2016 Listening Party: World Gone Wrong (Oct 26, 1993)

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Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: World Gone Wrong
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World Gone Wrong is the twenty-ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on October 26, 1993 by Columbia Records.  It was Dylan’s second consecutive collection of only traditional folk songs, performed acoustically with guitar and harmonica. The songs tend to deal with darker and more tragic themes than the previous outing, Good as I Been to You.

The album received a warm, if not excited, reception from critics. Despite earning a Grammy award for Best Traditional Folk Album, it peaked at number 70 in the US, and at number 35 in the UK.

2016 Listening Party: Good as I Been to You (Oct 27, 1992)

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Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Good as I Been to You
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Good as I Been to You is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on November 3, 1992, by Columbia Records.

It is composed entirely of traditional folk songs and covers, and is Dylan’s first entirely solo, acoustic album since Another Side of Bob Dylan in 1964. It is also his first collection not to feature any original compositions since Dylan in 1973.  On the charts, Good as I Been to You reached #51 in the US and #18 in the UK, and helped to restore Dylan’s critical standing following the disappointing Under the Red Sky.

2016 Listening Party: Under the Red Sky (Sept 11, 1990)

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Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Under the Red Sky
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Under the Red Sky is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 10, 1990 by Columbia Records.  The album was largely greeted as a strange and disappointing follow-up to 1989’s critically acclaimed Oh Mercy. Most of the criticism was directed at the slick sound of pop producer Don Was, as well as a handful of tracks that seem rooted in children’s nursery rhymes. It is a rarity in Dylan’s catalog for its inclusion of celebrity cameos by Jimmie Vaughan, Slash, Elton John, George Harrison, David Crosby, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bruce Hornsby.

2016 Listening Party: Oh Mercy (Sept 22, 1989)

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Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Oh Mercy
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Oh Mercy is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 18, 1989 by Columbia Records. Produced by Daniel Lanois, it was hailed by critics as a triumph for Dylan, after a string of poorly-reviewed albums. Oh Mercy gave Dylan his best chart showing in years, reaching #30 on the Billboard charts in the United States and #6 in the UK.

2016 Listening Party: Down in the Groove (May 31, 1988)

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Tune in tonight at 7pm Atlantic for Tonight’s Listening Party Album: Down in the Groove
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Down in the Groove is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 30, 1988 by Columbia Records.  A highly collaborative effort, it was Dylan’s second consecutive album to receive almost unanimous negative reviews. Released during a period when his recording career was experiencing a slump, sales were disappointing, reaching only #61 in the US and #32 in the UK.