The Collection: Oh, Mercy/Time Out of Mind/Love and Theft (2004)

About this title: The assemblage in one box of Oh Mercy/Time Out of Mind/Love and Theft is part of Sony's "collection" series. It's difficult to know who the targeted audience is. Certainly, hardcore fans have these albums already, and it's difficult to know why newbies would choose these three instead of the earlier "classic" offerings. But the music business is a curious animal and follows its own instincts -- or those of its competitors. The high quality rating here is for the music on these discs, not the packaging, which is simply dreadful. Dylan's Oh Mercy, released in 1987, was his first great record ... read more

Tracks:

1. Love Sick [Dylan]
2. Dirt Road Blues [Dylan]
3. Standing in the Doorway [Dylan]
4. Million Miles [Dylan]
5. Tryin' to Get to Heaven [Dylan]
6. 'Til I Fell in Love With You [Dylan]
7. Not Dark Yet [Dylan]
8. Cold Irons Bound [Dylan]
9. Make You Feel My Love [Dylan]
10. Can't Wait [Dylan]
11. Highlands [Dylan]
12. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum [Dylan]
13. Mississippi [Dylan]
14. Summer Days [Dylan]
15. Bye and Bye [Dylan]
16. Lonesome Day Blues [Dylan]
17. Floater (Too Much to Ask) [Dylan]
18. High Water (For Charley Patton) [Dylan]
19. Moonlight [Dylan]
20. Honest With Me [Dylan]
21. Po' Boy [Dylan]
22. Cry a While [Dylan]
23. Sugar Baby [Dylan]
24. Political World [Dylan]
25. Where Teardrops Fall [Dylan]
26. Everything Is Broken [Dylan]
27. Ring Them Bells [Dylan]
28. Man in the Long Black Coat [Dylan]
29. Most of the Time [Dylan]
30. What Good Am I? [Dylan]
31. Disease of Conceit [Dylan]
32. What Was It You Wanted [Dylan]
33. Shooting Star [Dylan]

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