Infidels (Bob Dylan album)
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| LP by Bob Dylan | ||
| Released | October 27, 1983 | |
| Recorded | April-May 1983 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41 min 39 s | |
| Record label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer | Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide review | 
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| Bob Dylan Chronology | ||
| Shot of Love (1981) |
Infidels (1983) |
Real Live (1984) |
Infidels (1983) is an album by Bob Dylan, which reunited the artist with Mark Knopfler, who had played on 1979's Slow Train Coming.
Infidels was initially considered a reversion from the overtly religious songs found on his previous three albums, but many now view the album as including subtler extensions of his religious themes.
The critical and commercial reaction was the strongest for Dylan in years, with the album reaching #20 US and going gold, and #9 in the UK. It also provided him with his last chart hit, "Sweetheart Like You".
Infidels was the first Dylan album to be entirely recorded digitally, enabling use of the full range of contemporary production techniques.
Although hailed as a "return to form" for the faltering Dylan, "Infidels" has become infamous amongst fans of Dylan's work for what it failed to include - most notably, the stunning Blind Willie McTell, which, while recorded with the rest of the "Infidels" tracks, was left off and would remain unreleased until 1991.
Track Listing
All songs by Bob Dylan.
- "Jokerman" - 6:12
- "Sweetheart Like You" - 4:31
- "Neighborhood Bully" - 4:33
- "License To Kill" - 3:31
- "Man Of Peace" - 6:27
- "Union Sundown" - 5:21
- "I And I" - 5:10
- "Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight" - 5:54
Personnel
- Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
- Sly Dunbar - Drums, Percussion
- Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
- Mick Taylor - Guitar
- Mark Knopfler - Guitar
- Alan Clark - Keyboards
- Clydie King - Vocals on "Union Sundown"