Ballad Of Hollis Brown (track)
by Bob Dylan
Year: 1964
From the album The Times They Are A-Changin' (track #2)
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Ballad Of Hollis Brown appears on the following album(s) by Bob Dylan:
- The Times They Are A-Changin' (track #2) (this album) (1964)
- The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 (track #15) (compilation) (2010)
- In Concert: Brandeis University 1963 (track #3) (2011)
- The Original Mono Recordings (track #28) (compilation) (2010)
- Bob Dylan Live At Carnegie Hall 1963 (track #2) (2005)
- The 50th Anniversary Collection (track #43) (compilation) (2012)
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| ! | 05/19/2026 18:23 | Leginlists | 477 | 84/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 22:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 166,159 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2025 08:57 | acematt51090 | 3,931 | 76/100 |
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Haunting piece of music, a highlight of the album
Mother Nature's Son 01/23/2015 15:24 | #132329
I've got nothing against Bobby, but those guitar notes between his words saying "down, up... up, down... down, up... up, down... etc", could they sound any more banal?!
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