Street-Legal (album)

Street-Legal
Dylan standing, slightly bent at the waist, in front of a stairwell
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1978 (1978-06-15)
RecordedApril 25 – May 1, 1978
StudioRundown Studios, Santa Monica, California
GenreRock
Length49:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerDon DeVito
Bob Dylan chronology
Masterpieces
(1978)
Street-Legal
(1978)
Bob Dylan at Budokan
(1979)

Street-Legal is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on June 15, 1978, by Columbia Records. The album was a departure for Dylan, who assembled a large pop-rock band with female backing vocalists for its recording.

After receiving positive reviews on his previous album, Desire, Dylan was met with a more lukewarm critical reception for Street-Legal, though the album was still commercially successful, being certified as Gold in the US and Platinum in the UK. Many critics gave the album a more positive re-appraisal following its release in a remixed and remastered edition in 1999.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The blinding, belated brilliance of Bob Dylan's Street-Legal | Static and Feedback | Voices". www.staticandfeedback.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ Shields, Chris. "Bob Dylan's 'Street-Legal' a lively, satisfying album". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 2021-05-07.