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Dylan's Gospel

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Dylan's Gospel
Studio album by
The Brothers and Sisters of L.A.
Released1969
GenreGospel
Length36:49
LabelOde
ProducerLou Adler

Dylan's Gospel is the only studio album by The Brothers & Sisters of L.A., a group of vocalists working as session musicians in the Los Angeles, California area during the album's recording in June 1969. The Brothers & Sisters of L.A. was organized by Lou Adler specifically to record the album, which consists of gospel music-style covers of Bob Dylan songs. Members of the group included Merry Clayton and Gloria Jones.[1] The album was first released in 1969 by Adler's own Ode Records label.[2] It was initially a commercial flop, which convinced Adler not to reunite the Brothers and Sisters of L.A. for another performance.[1] It was reissued by Light in the Attic Records on April 1, 2014.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork7.0/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Village VoiceC–[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bob Dylan

No.TitleLength
1."The Times They Are a-Changin'"2:45
2."I Shall Be Released"4:20
3."Lay Lady Lay"3:29
4."Mr. Tambourine Man"3:55
5."All Along the Watchtower"3:31
6."The Mighty Quinn"3:34
7."Chimes of Freedom"4:33
8."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"2:24
9."My Back Pages"5:14
10."Just Like a Woman"3:04
Total length:36:49

Personnel

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The Brothers & Sisters of L.A.

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Technical personnel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "The Brothers and Sisters of L.A. Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. ^ Roberts, Randall (2014-04-12). "Reissue of 'Dylan's Gospel' resurrects the spirit of 1969". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. ^ Hudson, Alex (14 February 2014). "Bob Dylan Celebrated via Reissue of 1969 Gospel Covers Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Brothers and Sisters of L.A. - Dylan's Gospel". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. ^ Wolk, Douglas (27 March 2014). "The Brothers & Sisters: Dylan's Gospel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. ^ Hermes, Will (2014-04-01). "Dylan's Gospel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (18 September 1969). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-03-04.