Shot of Love

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Shot of Love
File:ShotOfLove.jpg
LP by Bob Dylan
Released August 10, 1981
Recorded Spring 1981
Genre Rock
Length 40 min 15 s
Record label Columbia Records
Producer Chuck Plotkin & Bob Dylan (with Bumps Blackwell on "Shot of Love")
Professional reviews
All Music Guide review File:2 out of 5.png link
Bob Dylan Chronology
Saved
(1980) 		Shot of Love
(1981) 		Infidels
(1983)

Shot of Love was Bob Dylan's third and final "Christian"-themed album, and his 25th overall. Whereas Saved sounded uninspired at times, Shot of Love reflected a re-invigorated Dylan, with fresher and even rockier arrangements. The religious subject matter too has been dissipated somewhat, hinting the return to form that would be 1983's Infidels.

Shot of Love is perhaps best remembered for "Every Grain of Sand", one of his most memorable and powerful songs.

Shot of Love, while reaching UK #6, unfortunately continued Dylan's US commercial decline, reaching #33 during a break chart stay.

Track Listing

All songs by Bob Dylan.

  1. "Shot Of Love" - 4:18
  2. "Heart Of Mine" - 4:29
  3. "Property Of Jesus" - 4:33
  4. "Lenny Bruce" - 4:32
  5. "Watered Down Love" - 4:10
  6. "Dead Man, Dead Man" - 3:58
  7. "In The Summertime" - 3:34
  8. "Trouble" - 4:32
  9. "Every Grain Of Sand" - 6:12
  • "The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar", originally the b-side to "Heart Of Mine", was added to the CD release of Shot of Love in the late 1980's.

Personnel

  • Bumps Blackwell - Producer
  • Carolyn Dennis - Vocals, Background Vocals
  • Steve Douglas - Saxophone
  • Tim Drummond - Bass
  • Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass
  • Bob Dylan - Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
  • Jim Keltner - Drums
  • Clydie King - Vocals, Background Vocals
  • Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • Regina McCrory - Vocals, Background Vocals
  • Ken Perry - Mastering
  • Carl Pickhardt - Piano
  • Chuck Plotkin - Producer
  • Madelyn Quebec - Vocals, Background Vocals
  • Steve Ripley - Guitar
  • Toby Scott - Engineer
  • William D. "Smitty" Smith - Organ
  • Ringo Starr - Drums, Tom-Tom
  • Fred Tackett - Guitar
  • Benmont Tench - Keyboards
  • Ron Wood - Guitar
  • Monalisa Young - Vocals
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