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- Artist: Bob Dylan
- Rating:
- Release Date: October 31, 2000
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
A double-disc set released for the holiday season of 2000, The Essential Bob Dylan is a fine choice for the casual listener that just wants all the songs they know on one collection -- it's Dylan's equivalent of Beatles One. Outside of the remastering and the previously non-LP (and very good) "Things Have Changed," there's nothing here for collectors, but, then again, that's not who this was designed for. This collection is for the listener that wants "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," "All Along the Watchtower," "Quinn the Eskimo," "Lay Lady Lay," and "Tangled Up in Blue" in one tidy place. Yes, it's easy to find great songs missing, but for those casual fans, and for those looking for a fairly comprehensive yet concise entry point, The Essential Bob Dylan comes close to living up to its title. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:48) | |
| Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:39) |
| The Times They Are A-Changin' | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:13) |
| It Ain't Me Babe (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:35) |
| Maggie's Farm | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:54) |
| It's All over Now, Baby Blue (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:16) |
| Mr. Tambourine Man (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:28) |
| Subterranean Homesick Blues (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:19) |
| Like a Rolling Stone (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (6:09) |
| Positively 4th Street (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:55) |
| Just Like a Woman (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:52) |
| Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:36) |
| All Along the Watchtower (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:32) |
| The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:20) |
| I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:39) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Lay Lady Lay (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:18) |
| If Not for You (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:41) |
| I Shall Be Released (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:04) |
| You Ain't Going Nowhere (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:45) |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (2:32) |
| Forever Young (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (4:58) |
| Tangled Up in Blue (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:43) |
| Shelter from the Storm (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:03) |
| The Hurricane (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy | Bob Dylan | (8:34) |
| Gotta Serve Somebody (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:25) |
| Jokerman (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (6:17) |
| Silvio (Lyrics) | Robert Hunter, Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:08) |
| Everything Is Broken (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (3:14) |
| Not Dark Yet (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (6:30) |
| Things Have Changed (Lyrics) | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | (5:08) |
