Oh Mercy

by Bob Dylan

Oh Mercy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 September 1989
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:54
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Daniel Lanois, 'Oh Mercy' revitalized Bob Dylan's late-80s output with a rich, atmospheric swamp-rock sound. The album features deeply poetic and introspective songwriting, benefiting immensely from Lanois's moody, textured production style. It is widely regarded as a critical return to form that paved the way for Dylan's subsequent late-career renaissance.

Genres

Descriptors: moody, literary, reflective, crooning, bluesy, atmospheric, classic, melodic, dusty

Tracklist

  1. Political World (03:47)
  2. Where Teardrops Fall (02:32)
  3. Everything Is Broken (03:15)
  4. Ring Them Bells (03:00)
  5. Man in the Long Black Coat (04:32)
  6. Most of the Time (05:05)
  7. What Good Am I? (04:44)
  8. Disease of Conceit (03:43)
  9. What Was It You Wanted (05:02)
  10. Shooting Star (03:14)

Credits

  • Trotsky - artwork [street art]
  • Christopher Austopchuk - design [album design]
  • Greg Calbi - direct metal mastering by, mastered by
  • Suzie-Q - photography by
  • Daniel Lanois - producer, mixed by
  • Mark Howard - recorded by [with], technician [studio installation]
  • Malcolm Burn - recorded by, mixed by
  • Mark Burdett - typography [type design]
  • Bob Dylan - written-by

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