"Gates of Eden" | |
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Single by Bob Dylan | |
from the album Bringing It All Back Home | |
A-side | "Like a Rolling Stone" |
Released | July 20, 1965 |
Recorded | January 15, 1965 |
Studio | Columbia Recording, New York City |
Genre | Folk |
Length | 5:40 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
Producer(s) | Tom Wilson |
"Gates of Eden" is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records. It was also released as a single as the B-side of "Like a Rolling Stone".[1] Dylan plays the song solo, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and harmonica. It is considered one of Dylan's most surreal songs. In a 2005 Mojo magazine poll of its writers and various well-known musicians, "Gates of Eden" was ranked 76th among Dylan's 100 greatest songs.[2]