One Too Many Mornings
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"One Too Many Mornings" is a song
by Bob Dylan
, released on his third studio album
The Times They Are a-Changin'
in 1964. The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song "The Times They Are A-Changin'
". "One Too Many Mornings" is in the key
of C Major and is fingerpicked. He performed the song during his Rolling Thunder Revue Tour in 1975, with an electric backing group. It is generally considered to be one of his lesser known songs.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, released on his third studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin opens with the title track, one of Dylan's most famous songs. Dylan's friend, Tony Glover, recalls visiting Dylan's apartment in September 1963, where he saw a number of song manuscripts and poems lying on a table. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" had yet to be recorded,...
in 1964. The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song "The Times They Are A-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)
"The Times They Are a-Changin" is a song written by Bob Dylan and released as the title track of his 1964 album, The Times They Are a-Changin. The song was ranked #59 on Rolling Stones 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
". "One Too Many Mornings" is in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of C Major and is fingerpicked. He performed the song during his Rolling Thunder Revue Tour in 1975, with an electric backing group. It is generally considered to be one of his lesser known songs.
Other recordings
- Burl IvesBurl IvesBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer. As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice .....
covered this song on his 1968 album The Times They Are A-Changin'The Times They Are A-Changin' (Burl Ives album)The Times They Are A-Changin' is a 1968 album by Burl Ives, produced by Bob Johnston. It was probably recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville, with local session musicians...
. - The AssociationThe AssociationThe Association is a pop music band from California in the folk rock or soft rock genre. During the 1960s, they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts and were the lead-off band at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival...
covered this song in 1965, when it was a regional hit in the Los Angeles area. It was released as a single in 1965 and also appears in their 1970 "Live" album. - Joan BaezJoan BaezJoan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
covered this song on her 1968 album of Dylan covers, Any Day Now. - The Beau BrummelsThe Beau BrummelsThe Beau Brummels were an American rock band. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the band's original lineup included Sal Valentino , Ron Elliott , Ron Meagher , Declan Mulligan , and John Petersen...
covered the song on a single which charted at number 95 in 1966. - The PanicsThe PanicsThe Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.-History:...
covered the song on their Cruel GuardsCruel GuardsCruel Guards is the third studio album by Australian indie rock band The Panics, released on 13 October 2007 on Dew Process.-Background:...
Bonus CD. - Dion DimucciDion DiMucciDion Francis DiMucci , better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop oldies music, rock and R&B styles....
covered the song on his 1992 album Dream on Fire. - David GrayDavid Gray (musician)David Gray is an English singer-songwriter. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later...
covered this song on his live cover album A Thousand Miles BehindA Thousand Miles BehindA Thousand Miles Behind released in August 2007, contains 12 live covers, recorded between 2001 and 2007. The album title comes from a line in Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings." The compilation is only available from Gray's or at Gray's live performances...
. - Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
covered the song on the album Johnny & JuneJohnny & JuneJohnny & June is a compilation album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Bear Family Records in 1978 . Like The Unissued Johnny Cash it consists of material that was either unreleased or not widely available. Most of the songs were recorded from 1964 to 1965, with the exception of...
in 1978. He also recorded two versions of the song with Dylan while Dylan was recording Nashville SkylineNashville SkylineNashville Skyline is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's ninth studio album, released by Columbia Records in April 1969.The album marked a dramatic departure for Dylan, previously known for his groundbreaking, poetic folk music and rock and roll...
. (The song, along with several others he recorded with Dylan, were never officially released). He would cover it again as a duet with Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
for the album HeroesHeroes (Cash and Jennings album)Heroes is an album by country singers Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, released on Columbia Records in 1986 . Although the two musicians had collaborated several times before - most notably in 1985 as part of The Highwaymen, along with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson - this was the duo's first...
. - The Kingston TrioThe Kingston TrioThe Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds...
covered the song on the album Once Upon a TimeOnce Upon a Time (Kingston Trio album)Once Upon a Time is a live album by the American folk music group The Kingston Trio, recorded in 1966 and released in 1969 . It was originally released as a double-LP and reached number 163 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart...
, released in 1969 (two years after the group disbanded). - Draco RosaDraco RosaDraco Cornelius Rosa Suárez , also known as Robi Draco Rosa, Robby Rosa, Draco Rosa or simply Draco, is a Puerto Rican Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award...
covered the song in his 2008 album VinoVino (album)Vino is a lyrical rock album released by Draco Rosa in 2008 under Phantom Vox and a followup to Vagabundo. It was first published during the summer of 2007 under the alternate title of El Teatro del Absurdo in certain territories.-Background:...
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