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Street Legal
Release Date: 1978 06 15
Running Time: 49:26
Label: Columbia

Arriving after the twin peaks of Blood on the Tracks and Desire, Street Legal features a set of songs with no connecting themes, and Bob Dylan replaced the sprawl of the Rolling Thunder Revue with a slick, professional big band featuring a horn section and several backing vocalists. The interesting thing about this 1978 release is that, despite the music and slick production, the songs are as dense as anything Dylan had written since before his motorcycle accident. So, Street Legal becomes an interesting dichotomy: although the arrangements might discourage close listening, the album is filled with songs that deserve attention. And Street Legal is fascinating for just that reason -- in another setting, these are songs that would have been hailed as near-masterpieces. Consequentially, it's not surprising that, while some consider Street Legal a missed opportunity, there are factions of Dylanphiles that find the album worth the time. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Changing of the GuardsDylan6:36
2New PonyDylan4:28
3No Time to ThinkDylan8:19
4Baby Stop CryingDylan5:17
5Is Your Love in Vain?Dylan4:30
6Seņor (Tales of Yankee Power)Dylan5:42
7True Love Tends to ForgetDylan4:14
8We Better Talk This OverDylan4:04
9Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)Dylan6:16

Releases:
YearTypeLabel
CDColumbia
1995CDColumbia
2004CDColumbia
1999CDSony
2005CDSony Japan
2003CDSony/Columbia
CSColumbia
1978LPColumbia
2004LPDivine Recordings



Member Of:
The Traveling Wilburys
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Influenced By:
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Followers:
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