Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City is a multi-artist compilation album released in June 2015 by Legacy Recordings and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMF label. It accompanied the Country Music Hall of Fame's exhibition of the same name,[3] which opened in Nashville in March 2015 and documented the overlapping influence between country music and rock music during the 1960s and 1970s.[4][5]
| Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | June 16, 2015 |
| Label | Legacy Recordings, CMF |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[2] |
The two-disc album includes a previously unreleased version of Bob Dylan's 1970 song "If Not for You" with Lloyd Green on pedal steel guitar.[6] The booklet accompanying the physical release contains notes on the 36 tracks and an introduction by Tracy Nelson.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Absolutely Sweet Marie" | Bob Dylan | |
| 2. | "Harpoon Man" | Charlie McCoy and the Escorts | |
| 3. | "It Ain't Me, Babe" | Johnny Cash | |
| 4. | "Down in the Flood" | Flatt & Scruggs | |
| 5. | "The Way I Feel" | Gordon Lightfoot | |
| 6. | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | Bob Dylan | |
| 7. | "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" | The Byrds | |
| 8. | "This Wheel's on Fire" | Ian & Sylvia | |
| 9. | "Gentle on My Mind" | John Hartford | |
| 10. | "Some of Shelly's Blues" | The Monkees | |
| 11. | "Turn Around" | The Beau Brummels | |
| 12. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Tracy Nelson | |
| 13. | "If You Don't Like Hank Williams (1968 Demo)" | Kris Kristofferson | |
| 14. | "Bird on the Wire" | Leonard Cohen | |
| 15. | "Hickory Wind" | The Byrds | |
| 16. | "Blowing Down That Dusty Road" | Country Joe McDonald | |
| 17. | "The Boxer" | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 18. | "Stone Fox Chase" | Area Code 615 | |
| 19. | "The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo Radio Ad (Bonus Track)" |
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Girl from the North Country" | Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash | |
| 2. | "Driftin' Way of Life" | Jerry Jeff Walker | |
| 3. | "Behind That Locked Door" | George Harrison | |
| 4. | "Crazy Mama" | J.J. Cale | |
| 5. | "Beaucoups of Blues" | Ringo Starr | |
| 6. | "Going to the Country" | Steve Miller Band | |
| 7. | "Heart of Gold" | Neil Young | |
| 8. | "If Not for You (Previously Unreleased Version)" | Bob Dylan with Lloyd Green | |
| 9. | "City of New Orleans" | Steve Goodman | |
| 10. | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | Joan Baez | |
| 11. | "Blue River" | Eric Andersen | |
| 12. | "Seven Bridges Road (1972 Nashville Version)" | Steve Young | |
| 13. | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | |
| 14. | "Sally G" | Paul McCartney and Wings | |
| 15. | "Silver Wings" | Earl Scruggs with Linda Ronstadt | |
| 16. | "A Six Pack to Go" | Hank Wilson | |
| 17. | "Matchbox (Live on The Johnny Cash Show)" | Derek and the Dominos with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Various Artists Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 17, 2015). "Various Artists Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "'Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City' 2CD Set to Be Released June 16". legacyrecordings.com. May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Light, Alan (March 29, 2015). "'Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats,' an Unlikely Alliance of Rock and Country". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Mazor, Barry (April 14, 2015). "'Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats' Review". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Marchese, Joe (May 27, 2015). "Going to the Country: 'Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats' Chronicles Birth of Music City Country-Rock". The Second Disc. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Frahm, Jonathan (June 25, 2015). "Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City". PopMatters. Retrieved December 18, 2020.