ボブ・ディラン 1969年発売『Nashville Skyline』のアナログ盤(カラー・ヴァイナル)
1969年度作品。カントリー・ミュージックに大きく傾倒し過去の作品からは想像もつかなかった美声で歌うという劇的な変化が、大きな話題を呼んだ10thアルバム。カントリー界の大御所、ジョニー・キャッシュとのデュエット曲「北国の少女」で幕を開け、久々のシングル・ヒット「レイ・レディ・レイ」をはじめとするメロディアスな曲を数多く収録。全米では最高3位を記録するヒット。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2020/10/02)
John Wesley Harding suggested country with its textures and structures, but Nashville Skyline was a full-fledged country album, complete with steel guitars and brief, direct songs. It's a warm, friendly album, particularly since Bob Dylan is singing in a previously unheard gentle croon -- the sound of his voice is so different it may be disarming upon first listen, but it suits the songs. While there are a handful of lightweight numbers on the record, at its core are several excellent songs -- "Lay Lady Lay," "To Be Alone With You," "I Threw It All Away," "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," as well as a duet with Johnny Cash on "Girl From the North Country" -- that have become country-rock standards. And there's no discounting that Nashville Skyline, arriving in the spring of 1969, established country-rock as a vital force in pop music, as well as a commercially viable genre. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rovi