Tambourine Man is the debut album by the American folk rock band the Byrds and was released in June 1965 on Columbia Records (see 1965 in music). The album, along with the single of the same name, established the band as an internationally successful rock act and was also influential in originating the musical style known as folk rock. The term "folk rock" was, in fact, first coined by the .
It was also the album that was most responsible for establishing folk-rock as a popular phenomenon, its most alluring traits being Roger McGuinn's immediately distinctive 12-string Rickenbacker jangle and the band's beautiful harmonies.
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm goin' to Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle morning, I'll come followin' you. Take me for a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship All my senses have been stripped And my hands can't feel to grip And my toes too numb to step Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'. This hit the height of insanity with The Byrds, a promising group of young folk singers who hadn’t yet put out an album as a group. In August 1964, the band’s manager Jim Dickson acquired a demo of Dylan testing out Mr. Tambourine Man in the studio. The Byrds spent months tinkering with the instrumentals, working to shape the rambling lyrics into a dance-hall hit.
Bob Dylan wrote "Mr. Tambourine Man," and the song was originally released on his fifth album Bringing It All Back Home on March 22, 1965. The Byrds cover, released later in 1965, is the only song Dylan ever wrote that went to in America. Dylan wrote this on a road trip he took with some friends from New York to San Francisco
Album · 1965 · 18 Songs. By adding rock electricity to four Bob Dylan covers, The Byrds created a jangly new pop hybrid on their innovative 1965 debut album. Gene Clark's five bittersweet originals balance Dylan's poetics with dolorous Beatles-influenced tunes like "I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better" and the winning bonus track "She Has a Wa. The Byrds' distinctive harmonies and Roger McGuinn's electric 12-string guitar generate a signature sound that has influenced everyone from Dylan himself to . Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds.
| 1 | Mr. Tambourine ManWritten-By – B. Dylan* |
2:29 |
| 2 | I'll Feel A Whole Lot BetterWritten-By – G. Clark* |
2:32 |
| 3 | Spanish Harlem IncidentWritten-By – B. Dylan* |
1:57 |
| 4 | You Won't Have To CryWritten-By – G. Clark*, R. McGuinn* |
2:08 |
| 5 | Here Without YouWritten-By – G. Clark* |
2:36 |
| 6 | The Bells Of RhymneyWritten-By – I. Davies*, P. Seeger* |
3:30 |
| 7 | All I Really Want To DoWritten-By – B. Dylan* |
2:04 |
| 8 | I Knew I'd Want YouWritten-By – G. Clark* |
2:14 |
| 9 | It's No UseWritten-By – G. Clark*, R. McGuinn* |
2:23 |
| 10 | Don't Doubt Yourself, BabeWritten-By – J. DeShannon* |
2:54 |
| 11 | Chimes Of FreedomWritten-By – B. Dylan* |
3:51 |
| 12 | We'll Meet AgainWritten-By – H. Charles*, R. Parker* |
2:07 |
| Bonus Tracks | ||
| 13 | She Has A WayWritten-By – G. Clark* |
2:25 |
| 14 | I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Alternate Version)Written-By – G. Clark* |
2:28 |
| 15 | It's No Use (Alternate Version)Written-By – G. Clark*, R. McGuinn* |
2:24 |
| 16 | You Won't Have To Cry (Alternate Version)Written-By – G. Clark*, R. McGuinn* |
2:07 |
| 17 | All I Really Want To Do (Single Version)Written-By – B. Dylan* |
2:02 |
| 18 | You And Me (Instrumental)Composed By – D. Crosby*, G. Clark*, R. McGuinn* |
2:11 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS 9172 | The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man (LP, Album) | Columbia | CS 9172 | US | 1965 |
| CK 9172 | The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man (CD, Album, RE) | Columbia | CK 9172 | US | 1989 |
| CS 9172 | The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man (LP, Album, RE) | Columbia | CS 9172 | Canada | 1971 |
| 62571 | The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man (LP, Album) | CBS | 62571 | Netherlands | 1965 |
| EMB 31057, S EMB 31057 | The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man (LP, Album, RE) | Embassy, Embassy | EMB 31057, S EMB 31057 | UK | 1974 |
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