No Time to Think (song)
| "No Time to Think" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bob Dylan | |
| from the album Street-Legal | |
| Released | June 15, 1978 |
| Recorded | April 27, 1978 |
| Studio | Rundown Studios (Santa Monica, California) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| Producer(s) | Don DeVito |
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"No Time to Think" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, which was released as the third track on his 18th studio album *Street-Legal* (1978). The song was written by Dylan and produced by Don DeVito. Dylan has said that the song is about ....."
Critical interpretations of the song have suggested that it references ....
The final version of "No Time to Think" was recorded on April 27, 1978, at Rundown Studios in Santa Monica, California, and released on *Street-Legal* in June of that year.
The album was remastered for releases, featuring the song, in 1999 and 2004. Dylan has never played the song in concert.
Composition and lyrical interpretation
In June 1977, Dylan and his wife Sara Dylan divorced. Template:Heylin2011a452
Shortly afterwards, he started a relationship with Faridi McFree, who had been hired by Sara Dylan as an art teacher for the couple's children. Template:Heylin2011a452-4 That summer, Dylan, his children, and McFree went to his farm in Minnesota. Template:Heylin2011a452-455
At least six of the nine songs ultimately included on *Street-Legal*, including "No Time to Think," were written during this time. Template:Heylin2011a455
Rundown was a rehearsal space rented by Dylan for five years from late 1977. Template:Heylin2011a463
Dylan performed a version of "No Time to Think" at Rundown Studios in Santa Monica, California, on December 26, 1977, at Rundown Studios in Santa Monica, California. [1]
"Her Version of Jealousy" and "Queen's Robe Blues." [2]
TOUR
The final version of "No Time to Think" was recorded on April 27, 1978, at Rundown Studios. [3]
Eighteen verses. [3]
Critical reception
Dylan has never played the song in concert.[4]
Credits and personnel
Musicians
The following musicians played on the track. [3]
- Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar
- Billy Cross – guitar (possibly)
- Steven Soles – guitar (possibly)
- Steve Douglas – soprano saxophone
- Alan Pasqua – piano
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
- Ian Wallace – drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Carolyn Dennis, JoAnn Harris, Helena Springs – backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Don DeVito – producer. [3]
- Biff Dawes – engineering. [3]
- Stan Kalina – mastering engineer at CBS Recording Studios in New York City.
Notes
References
- ↑ Heylin 2011, p. 130.
- ↑ Heylin 2023, pp. 292-293.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Margotin & Guesdon 2022, p. 457.
- ↑ "No Time to think". Bob Dylan's Official Website. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
Books
- Gray, Michael (2004). Song and Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-6382-1. Search this book on
- Heylin, Clinton (2011). Still on the Road: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2 1974–2008. London: Constable. ISBN 978-1-84901-598-1. Search this book on
- Heylin, Clinton (2023). The Double Life of Bob Dylan. 2: 1966-2021: Far away from Myself (Kindle ed.). London: Vintage Digital. ISBN 978-1-473-56993-5. Search this book on
- Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2022). Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track (Expanded ed.). New York: Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-0-7624-7573-5. Search this book on
- Mellers, Wilfrid (1985). A Darker Shade of Pale: A Backdrop to Bob Dylan. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-571-13345-1. Search this book on
- Nogowski, John (2022). Bob Dylan: A Descriptive, Critical Discography and Filmography, 1961-2022 (3rd ed.). Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-4362-5. Search this book on
- Shelton, Robert (1987). No Direction Home: the Life and Music of Bob Dylan. London: New English Library. ISBN 978-0-450-04843-2. Search this book on
- Trager, Oliver (2004). Keys to the Rain: the Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-7974-2. Search this book on
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