The Essential Bob Dylan
Compilation by Bob Dylan
Released 31 October 2000
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Blowin' in the Wind2:48
- 2Don't Think Twice, It's All Right3:394.3 ★
- 3The Times They Are A-Changin'3:134.0 ★
- 4It Ain't Me, Babe3:334.4 ★
- 5Maggie's Farm3:524.1 ★
- 6It's All Over Now, Baby Blue4:154.5 ★
- 7Mr. Tambourine Man5:284.3 ★
- 8Subterranean Homesick Blues2:194.1 ★
- 9Like a Rolling Stone6:094.5 ★
- 10Positively 4th Street3:544.5 ★
- 11I Want You3:054.8 ★
- 12Just Like a Woman4:514.0 ★
- 13Rainy Day Women #12 & 354:353.6 ★
- 14All Along the Watchtower2:324.2 ★
- 15Lay, Lady, Lay3:184.1 ★
- 16If Not for You2:414.0 ★
- 17You Ain't Goin' Nowhere2:45
- 18I Shall Be Released3:033.0 ★
- 19Knockin' on Heaven's Door2:314.7 ★
- 20Tangled Up in Blue5:433.8 ★
- 21Forever Young4:584.2 ★
- CD 2
- 1Shelter From the Storm5:023.4 ★
- 2Hurricane8:324.4 ★
- 3Gotta Serve Somebody5:244.0 ★
- 4Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar4:03
- 5Jokerman6:144.2 ★
- 6Everything Is Broken3:124.5 ★
- 7Blind Willie McTell5:533.6 ★
- 8Not Dark Yet6:283.9 ★
- 9Make You Feel My Love3:31
- 10Dignity (alternate version)5:36
- 11Things Have Changed5:085.0 ★
- 12Mississippi5:20
- 13Thunder on the Mountain5:52
- 14When the Deal Goes Down5:01
- 15Beyond Here Lies Nothin'3:51
More by Bob Dylan
Release credits
- guitar [6, 8]
- keyboard [3], percussion [3], producer [3]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- bass guitar [20]
- acoustic guitar [1.4, 1.20, 2.1], guitar [2.2-3, 2.6, 2.11, 1.6, 1.8, 1.14-15, 1.18-19, 1.21], harmonica [1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.14, 1.18, 1.20-21, 2.1-2, 2.6], keyboard [6, 8], lead vocals [1.2, 1.14-15, 1.20-21, 2.1, 2.3], producer [1.18, 1.20, 2.5, 2.7], vocal [2.2-3, 2.5, 2.11, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.18-19]
- producer [10-16]
- drums (drum set) [6, 8]
- background vocals [19]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- guitar [6]
- guitar [2, 6, 8]
- steel guitar [2.1, 1.20]
- harmonium [19], organ [19], spinet [19]
- background vocals [19]
- background vocals [3]
- engineer [14]
- bass [14]
- guitar [11]
- assistant [8]
- acoustic guitar [20]
- slide guitar [8]
- engineer [19]
- mix [6], producer [6, 8], resonator guitar [6]
- percussion [6]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- assistant [3]
- piano [2]
- producer [2]
- engineer [2]
- background vocals [19]
- piano [6, 8]
- organ [21]
- double bass [2]
- bass guitar [2]
- assistant [1]
- producer [19]
- Hammond organ [1], keyboard [20]
- engineer [3]
- background vocals [18], bass [18], guitar [18]
- arranger [3]
- background vocals [3]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- mix [5]
- producer [3]
- drums (drum set) [2.8, 1.19]
- guitar [6, 8]
- producer [2]
- bass guitar [6, 8]
- engineer [5]
- drums (drum set) [14]
- guitar [6, 8]
- acoustic guitar [20]
- guitar [11]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- recording [2]
- congas [2]
- additional [6], mix [6], recording [6], tambourine [6]
- engineer [8], recording [6]
- guitar [3], producer [5, 7]
- remixer [6, 8]
- percussion [3]
- brass [3]
- assistant [21]
- recording [5]
- keyboard [6, 8], piano [6, 8]
- engineer [20]
- engineer [1], producer [1]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- background vocals [3]
- piano [21]
- bass guitar [21]
- engineer [21]
- bass guitar [2]
- guitar [21]
- guitar [19]
- background vocals [2]
- violin [2]
- background vocals [2], guitar [2]
- bass guitar [19]
- bass guitar [3]
- producer [3-9]
- bass [1]
- bass [11]
- bass [6]
- drums (drum set) [6]
Issues
T
T31 October 2000
T6 November 2000
T21 May 2001
T2001- TMarch 2002
- T13 November 2003
TSeptember 2005- T3x CD (Limited Edition 3.0)October 2009
- T2x CD27 September 2010
T2x Digital Media8 July 2011
T2x Digital Media (revised edition)25 March 2014
T2014- T2014
T2x Blu-spec CD5 April 2023