I Shall Be Released (track)
by The Band

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I Shall Be Released by The Band
Year: 1968
From the album Music From Big Pink (track #11)

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I Shall Be Released appears on the following album(s) by The Band:

• Music From Big Pink (track #11) (this album) (1968)
• The Last Waltz (track #24) (1978)
• Greatest Hits (track #4) (compilation) (2000)
• Live At Watkins Glen (track #3) (1995)
• To Kingdom Come (track #7) (compilation) (1989)
• The Shape I'm In: The Very Best Of The Band (track #11) (compilation) (1998)
• Anthology (track #3) (compilation) (1978)

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Track ratings	Avg. track rating
90/100	05/08/2026 10:12	luigybetis	13,289	89/100
80/100	02/10/2026 21:32	Juneof44	4,621	73/100
80/100	12/18/2025 21:46	Exist-en-ciel	122,311	71/100
95/100	11/20/2025 08:41	plasmicmist	7,586	91/100
70/100	10/27/2025 15:14	ShenBapiro	6,173	77/100

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From Daydreamer 07/11/2017 22:09 | #194082

One of the most delicate and beautiful vocal performances ever.

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From GandalfORiley345 02/20/2015 19:10 | #135358

Very good closing, nice song

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