The Best of Bob Dylan (1997 album)

The Best of Bob Dylan
The Best of Bob Dylan
Greatest hits album by Bob Dylan
Released	2 June 1997
Recorded	1962–1989
Genre	Rock; folk; country;
Length	76:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Barry Beckett; Gordon Carroll; Don DeVito; Bob Dylan; John H. Hammond; Bob Johnston; Mark Knopfler; Daniel Lanois; Leon Russell; Jerry Wexler; Tom Wilson;
Bob Dylan chronology

The Best of Bob Dylan is a compilation album released in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Canada on 2 June 1997. It was later released in Europe and Japan, although it has never been released in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Blowin' in the Wind"	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)	2:48
2.	"The Times They Are a-Changin'"	The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)	3:14
3.	"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)	3:40
4.	"Mr. Tambourine Man"	Bringing It All Back Home (1965)	5:29
5.	"Like a Rolling Stone"	Highway 61 Revisited (1965)	6:10
6.	"Just Like a Woman"	Blonde on Blonde (1966)	4:56
7.	"All Along the Watchtower"	John Wesley Harding (1967)	2:33
8.	"Lay Lady Lay"	Nashville Skyline (1969)	3:20
9.	"I Shall Be Released"	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)	3:05
10.	"If Not for You"	New Morning (1970)	2:43
11.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)	2:32
12.	"Forever Young"	Planet Waves (1974)	4:58
13.	"Tangled Up in Blue"	Blood on the Tracks (1975)	5:43
14.	"Oh, Sister"	Desire (1976)	4:02
15.	"Gotta Serve Somebody"	Slow Train Coming (1979)	5:25
16.	"Jokerman"	Infidels (1983)	6:17
17.	"Everything Is Broken"	Oh Mercy (1989)	3:15
18.	"Shelter from the Storm" (alternate version)	Blood on the Tracks (1975)	6:00
Total length:			76:10

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1]	Gold	35,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[2]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)[3]	Platinum	50,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[4]	Gold	40,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"New Zealand album certifications – Bob Dylan – Best of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

External links

The Best of Bob Dylan (1997) at Discogs (list of releases)

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[AustraliaBob_DylanThe_Best_of_Bob_DylanalbumCertRef-1] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[New_ZealandBob_DylanBest_ofalbumCertRef-2] "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Dylan – Best of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[NorwayBob_DylanBest_ofalbumCertRef-3] "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[SwedenBob_DylanBest_ofalbumCertRef-4] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[EuropeBob_DylanThe_Best_OfalbumCertRef-5] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2020.