| "Silvio" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Silviosingle.jpeg) Cover of the 12" US promotional single. | ||||
| Single by Bob Dylan (with the Grateful Dead) | ||||
| from the album Down in the Groove | ||||
| Released | May 1988 | |||
| Recorded | June 16, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Bob Dylan (with the Grateful Dead) singles chronology | ||||
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"Silvio" is a folk rock song written by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter and released by Dylan as the seventh track (or second song on Side 2) of his 1988 album Down in the Groove. Performed alongside the Grateful Dead, the song was released as the album's only single and spent eight weeks on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, peaking at #5 on July 1, 1988.[3]
The song became a staple of Dylan's live shows during the Never Ending Tour and was later anthologized on the albums Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 in 1994, The Essential Bob Dylan in 2000 and Dylan in 2007.[4]
- ^ Philippe Margotin; Jean-Michel Guesdon (27 October 2015). Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. p. 785. ISBN 978-0-316-35353-3.
- ^ Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Backbeat Books. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-87930-653-3.
- ^ "Bob Dylan". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Silvio | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.