Another Side of Bob Dylan is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 8, 1964 by Columbia Records. The album breaks away from the more restrained and understated tone of his earlier works, showing for the first time Dylan's unique and powerful persona as a folksinger and lyricist.
The album includes tracks like "All I Really Want to Do," "Black Crow Blues," "Spanish Harlem Incident," and "It Ain't Me Babe," showing varying themes such as love, protest, and a disillusioned poetic vision. It closes with the haunting, introspective "It Ain't Me Babe," a track that perhaps most vividly reflects the album's overarching themes of disillusionment and introspection.
Another Side of Bob Dylan was recorded in a single night, adding a sense of spontaneity and immediacy to the performances. Critically, it received a mixed response initially but has since gained in prestige, being lauded as one of Dylan's defining works that would pave the way for his subsequent successes.
