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Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan · 2022 · Track 2
Details
TonalidadC major
Duración2:42
ÁlbumBlowin' in the Wind
Año2022
ISRCUSSM10007455
The story behind
When Bob Dylan recorded One Too Many Mornings on October 24, 1963, he was shaping what would become his third album, The Times They Are a-Changin', released to the public on January 13, 1964. The piece, with its vocal melody and chords, bears similarities to the song that gives the album its title. It is performed in the key of C Major and is characterized by a guitar performance using the *fingerpicking* technique.
Over the years, One Too Many Mornings has been revisited in different contexts. Dylan performed it with electric arrangements, notably during his 1966 world tour and in 1976, as part of the second Rolling Thunder Revue. One of these live performances, from May 17, 1966, at the Manchester Free Trade Hall, was recorded on The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998). Another version from the Rolling Thunder tour was included on the live album Hard Rain (1976). In 2016, all live performances from 1966 were gathered in the compilation box set The 1966 Live Recordings.
The song has also been the subject of collaborations and covers. In 1967, Dylan recorded a version with The Band, sharing vocals with Richard Manuel, which appeared on unofficial albums before its official release in 2014 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. Later, in 2020, a 1970 version with George Harrison was released as part of the limited edition 50th Anniversary Collection: 1970.
Johnny Cash showed great appreciation for One Too Many Mornings, performing it on multiple occasions. He recorded two versions alongside Dylan while the latter was working on Nashville Skyline, and some of these collaborations were released in 2019 on Travelin' Thru—The Bootleg Series Volume 15 1967-1969. Cash also performed it as a duet with Waylon Jennings for the album Heroes. In 2012, a remix combining Cash's vocals with new recordings by The Avett Brothers was included on the charity album Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. Later, in 2014, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson added their voices to the track from Heroes.