Nashville Skyline – BOB DYLAN*****

Girl From The North Country/Nashville Skyline Rag/To Be Alone With You/I Threw It All Away/Peggy Day/Lay Lady Lay/One More Night/Tell Me That It Isn’t True/Country Pie/Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You

Bob Dylan demonstrates his creativity and versatility with Nashville Skyline an excellent collection of self penned country style songs. Contains the top ten hit single Lay Lady Lay. (US:3 UK:1)

"Perhaps the lightest and happiest album of Dylan's albums of the 1960s, Nashville Skyline begins with a collaboration with Johnny Cash and continues throughout to take the warm Americana sound of John Wesley Harding in a mildly country flavoured direction. Songs like Lay Lady Lay may not be a matter of serious protest, they may not be eloquent expressions of the complexities of romance, and they may not be obtuse and mystical poetry, but they're a bit of affectionate, romantic fun - and it's the playful romanticism of country music which Dylan seems to be out to recapture here. He does a credible job of doing so."

"The beauty and lasting quality of Nashville Skyline is found in the love songs. Lay Lady Lay is an enduring Dylan classic and was recognized as such upon its release. His use of words to portray this love story, and the understated smooth vocal, push this delicate song along and make it a pleasurable listen."

"On Nashville Skyline, Bob Dylan goes where no one expected him to go. He chooses not to amaze with his lyrics and focuses more on the atmosphere and the music. He treads country ground that is new to him, but it feels as if this is a strong album from a 1960s country artist that has been playing this style his entire life. This is one of the most consistent records in Dylan's career; there are no bad songs and plenty of highlights all around."

"I can't find anything wrong with this. At first I was thrown off by Dylan's voice, but by the end of the album, it just sounds lovely. This is the most fun I've had listening to a Dylan album ever, where he's focused on the music more so than the lyrics."

"Dylan in full southern swing. Completely different from any of his previous work. And his voice - he is true country on this one. The lyrics are straightforward and simple but they manage to work, often due to the strength of the music. This is a good-time album that begs to heard. Not politically oriented, or deep, just old fashioned fun."