Knocked Out Loaded

Knocked Out Loaded
A painting of a woman in a bikini holding a water jug over her head to use as a weapon against a man who is wearing a bandolero and hat while throttling another man
Studio album by
Bob Dylan
ReleasedJuly 14, 1986 (1986-07-14)
RecordedApril–June 1986
GenreRock
Length35:18
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Dylan
Bob Dylan chronology
Empire Burlesque
(1985) 		Knocked Out Loaded
(1986) 		Down in the Groove
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
MusicHound1.5/5[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

Knocked Out Loaded is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on July 14, 1986 by Columbia Records.

The album was received poorly upon release, and is still considered by some critics to be one of Dylan's least-engaging efforts. However, the 11-minute epic "Brownsville Girl", co-written by Sam Shepard, has been cited as one of his best songs by some critics.[8] Sales for Knocked Out Loaded were weak, as it peaked at No. 53 on U.S. charts and No. 35 in the UK. The album's highest chart position was in Norway, where it peaked at No. 9.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Knocked Out Loaded at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ "Bob Dylan's discography". Ew.com. Retrieved Aug 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 371. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York, NY: Fireside. p. 262. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (1986-09-11). "Bob Dylan: Knocked Out Loaded : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  8. ^ Gray, The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, 95-100