The songs that made Shot of Love
Throughout his recording career it was not unusual for Dylan to run through covers to get the creative juices flowing, ‘Shot of Love’ is no exception.
Bob Dylan’s 1981 Shot of Love sessions deserve their own multiple disc Bootleg Series release. There was an amazing array of songs being written, recorded, jammed out, scrapped, rescued, drowned. Some of which Bootleg Series Vol. 3, Trouble No More and Springtime in New York touch on. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The sessions, which took place over many months from Rundown Studios in March through Cream Studios and Clover Studios in April and May, stand out not only for Dylan’s proliferation of original material, but also for the many cover songs, from traditional folk to country standards and Motown ballads.
