Nashville Skyline

Nashville Skyline
Dylan looking down at the camera while holding a guitar, smiling, and doffing his cap
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 9, 1969 (1969-04-09)
RecordedFebruary 12–21, 1969
StudioColumbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
Genre
Length26:46
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Johnston
Bob Dylan chronology
John Wesley Harding
(1967)
Nashville Skyline
(1969)
Self Portrait
(1970)
Singles from Nashville Skyline
  1. "I Threw It All Away"/"Drifter's Escape"
    Released: May 1969
  2. "Lay Lady Lay"/"Peggy Day"
    Released: July 1969
  3. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You"/"Country Pie"
    Released: October 1969

Nashville Skyline is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on April 9, 1969, by Columbia Records as LP record, reel-to-reel tape and audio cassette.

Building on the rustic style he experimented with on John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline displayed a complete immersion into country music. Along with the more basic lyrical themes, simple songwriting structures, and charming domestic feel, it introduced audiences to a radically new singing voice from Dylan, who had temporarily quit smoking[3]—a soft, affected country croon.

The result received a generally positive reaction from critics, and was a commercial success. Reaching No. 3 in the U.S., the album also scored Dylan his fourth UK No. 1 album.

  1. ^ Kosser, Michael (2006). How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: A History Of Music Row. Lanham, Maryland, US: Backbeat Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-1-49306-512-7.
  2. ^ Michael Erlewine (1997). All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Country Music. Miller Freeman. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-87930-475-1.
  3. ^ "How Bob Dylan Found His New Voice on 'Nashville Skyline'". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.