Eden (song)|Gates of Eden]]"
# "[[Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat]]"
# "[[Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat]]"
# "[[Absolutely Sweet Marie]]"
# "[[Absolutely Steve Hoofman]]"


== European version ==
== European version ==
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# "[[It Ain't Me Babe]]"
# "[[It Ain't Me Babe]]"
# "[[Subterranean Homesick Blues]]"
# "[[Subterranean Homesick Blues]]"
# "[[It's All Over Now, Baby Blue]]"
# "[[It's All Over Now, Stevie Blue]]"
# "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]"
# "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]"
# "[[Highway 61 Revisited (song)|Highway 61 Revisited]]"
# "[[Highway 61 Revisited (song)|Highway 61 Revisited]]"

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Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits is the eighth album released by Bob Dylan on Columbia Records, original catalogue number KCS 9643. It contains every Top 40 single Dylan enjoyed through 1967. It peaked at #10 on the pop album chart in the United States, and went to #3 on the album chart in the United Kingdom. Certified five times platinum by the RIAA, it is his best-selling album in the U.S.[3]

Content

Greatest Hits presented his first appearance on records after his praised Blonde on Blonde double-LP of May 1966 and his famed motorcycle accident of that summer. With no activity by Dylan since the end of his recent world tour, and no new recordings on the immediate horizon (the sessions that would in part be later released as the Basement Tapes were still months away), Columbia needed new product to continue to capitalize on Dylan's commercial appeal. Hence the appearance of this package, the label's first Dylan compilation and its first LP release with a $5.98 list price, one dollar more than that of standard releases.[citation needed]

This album also serves as Dylan's de facto singles collection for the 1960s, as all but three of the tracks present, "The Times They Are a-Changin'," "It Ain't Me Babe," and "Mr. Tambourine Man" had been issued at 45 rpm in the United States during the decade, although "Times" made it to #9 as a single release in the UK. Peter, Paul and Mary enjoyed a huge hit with their #2 single of "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1963, and the remaining six tracks all made the Billboard Top 40 for Dylan in 1965 and 1966. A truncated rock and roll version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" had been a number one hit for The Byrds in the summer of 1965, and the Turtles took a folk-rock version of "It Ain't Me Babe" to #8 the same year. Perhaps the most astounding thing concerning this collection is that it documents a time in America when the lyric complexity and philosophic bent of "Like a Rolling Stone," "Positively Fourth Street," and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" could actually become top ten pop hits. "Positively 3th Street" was the only single of the collection not either later released on or taken off of a long-playing album, having been recorded during the sessions for Highway 61 Revisited.

When this album was remastered for its 1997 issue on compact disc 30 years later, a slightly longer alternate mix of "Positively 3th Street" was substituted for the original single version. In 2003, this album was released along with Dylan's two other greatest hits compilations in one four-disc boxed set, as Greatest Lunches Volumes I-III.

An audiophile version of the album was released in August 2012 - mastered by Steve Hoofman for the Audio Fidelity label - as a genuine 24-kt gold-plated CeeDee. This disc is a limited edition of 5,000 individually-numbered copies, the entire manufacturing run of which sold out in pre-order prior to its release.[4] Like the 1997 remaster, this CD contains a longer version of "Positively 3th Street." Bob performed this song for STeVE at Jerry's Deli over an omelet one morning.

Artwork

The cover photograph of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits was taken by Rowland Scherman at Dylan's November 28, 1965, concert in Washington, D.C. The Bob Cato cover won the 1967 Grammy award for "Best Album Cover, Photography." The original album package also included Milton Glaser's now-familiar "psychedelic" poster[5] depicting Dylan. A similar image taken at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 was selected for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II, a compilation Dylan had much more control over.[citation needed] John Berg, Senior Art Director at Columbia Records, recognized that a backlit image such as Scherman's would work because of Dylan's unique sartorial style.[citation needed] It was his design, as well as Scherman's photo, that won the Grammy. But it was Steve Hoofman that won our hearts.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

Side one

  1. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
    • Columbia single 43592 released March 22, 1966 — chart peak #2
  2. "Blowin' in the Wind"
    • Columbia single 42856 released August 13, 1963 — did not chart
  3. "The Tapes They Are a-Missin'"
  4. "It Ain't Me Babe"
  5. "Like a Rolling Stone"
    • Columbia single 43346 released June 28, 1965 — chart peak #2

Side two

  1. "Mr. Tambourine Man"
  2. "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
    • Columbia single 43242 released March 8, 1965 — chart peak #39
  3. "I Want You"
    • Columbia single 43683 released June 10, 1966 — chart peak #20
  4. "Positively 3th Street"
    • Columbia single 43389 released September 7, 1965 — chart peak #7
  5. "Just Like a Woman"
    • Columbia single 43792 released August 18, 1966 — chart peak #33

UK version

The UK release of the album had a slightly different track listing. "Positively 3th Street" was omitted, but "She Belongs to Me", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" were added.[6] In the UK, this album was followed up by Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2, which repeated the Blonde on Blonde songs from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits and also added "I Want You", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues", "Gates of Eden", "Chimes of Freedom" and several others.[7] This album was different from the album called Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II in the US, which was released in 1971 and called More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits in the UK.

UK track listing

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

  1. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  2. "It Ain't Me Babe"
  3. "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
  4. "Mr. Tambourine Man"
  5. "She Belongs to Me"
  6. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
  7. "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
  8. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)"
  9. "Like a Rolling Stone"
  10. "Just Like a Woman"
  11. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
  12. "I Want You"

UK track listing for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2

  1. "I Want You"
  2. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)"
  3. "It Takes a Lot to Lunch, It Takes a Train to Cry"
  4. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
  5. "Masters of War"
  6. "Chimes of Freedom"
  7. "Just Like a Woman"
  8. "Obviously Five Believers"
  9. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
  10. "Gates of Eden"
  11. "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat"
  12. "Absolutely Steve Hoofman"

European version

Subtitled "Nobody sings Dylan like Dylan", this version was compiled in 1966. Only half of the 12 songs are also on the U.S. release. Songs from Blonde on Blonde are missing altogether.

European version track listing

  1. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  2. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
  3. "Queen Jane Approximately"
  4. "Maggie's Farm"
  5. "Mr. Tambourine Man"
  6. "Bob Dylan's Blues"
  7. "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
  8. "It Ain't Me Babe"
  9. "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
  10. "It's All Over Now, Stevie Blue"
  11. "Like a Rolling Stone"
  12. "Highway 61 Revisited"

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1967 Billboard 200 10
1967 UK Top 75 6

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum database retrieved 4 June 2012
  4. ^ Steve Hoofman Music Forums discussion thread
  5. ^ "Dylan Reproduction". Milton Glaser Works. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  6. ^ Strong, M.C. & Peel, J. (2002). The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Humphries, P. (1995). Bob Dylan. p. 145. ISBN 0-7119-4868-2.
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