The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2

The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2
A copper-tinted photograph of Dylan holding a guitar
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 28, 2000
Genres
LabelColumbia
Producers
Bob Dylan chronology
The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
(1998)
The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2
(2000)
The Essential Bob Dylan
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[1]

The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 is a compilation album released in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada on November 28, 2000. It is the sequel to The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 1, released three years earlier. It was later released in Europe and Japan.

Track listing

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

The Best of Bob Dylan, Vol. 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys (Music from the Motion Picture), 20005:10
2."A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, 19636:50
3."It Ain't Me Babe" Another Side of Bob Dylan, 19643:33
4."Subterranean Homesick Blues" Bringing It All Back Home, 19652:19
5."Positively 4th Street" single, 19654:09
6."Highway 61 Revisited" Highway 61 Revisited, 19653:27
7."Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" Blonde on Blonde, 19664:35
8."I Want You" Blonde on Blonde3:06
9."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" John Wesley Harding, 19672:40
10."Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" Self Portrait, 19702:46
11."Simple Twist of Fate" Blood on the Tracks, 19754:18
12."Hurricane"Dylan, Jacques LevyDesire, 19768:33
13."Changing of the Guards" Street-Legal, 19787:04
14."License to Kill" Infidels, 19833:33
15."Silvio"Dylan, Robert HunterDown in the Groove, 19883:07
16."Dignity" (alternate version) previously unreleased5:37
17."Not Dark Yet" Time Out of Mind, 19976:27
18."Forever Young" (demo) Biograph, 19852:01
Total length:79:15
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Highlands (live version)"11:19
2."Blowin' in the Wind (live version)"7:08
Total length:18:27 97:42

Both live songs were recorded on March 16, 2000, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California.

Chart performance

Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2]75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3]40
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4]8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]94

References

  1. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  2. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Dylan – The Best Of Bob Dylan Volume 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  3. ↑ "Charts.nz – Bob Dylan – The Best Of Bob Dylan Volume 2". Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Best Of Bob Dylan Volume 2". Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Best Of Bob Dylan Volume 2". Hung Medien.