The Best of Bob Dylan (1997 album)

The Best of Bob Dylan
The Best of Bob Dylan
Greatest hits album by Bob Dylan
Released	2 June 1997
Recorded	1962–1989
Genre	Rock; folk; country;
Length	76:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Barry Beckett; Gordon Carroll; Don DeVito; Bob Dylan; John H. Hammond; Bob Johnston; Mark Knopfler; Daniel Lanois; Leon Russell; Jerry Wexler; Tom Wilson;
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The Best of Bob Dylan is a compilation album released in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Canada on 2 June 1997. It was later released in Europe and Japan, although it has never been released in the United States.

Released2 June 1997

Recorded1962–1989

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Length76:10

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No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Blowin' in the Wind"	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)	2:48
2.	"The Times They Are a-Changin'"	The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)	3:14
3.	"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)	3:40
4.	"Mr. Tambourine Man"	Bringing It All Back Home (1965)	5:29
5.	"Like a Rolling Stone"	Highway 61 Revisited (1965)	6:10
6.	"Just Like a Woman"	Blonde on Blonde (1966)	4:56
7.	"All Along the Watchtower"	John Wesley Harding (1967)	2:33
8.	"Lay Lady Lay"	Nashville Skyline (1969)	3:20
9.	"I Shall Be Released"	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)	3:05
10.	"If Not for You"	New Morning (1970)	2:43
11.	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)	2:32
12.	"Forever Young"	Planet Waves (1974)	4:58
13.	"Tangled Up in Blue"	Blood on the Tracks (1975)	5:43
14.	"Oh, Sister"	Desire (1976)	4:02
15.	"Gotta Serve Somebody"	Slow Train Coming (1979)	5:25
16.	"Jokerman"	Infidels (1983)	6:17
17.	"Everything Is Broken"	Oh Mercy (1989)	3:15
18.	"Shelter from the Storm" (alternate version)	Blood on the Tracks (1975)	6:00
Total length:			76:10

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1]	15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[3]	48
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[8]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	6

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Gold	35,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[12]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[13]	Platinum	50,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[14]	Gold	40,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

The Best of Bob Dylan (1997 album)

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