Bob Dylan / Self-Titled

Bob Dylan is the debut studio album by Bob Dylan. Two of the songs are original compositions by Dylan himself- Talkin' New York and Song to Woody; the rest are mostly traditional folk and blues songs.

Background
In September 1961, John H. Hammond, a record producer and "talent scout" for Columbia Records, was producing an album for the folksinger Carolyn Hester. Hester had invited Dylan, a friend of hers, to play backup harmonica, and Hammond approved of this after hearing Dylan rehearse. He would later say that he was immediately impressed with Dylan. After reading a favorable review of Dylan by Robert Shelton in the New York Times and hearing Dylan perform with Hester, Hammond invited him to Columbia Recording Studios. There, Dylan played several songs (including "Talkin' New York".) Hammond offered Dylan a contract, which he immediately signed.

Track listing

 * 1) "You're No Good" – 1:40
 * 2) "Talkin' New York" – 3:20
 * 3) "In My Time of Dyin'" – 2:40
 * 4) "Man of Constant Sorrow" – 3:10
 * 5) "Fixin' To Die" – 2:22
 * 6) "Pretty Peggy-O" – 3:23
 * 7) "Highway 51" – 2:52
 * 8) "Gospel Plow" – 1:47
 * 9) "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" – 2:37
 * 10) "House of the Risin' Sun" – 5:20
 * 11) "Freight Train Blues" – 2:18
 * 12) "Song to Woody" – 2:42
 * 13) "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" – 2:43


 * On Vinyl, Tracks 1-7 are Side 1 and 8-13 are Side 2.

Personnel

 * Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica