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Dylan didn´t record many songs in 1979, this first “gospel year”, and 9 out of 12 were released on his album “Slow Train Coming”.

As always we love lists, and need to close the 1979 part of “The Gospel Years” with our lists of “The Best Songs Recorded in 1979”.

Songs Recorded in 1979:

• Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama – 30 April 1979
  -> Trouble In Mind
  Released as b-side on the “Gotta Serve Somebody” single in September 1979 and on CD Pure Dylan – An Intimate Look At Bob Dylan, 21 October 2011.
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• Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama – 1 May 1979
  -> Precious Angel
  Released on Slow Train Coming, 20 August 1979.
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  -> Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One
  Considered for release and overdubbed 3 May 1979.
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• Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama – 2 May 1979
  -> When You Gonna Wake Up
  -> Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
  Released on Slow Train Coming, 20 August 1979.
  -> Ye Shall Be Changed
  Released on The Bootleg Series (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991, Volume 3, 26 March 1991.
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• Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama – 3 May 1979
  -> I Believe In You
  -> Slow Train
  Released on Slow Train Coming, 20 August 1979.
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• Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama – 4 May 1979
  -> Gotta Serve Somebody
  -> Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
  -> When He Returns
  -> Man Gave Names To All The Animals
  Released on Slow Train Coming, 20 August 1979.
  

All in all 12 songs recorded in 1979.

Egil´s top 10 list

1. Slow Train
2. Precious Angel
3. Gotta Serve Somebody
4. Trouble In Mind
5. I Believe In You
6. Ye Shall Be Changed
7. When He Returns
8. Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One
9. When You Gonna Wake Up
10. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)

Hallgeir´s top 10 list

1. Slow Train
2. I Believe In You
3. Gotta Serve Somebody
4. Precious Angel
5. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
6. Gonna change my way of thinking
7. When you gonna wake up
8. When he returns
9. Trouble in mind
10. Man gave name to all the animals

Some of the Songs:

• Slow Train:
  
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• Precious Angel:
  
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• I Believe In You:
  
• Trouble in Mind:
  
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• Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others):
  
• When He Returns (Live Toronto 1980):
  

Previous posts in this series:

• Bob Dylan: The Gospel Years, Part 1 – Awakening
• Bob Dylan´s Gospel Years – Part 2: Mysteriously Saved – 1979 Timeline
• Bob Dylan: The Gospel Years, Part 3 – Slow Train Coming (album)
• Bob Dylan: The Gospel Years, Part 4 – Best Song 1979 “Slow Train”
• Bob Dylan´s Gospel Years Part 5: Saturday Night Live Performance
• Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years Part 6: 1979 Gospel Tour – A Treasure
• Bob Dylan: The Gospel Years, Part 7: Photo Special Warfield SF 1979

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Check out:

• Alldylan @ Facebook
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• Bob Dylan live 1970 – 1979 (videos & audio)
• Bob Dylan: 7 essential videos from the 70’s
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• Karl Erik’s expectingrain.com
• Olof’s “Still On The Road“

-Egil