{{hatnote|For the adjective relating to Bob Dylan, see wiktionary:Dylanesque}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use British English|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Dylanesque | type = studio | artist = Bryan Ferry | cover = Bryan Ferry Dylanesque.jpg | alt = | released = 5 March 2007 | recorded = 2006{{ndash}}2007 | studio = * The Town House (London) * Studio One (London) * 4th Street Recording (Santa Monica, California) * RAK (London) | genre = Pop rock | length = {{duration|m=42|s=29}} | label = Virgin | producer = * Rhett Davies * Bryan Ferry | prev_title = Frantic | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = Olympia | next_year = 2010 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dylanesque-mw0000777034|title=Dylanesque - Bryan Ferry | Album |website=AllMusic|access-date=26 June 2025}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Music Box'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/bryan-ferry-dylanesque-07242007.html|title=Bryan Ferry - Dylanesque (Album Review)|website=Musicbox-online.com|access-date=26 June 2025}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev3score = 1.9/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10375-dylanesque/|title=Bryan Ferry: Dylanesque|first=Douglas|last=Wolk|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=26 June 2025}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Q'' | rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Peter Kane ''Q'', April 2007, Issue 249.</ref> | rev5 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15041809/review/15051757/dylanesque|title=Rolling Stone : Dylanesque : Review|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=26 June 2025|archive-date=17 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717074606/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15041809/review/15051757/dylanesque|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Uncut'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/bryan_ferry/reviews/9530 |title=Uncut review |access-date=21 March 2007 |archive-date=16 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316212125/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/bryan_ferry/reviews/9530 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
'''''Dylanesque''''' is the twelfth studio album by the English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 5 March 2007 by Virgin Records. The album consists of cover versions of ten Bob Dylan songs and one traditional song that Dylan himself covered on his first album. It charted at number five in both the United Kingdom and Sweden. Soon after completion of the album, Ferry returned with most of the same musicians to film live re-recordings of the songs in the studio. The film, which includes interview clips with Ferry, is available on the DVD, ''Dylanesque Live: The London Sessions''.
==Critical reception== Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album, "Ferry has never felt quite so comfortable as he does here, and if that may not be exactly what all listeners are looking for when they listen to his work, this is the quality that will make ''Dylanesque'' a small understated gem for certain segments of his die-hard fans."<ref name="auto"/>
==Track listing== All tracks composed by Bob Dylan, except where noted.
# "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" – 3:50 # "Simple Twist of Fate" – 5:18 # "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:22 # "The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 3:40 # "All I Really Wanna Do" – 2:29 # "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – 6:13 # "Positively Fourth Street" – 3:45 # "If Not for You" – 2:40 # "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" (Traditional) – 2:13 # "Gates of Eden" – 5:12 # "All Along the Watchtower" – 3:46
==Personnel== ===Musicians=== {{Div col}} * Bryan Ferry – vocals, Farfisa organ, harmonica, arrangements (9) * Colin Good – pianos, string arrangements (3, 7) * Paul Carrack – organ * Brian Eno – electronics (8) * Isaac Ferry – electronics (8) * Leo Abrahams – atmosphere guitars * Chris Spedding – guitars * Oliver Thompson – guitars * David Williams – guitars * Mick Green – additional guitars (2, 6) * Robin Trower – acoustic guitar (11) * Guy Pratt – bass (1, 3–5, 7–11) * Zev Katz – bass (2, 6) * Andy Newmark – drums (1, 3–5, 7–11) * Bobby Irwin – drums (2, 6) * Frank Ricotti – percussion * Lucy Wilkins – violin (2) * Warren Ellis – string arrangements (7) * Anthony Pleeth – cello (3, 7) * Jon Thorne – viola (3) * Jackie Shave – violin (3) * Gavyn Wright – violin (3) * Sarah Brown – backing vocals * Me'sha Bryan – backing vocals * Michelle John – backing vocals * Joy Malcolm – backing vocals * Anna McDonald – backing vocals * Tara McDonald – backing vocals * Sharon White – backing vocals {{Div col end}}
===Technical=== * Bryan Ferry – producer * Rhett Davies – producer * Colin Good – associate producer * Neil Broadbank – engineer * Michael Boddy – engineer * Chris Mullings – engineer * Tim Roe – engineer * Bob Clearmountain – mixing{{efn|Mixed at Mix This! (Los Angeles)}} * Bob Ludwig – mastering{{efn|Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)}} * Isaac Ferry – studio assistant * James Roper – studio assistant
===Artwork=== * Bogdan Zarkowski – design * Anton Corbijn – cover photography * Julian Broad – inner sleeve photography * Rhett Davies – ferris photography * Philip Lustig – ferris photography * Pete Turner – ferris photography * Bryan Ferry – art direction * Paul Morley – liner notes
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Dylanesque'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Austria|18|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|22|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|49|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|3|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bhMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75 |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=119 |issue=12 |date=24 March 2007 |page=75 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books}}</ref> | 10 |- {{album chart|France|47|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Germany|18|id=53527|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|34|artist=Bryan Ferry|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Italy|55|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/3562/products/698163/1/ |script-title=ja:ディラネスク {{!}} ブライアン・フェリー |trans-title=Dylanesque {{!}} Bryan Ferry |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225213216/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/3562/products/698163/1/ |archive-date=25 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> | 285 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Norway|19|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20070311|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|5|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|50|artist=Bryan Ferry|album=Dylanesque|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|UK2|5|date=20070311|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|117|artist=Bryan Ferry|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2022}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Dylanesque'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2007&dspp=1 |title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2007 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2007 |work=UKChartsPlus |page=4 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> | 136 |} {{col-end}}
==See also== *List of songs written by Bob Dylan *List of artists who have covered Bob Dylan songs
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