“Bono had heard a few of those songs and suggested that Daniel [Lanois] could really record them right, Daniel came to see me when we were playing in New, Orleans last year and… we hit it off. He had an understanding of what my music was all about.”
~Bob Dylan (to Edna Gundersen Sept 1989)
On the first recording session for “Oh Mercy” he only tried “Born In Time”, and two versions from this session was released on “Tell Tale Signs”. The second sessions focused on “What Good Am I?” & Ring Them Bells.
The Studio New Orleans, Louisiana 7 March 1989 Second Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois
“Most of them are stream-of-consciousness songs, the kind that come to you in the middle of the night, when you just want to go back to bed. The harder you try to do something, the more it evades you. These weren’t like that.”
~Bob Dylan (to Edna Gundersen, Sept 1989)
The Studio New Orleans, Louisiana 12 March 1989 4th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois
Most Of The Time
Most Of The Time
Most Of The Time “Most of The Time” is a “big song,” a major work, the sort of listening experience that brings people back to an album again and again. ~Paul Williams (BD Performing Artist 86-90 & Beyond)
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Overdubbed: Malcolm Burns (bass) 19 April 1989
Released on: Oh Mercy – 19 September 1989
