Good as I Been to You released: Nov 3, 1992

If the end of the 1980s saw a series of albums that suggested (with the exception of Oh Mercy) that Dylan was having trouble finding his focus. In 1992, Dylan went into the recording studio and came out with his first completely solo album in 19 years, containing not one Dylan original. Good As I Been To You is Dylan, by himself, playing blues, ballads, and folk songs associated with the Stanley Brothers (“Little Maggie”), The Mississippi Sheiks (“Sittin’ On Top of The World”), Lonnie Johnson (“Tomorrow Night”), Paul Brady (“Arthur McBride”), and Blind Blake (“You’re Gonna Quit Me”) as well as traditional songs like “Frankie And Albert” and “Froggie Went A-Courtin’.” He finds his own twist on almost all of them, and the disc contains his most committed singing and guitar playing on record in years. Here he was, once again, soaking up energy and inspiration from the people who had been important to him in the beginning. Frankie & Albert | listen | Jim Jones | listen | Blackjack Davey | listen | Canadee-i-o | listen | Sittin' on Top of the World | listen | Little Maggie | listen | Hard Times | listen | Step It Up And Go | listen | Tomorrow Night | listen | Arthur McBride | listen | You're Gonna Quit Me | listen | Diamond Joe | listen | Froggie Went a Courtin' | listen |