Planet Waves
1974 studio album by Bob Dylan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Planet Waves is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 17, 1974, by Asylum Records in the United States and Island Records in the United Kingdom.
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Released | January 17, 1974 (1974-01-17) | |||
Recorded | November 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 14, 1973 | |||
Studio | Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Roots rock | |||
Length | 42:12 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Producer | Rob Fraboni | |||
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Dylan is supported on the album by longtime collaborators the Band, with whom he embarked on a major reunion tour (documented on the live album Before the Flood) following its release. With a successful tour and a host of publicity, Planet Waves was a hit, enjoying a brief stay at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard charts—a first for the artist—and No. 7 in the UK. Reviews were generally positive; Critics were not as negative as they had been with some then-recent Bob Dylan albums (namely Self Portrait and Dylan) but still not enthusiastic for the album's brand of laid-back roots rock, but it was nevertheless considered an improvement over those albums.
The album was originally set to be titled Ceremonies of the Horsemen, a reference to the song "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", from the 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home; the release was delayed two weeks when Dylan decided to change the title at the last minute. Another, earlier, working title was Wedding Song.