Infidels

Infidels (1983) is an album by Bob Dylan, which reunited the artist with Mark Knopfler, who had played on 1979's Slow Train Coming.

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Infidels was initially considered a reversion from the overtly religious songs found on his previous three albums, but many now view the album as including subtler extensions of his religious themes.

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The critical and commercial reaction was the strongest for Dylan in years, with the album reaching #20 US and going gold, and #9 in the UK. It also provided him with his last chart hit, "Sweetheart Like You".

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Infidels was the first Dylan album to be entirely recorded digitally, enabling use of the full range of contemporary production techniques.

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Although hailed as a "return to form" for the faltering Dylan, "Infidels" has become infamous amongst fans of Dylan's work for what it failed to include - most notably, the stunning Blind Willie McTell, which, while recorded with the rest of the "Infidels" tracks, was left off and would remain unreleased until 1991.

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Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. He is one of America's great popular songwriters, and his enduring contributions to the American oeuvre are comparable to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Willia...

Mark Knopfler: Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best-known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band Dire Straits, but has also made albums as a solo performer and played in other bands (such as the Notting Hillbillies...

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