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Main Title Theme (Billy)
Booker T, Bruce Langhorn, Bob Dylan
Tambourine - Russ Kunkel
Cantina Theme (Workin' For The Law)
Roger McGuinn, Bruce Langhorn, Bob Dylan
Bongos - Russ Kunkel
Billy 1
Booker T, Bruce Langhorn, Bob Dylan
Bunkhouse Theme
Carol Hunter & Bob Dylan
River Theme
Booker T, Bruce Langhorn, Bob Dylan
Voices - Donna Weiss, Priscilla Jones, Byron Berline
Turkey Chase
Fiddle - Byron Berline
Banjo - Jolly Roger
Acoustic Guitar - Bruce Langhorn
Rhythm Guitar - Bob Dylan
Bass - Booker T
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Terry Paul, Roger McGuinn, Jim Keltner, Bob Dylan
Voices - Caroll, Donna, Brenda Patterson
Harmonium - Carl Fortina
Final Theme
Guitars - Roger McGuinn, Carol Hunter, Bob Dylan
Voices - Donna & Brenda, Terry Paul
Recorder/Flute - Gary Foster
Harmonium - Carl Fortina
Cellos - Fred Katz & Ted Michel
Bass - Terry Paul
Drums - Jim Keltner
Billy 4 (Recorded In Mexico City)
Bob Dylan & Terry Paul
Billy 7
Jim Keltner, Roger McGuinn, Terry Paul & Bob Dylan
Music Published by Ram's Horn Music (ASCAP)
Booker T and Priscilla Courtesy of A&M Records
Brenda Patterson Courtesy of Playboy Records
Songs by Bob Dylan
Produced by Gordon Carroll
Engineered by Dan Wallin
The Burbank Studios
Photography -- Manuel Palomino.
Art Direction & Design -- John Van Hamersveld
Dedicated to Sam Peckinpah
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Even though
it contains the classic rock standard "Knocking on
Heaven's Door," PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID is
one of Dylan's least-known albums. Recorded as the
soundtrack to a surreal, somewhat violent Sam Peckinpah
Western in which Dylan co-starred, the album consists
mainly of reflective, rustic instrumentals. Of the two
songs with vocals, "Billy" is a compelling
outlaw narrative, complete with earnestly strummed
acoustic guitars and Dylan's wheezing harmonica, while the
epic, ominous "Knocking On Heaven's Door" is a
rock masterpiece that evokes the wide open space and
desolation of the Old West. Though the remainder of the
album is devoted to instrumentals, tracks like the
delicate, wistful "River Theme" are impressive
in their own understated way. Backed by Byrds guitarist
Roger McGuinn and top West Coast session players, Dylan
created a fascinating set of music that was one of his
last albums to capture the restless spirit and
otherworldly feel of his classic sixties recordings.
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