Name: Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
Brand: Sony Music Canada Inc.
SKU: 295282
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Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid

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Album: Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Main Title Theme (Billy)	More Info...
2)	Cantina Theme (Workin' for the Law)	More Info...
3)	Billy 1	More Info...
4)	Bunkhouse Theme	More Info...
5)	River Theme	More Info...
6)	Turkey Chase	More Info...
7)	Knockin' On Heaven's Door	More Info...
8)	Final Theme	More Info...
9)	Billy 4	More Info...
10)	Billy 7	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Bob Dylan; Terry Paul (vocals, bass instrument); Priscilla Jones, Priscilla Jones-Campbell, Priscilla Coolidge (vocals); Bruce Langhorn (acoustic guitar); Booker T. Jones (bass instrument); Carol Hunter (vocals, guitar); Byron Berline (vocals, violin, fiddle); Donna Weiss, Brenda Patterson (vocals); Bruce Langhorne (guitar, acoustic guitar); Roger McGuinn (guitar); Jolly Roger (banjo); Fred Katz, Ted Michel (cello); Gary Foster (flute, recorder, wind); Carl Fortina (harmonium, keyboards); Russ Kunkel (drums, bongos, tambourine); Jim Keltner (drums).
Recording information: Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA; The Burbank Studios.
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 the 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 an assortment of top-drawer West Coast session players, Dylan created a moody, mythic musical landscape on PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID. It was one of his last albums to capture the restless spirit and otherworldly feel of his classic sixties recordings.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.32) - Ranked #22 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...Dylan's soundtrack has much to offer: spunky bluegrass and spare, acoustic instrumentals that conjure up whore-filled cantinas and the deaths of both Billy and the Old West itself."