Given the acclaim of The Bootleg Series and the perceived disappointment of Under the Red Sky, it seemed like it was time for Dylan to bounce back with a convincing album of original material.
Instead, he delivered a record of folk songs, his first straight covers album ever, not to mention his first guitar, harmonica, and voice record since the early '60s.
That alone would make it an anomaly, but Good as I Been to You is more than that, because it's a really good traditional folk album, having just enough familiar tunes -- "Frankie and Albert," "Blackjack Davey," "Sitting on Top of the World," "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" -- to provide an entryway to the less familiar numbers, which are delivered equally well.
Yes, this could be seen as a rather unassuming record, but that's what's special about it.
In 1992, not even folksingers were working with this material, but Dylan did, reviving folk's (and rock's) ties to the past at an unexpected time and with unexpectedly strong results.
A minor high point in his catalog.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim JonesBob Dylan, Traditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Black Jack DaveyTraditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Canadee-I-OBob Dylan, Traditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Little MaggieTraditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Hard TimesTraditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Step It Up and GoTraditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Tomorrow NightBob Dylan, Traditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Arthur McBrideTraditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | You're Gonna Quit MePublic Domain, Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Diamond JoeTraditional | Bob Dylan | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Frankie & Albert | Bob Dylan | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Sittin' On The Top Of The World | Bob Dylan | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Froggie Went A Courtin' | Bob Dylan | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 55 mins | 127 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 318 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonnie Chatmon | Composer |
| 2 | Dawn Patrol | Art Direction, Design |
| 3 | Bob Dylan | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Debbie Gold | Producer |
| 5 | Mississippi John Hurt | Composer |
| 6 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 7 | Public Domain | Composer |
| 8 | Micajah Ryan | Engineer, Mixing |
| 9 | Traditional | Composer |
| 10 | Walter Vinson | Composer |
| 11 | Jimmy Wachtel | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |