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- Artist: Bob Dylan
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- Release Date: June 15, 1978
- Total Time: 49:26
- Genre: Rock
Review
Arriving after the twin peaks of Blood on the Tracks and Desire, Street Legal features a set of songs with no connecting themes, and Bob Dylan replaced the sprawl of the Rolling Thunder Revue with a slick, professional big band featuring a horn section and several backing vocalists. The interesting thing about this 1978 release is that, despite the music and slick production, the songs are as dense as anything Dylan had written since before his motorcycle accident. So, Street Legal becomes an interesting dichotomy: although the arrangements might discourage close listening, the album is filled with songs that deserve attention. And Street Legal is fascinating for just that reason -- in another setting, these are songs that would have been hailed as near-masterpieces. Consequentially, it's not surprising that, while some consider Street Legal a missed opportunity, there are factions of Dylanphiles that find the album worth the time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Changing of the Guards (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (6:36) |
| New Pony (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:28) |
| No Time to Think (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (8:19) |
| Baby Stop Crying | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:17) |
| Is Your Love in Vain? (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:30) |
| Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:42) |
| True Love Tends to Forget (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:14) |
| We Better Talk This Over (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:04) |
| Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (6:16) |
