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The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981
Compilation album by
Bob Dylan
ReleasedNovember 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
Recorded1978–1981
GenreGospel
Length2:32:58 (standard)
8:10:19 (deluxe)
LabelColumbia
Bob Dylan chronology
Triplicate
(2017) 		The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981
(2017) 		The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks
(2018)
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series chronology
Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966
(2015) 		Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981
(2017) 		Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks
(2018)
Singles from The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981
  1. "When You Gonna Wake Up (Oslo, Norway – July 9, 1981)"
    Released: September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)

The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981 is a set of recordings from 1979 to 1981 by Bob Dylan that showcases the music he wrote and performed during his born-again Christian period, covered in the studio albums Slow Train Coming, Saved and Shot of Love.

The 11th installment in the Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, it was released by Legacy Records on November 3, 2017, and is available in three versions: a two-disc set common to the rest of the series after the first three volumes; a four-LP album version of the standard set; and a nine-disc deluxe version with one disc a DVD. A two-disc bonus set was available initially with the deluxe version, and the standard two-disc set comprises the material on the first two discs of the deluxe set.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

History

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In late 1978, Dylan became a Christian. He soon began to write Christian-themed and explicitly Christian songs, which appeared on Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980), and portions of Shot of Love (1981). Their religious sentiments baffled segments of Dylan's fanbase—just as Dylan's "going electric" had alienated folk purists in 1965.[5]

Content

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Trouble No More consists mostly of live recordings from this era, plus unreleased session demos and outtakes from recording sessions for the three studio albums he recorded in the period. On September 20, 2017, the song "When You Gonna Wake Up (Oslo, Norway – July 9, 1981)" was published on Dylan's YouTube channel.[6] It was the first single from the set, which was released in a number of different editions and media formats.[7]

The standard two-disc edition contains live versions of every song that originally appeared on the albums Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot of Love with the exceptions of the Porter Wagoner cover "A Satisfied Mind" on Saved and "Heart of Mine", "Property of Jesus", "Lenny Bruce", and "Trouble" from Shot of Love. Three of its songs had been previously unreleased.

The deluxe nine-disc box set duplicates the standard set for its first two discs, and includes an additional six compact discs of music plus a ninth disc containing a documentary about this period of Dylan's work on DVD. The deluxe set premiered 100 previously unreleased recordings, both live and studio, including 14 unreleased songs (with the exception of "Ye Shall Be Changed", released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1–3), a 120-page photo book and extensive liner notes.[8] The box contains over eight hours of music,[9] and two bonus discs with the complete concert from San Diego in 1979 were included with purchase of the deluxe edition through the official Dylan website.

The DVD documentary Trouble No More: A Musical Film (US, 2017, 59 min.), is a new feature-length cinematic presentation directed by Jennifer Lebeau and Ron Kantor combining unreleased footage from Dylan's 1980 tours with new material written by Lucy Sante and performed by Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, plus over 28 minutes of extras.[10] The documentary premiered at the 2017 New York Film Festival.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bob Dylan, except where indicated.

Standard two-disc edition

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Disc One
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Slow Train"Live, November 16, 1979, The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:20
2."Gotta Serve Somebody"Live, November 15, 1979, The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:29
3."I Believe in You"Live, May 16, 1980, Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States4:51
4."When You Gonna Wake Up?"Live, July 9, 1981, Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway5:27
5."When He Returns"Live, December 5, 1979, Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States5:00
6."Man Gave Names to All the Animals"Live, January 16, 1980, Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, United States5:45
7."Precious Angel"Live, November 16, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States5:40
8."Covenant Woman"Live, November 20, 1979, Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States5:52
9."Gonna Change My Way of Thinking"Live, January 31, 1980, Orpheum Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, United States4:46
10."Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)"Live, January 28, 1980, Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, United States5:08
11."Solid Rock"Live, November 27, 1979, Golden Hall, San Diego, California, United States4:42
12."What Can I Do for You?"Live, November 27, 1979, Golden Hall, San Diego, California, United States5:53
13."Saved"Live, January 12, 1980, Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, United States4:49
14."In the Garden"Live, January 27, 1980, Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, United States6:33
Total length:77:15
Disc Two
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Slow Train"Live, June 29, 1981, Earls Court, London, England4:35
2."Ain't Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody" (Previously unreleased song)Live, April 24, 1980, Le Theatre Saint-Denis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada4:30
3."Gotta Serve Somebody"Live, July 15, 1981, Freilichttheater, Bad Segeberg, West Germany3:57
4."Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One" (Previously unreleased song)Live, November 16, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States4:35
5."Saving Grace"Live, November 6, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States4:25
6."Blessed Is the Name" (Previously unreleased song)Live, November 20, 1979, Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States4:18
7."Solid Rock"Live, October 23, 1981, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States4:20
8."Are You Ready?"Live, April 30, 1980, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, United States6:19
9."Pressing On"Live, November 6, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:52
10."Shot of Love"Live, July 25, 1981, at Palace des Sports, Avignon, France4:45
11."Dead Man, Dead Man"Live, June 21, 1981, at Stade Municipal des Minimes, Toulouse, France4:22
12."Watered-Down Love"Live, June 12, 1981, at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, United States4:44
13."In the Summertime"Live, October 21, 1981, at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, United States3:15
14."The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar"Live, November 13, 1980, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:01
15."Caribbean Wind"Live, November 12, 1980, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States5:23
16."Every Grain of Sand"Live, November 21, 1981, at Civic Center Theatre, Lakeland, Florida, United States3:42
Total length:76:03

Deluxe box set additional discs

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Disc Three: Rare and Unreleased
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Slow Train"Soundcheck – October 5, 19783:03
2."Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)"Soundcheck – December 7, 19783:38
3."Help Me Understand" (Hank Williams, Unreleased song)Soundcheck – October 5, 19782:41
4."Gonna Change My Way of Thinking"Rehearsal with horns – October 2, 19794:58
5."Gotta Serve Somebody"Take 1 – May 4, 19795:41
6."When He Returns"Take 2 – May 4, 19794:23
7."Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One" (Unreleased song)Take 6 – May 1, 19794:59
8."Trouble in Mind"Take 1 – April 30, 19794:50
9."Ye Shall Be Changed"Outtake – May 2, 19794:08
10."Covenant Woman"Take 3 – February 11, 19805:05
11."Stand by Faith" (Unreleased song)Rehearsal – September 26, 19792:35
12."I Will Love Him" (Unreleased song)Live April 19, 19805:19
13."Jesus Is the One" (Unreleased song)Live July 17, 19812:46
14."City of Gold" (Unreleased song)Live November 22, 19802:48
15."Thief on the Cross" (Unreleased song)Live November 10, 19814:05
16."Pressing On"Take 1 – February 13, 19805:50
Total length:66:49
Disc Four: Rare and Unreleased
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Slow Train"Rehearsal with horns – October 2, 19795:37
2."Gotta Serve Somebody"Rehearsal with horns – October 9, 19794:35
3."Making a Liar Out of Me" (Unreleased song)Rehearsal – September 26, 19805:44
4."Yonder Comes Sin" (Unreleased song)Rehearsal – October 1, 19804:11
5."Radio Spot for January 1980, Portland, OR show" 1:00
6."Cover Down, Pray Through" (Unreleased song)Live May 1, 19804:20
7."Rise Again" (Unreleased song)Rehearsal – October 16, 19803:03
8."Ain't Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody" (Unreleased song)Live December 2, 19803:51
9."The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar"Take 2 – May 1, 19815:26
10."Caribbean Wind"Rehearsal with pedal steel – September 23, 19805:58
11."You Changed My Life"Take 4 – April 23, 19814:31
12."Shot of Love"Outtake – March 25, 19814:24
13."Watered-Down Love"Outtake – May 15, 19814:16
14."Dead Man, Dead Man"Outtake – April 24, 19817:22
15."Every Grain of Sand"Rehearsal – September 26, 19804:49
Total length:69:07
Disc Five: 'Best of' Live in Toronto 1980
No.TitleLength
1."Gotta Serve Somebody"6:53
2."I Believe in You"4:44
3."Covenant Woman"6:08
4."When You Gonna Wake Up?"5:41
5."When He Returns"5:25
6."Ain't Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody" (Unreleased song)4:15
7."Cover Down, Pray Through" (Unreleased song)4:33
8."Man Gave Names to All the Animals"5:40
9."Precious Angel"5:24
Total length:48:43
Disc Six: 'Best of' Live in Toronto 1980
No.TitleLength
1."Slow Train"6:49
2."Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)"4:43
3."Solid Rock"4:49
4."Saving Grace"4:42
5."What Can I Do for You?"6:33
6."In the Garden"6:18
7."Band Introductions"2:05
8."Are You Ready?"4:29
9."Pressing On"5:26
Total length:45:54
Disc Seven: Live at Earls Court, London, June 27, 1981
No.TitleLength
1."Gotta Serve Somebody"4:30
2."I Believe in You"4:57
3."Like a Rolling Stone"6:25
4."Man Gave Names to All the Animals"4:48
5."Maggie's Farm"4:07
6."I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)"3:46
7."Dead Man, Dead Man"4:54
8."Girl from the North Country"5:10
9."Ballad of a Thin Man"3:26
Total length:42:03
Disc Eight: Live at Earls Court, London, June 27, 1981
No.TitleLength
1."Slow Train"4:52
2."Let's Begin" (Jimmy Webb[11])3:26
3."Lenny Bruce"4:30
4."Mr. Tambourine Man"5:15
5."Solid Rock"4:32
6."Just Like a Woman"3:51
7."Watered-Down Love"4:51
8."Forever Young"4:15
9."When You Gonna Wake Up?"4:49
10."In the Garden"5:48
11."Band Introductions"4:05
12."Blowin' in the Wind"5:00
13."It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"5:00
14."Knockin' on Heaven's Door"5:01
Total length:65:15
Disc Nine: Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Trouble No More – A Musical Film"58:56
2."DVD EXTRAS:
- Shot of Love
- Cover Down, Pray Through
- Jesus Met the Woman at the Well (Alternate version)
- Ain't Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Complete version)
- Precious Angel (Complete version)
- Slow Train (Complete version)"		28:17
Total length:87:13

Limited edition exclusive bonus two-disc set

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Disc Ten: Live in San Diego 1979
No.TitleLength
1."Gotta Serve Somebody"6:50
2."I Believe in You"4:46
3."When You Gonna Wake Up?"5:45
4."When He Returns"5:02
5."Man Gave Names to All the Animals"5:29
6."Precious Angel"5:43
7."Slow Train"6:38
8."Covenant Woman"5:51
Total length:46:21
Disc Eleven: Live in San Diego 1979
No.TitleLength
1."Gonna Change My Way of Thinking"5:03
2."Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)"4:29
3."Solid Rock"4:29
4."Saving Grace"4:46
5."Saved"4:30
6."What Can I Do for You?"5:52
7."In the Garden (from Nov. 27)"6:26
8."Band introduction"1:01
9."Blessed Be the Name"3:45
10."Pressing On"6:31
11."In the Garden (incomplete, from Nov. 28)"6:11
Total length:53:28

Four vinyl album edition

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LP One, Side A
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Slow Train"Live, November 16, 1979, The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:20
2."Gotta Serve Somebody"Live, November 15, 1979, The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:29
3."I Believe in You"Live, May 16, 1980, Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States4:51
Total length:17:40
LP One, Side B
No.TitleVersionLength
1."When You Gonna Wake Up?"Live July 9, 1981, Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway5:27
2."When He Returns"Live December 5, 1979, Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States5:00
3."Man Gave Names to All the Animals"Live, January 16, 1980, Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, United States5:45
4."Precious Angel"Live November 16, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States5:40
Total length:21:52
LP Two, Side C
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Covenant Woman"Live, November 20, 1979, Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States5:52
2."Gonna Change My Way of Thinking"Live, January 31, 1980, Orpheum Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, United States4:46
3."Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)"Live, January 28, 1980, Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, United States5:08
4."Solid Rock"Live, November 27, 1979, Golden Hall, San Diego, California, United States4:42
Total length:20:28
LP Two, Side D
No.TitleVersionLength
1."What Can I Do for You?"Live, November 27, 1979, Golden Hall, San Diego, California, United States5:53
2."Saved"Live, January 12, 1980, Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, United States4:49
3."In the Garden"Live, January 27, 1980, Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, United States6:33
Total length:17:15
LP Three, Side E
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Slow Train"Live, June 29, 1981, Earls Court, London, England4:35
2."Ain't Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody" (Previously unreleased song)Live, April 24, 1980, Le Theatre Saint-Denis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada4:30
3."Gotta Serve Somebody"Live, June 27, 1981, Earls Court, London, England3:57
4."Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One" (Previously unreleased song)Live November 16, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States4:35
Total length:17:37
LP Three, Side F
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Saving Grace"Live November 6, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States4:25
2."Blessed Is the Name" (Previously unreleased song)Live, November 20, 1979, Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, United States4:18
3."Solid Rock"Live, October 23, 1981, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States4:20
4."Are You Ready?"Live, April 30, 1980, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, United States6:19
Total length:19:22
LP Four, Side G
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Pressing On"Live November 6, 1979, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:52
2."Shot of Love"Live July 25, 1981, at Palace des Sports, Avignon, France4:45
3."Dead Man, Dead Man"Live June 21, 1981, at Stade Municipal des Minimes, Toulouse, France4:22
Total length:15:59
LP Four, Side H
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Watered-Down Love"Live June 12, 1981, at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, United States4:44
2."In the Summertime"Live October 21, 1981, at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, United States3:15
3."The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar"Live November 13, 1980, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States6:01
4."Caribbean Wind"Live November 12, 1980, at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States5:23
5."Every Grain of Sand"Live November 21, 1981, at Civic Center Theatre, Lakeland, Florida, United States3:42
Total length:23:05

Collective personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 70
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 61
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 93
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 121
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 10
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 36
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[22] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 21
US Billboard 200[29] 49

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Bootleg Series, Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981 – Bob Dylan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Sam Sodomsky (November 4, 2017). "Bob Dylan: Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979–1981 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Joe Levy (November 3, 2017). "Review: Thinking Twice About Bob Dylan's Gospel Phase With New Bootleg Box". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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  6. ^ "Bob Dylan – When You Gonna Wake Up (Oslo, Norway – July 9, 1981)". September 20, 2017 – via YouTube.
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  10. ^ "Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 13 / 1979–1981 (Deluxe Edition)". September 20, 2017 – via British Board of Film Classification.
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  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bob Dylan – Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979–1981" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Dylan – Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979–1981" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  18. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 45, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  20. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 10 November 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  21. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 2017-11-03 al 2017-11-09)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  22. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  23. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 45, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 45: del 03.11.2017 al 09.11.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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  • BobDylan.com  – Official web site, including lyrics and touring schedule.
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