Dylan [1973] (1973)

About this title: Commonly regarded as the worst album in Bob Dylan's catalog, Dylan is a collection of nine outtakes from the Self Portrait album Columbia assembled after the singer briefly jumped ship for David Geffen's fledgling Asylum Records. Dylan didn't want the record to be released, and it's easy to see why -- the album is a collection of covers that are poorly performed on purpose. Tackling both contemporary writers (Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi," Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles"), pop songs ("Can't Help Falling in Love," "A Fool Such as I"), and traditional numbers ("The Ballad of Ira Hayes," ... read more

Tracks:

1. Lily of the West [Davies/Peterson]
2. Can't Help Falling in Love [Creatore/Peretti/We]
3. Sarah Jane [Dylan]
4. The Ballad of Ira Hayes [LaFarge]
5. Mr. Bojangles [Walker]
6. Mary Ann [Traditional]
7. Big Yellow Taxi [Mitchell]
8. A Fool Such as I [Abner]
9. Spanish Is the Loving Tongue [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.