Studio Album · No. 33
Fallen Angels Songwriting Credits by Bob Dylan
Holds writing credit on 0 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 12 documented
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Bob Dylan carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Fallen Angels is a covers album of twelve classic American standards, so Bob Dylan wrote none of the songs. The writers include Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn, and Carolyn Leigh, and every track except Skylark had previously been recorded by Frank Sinatra. It continued the standards project Dylan began with Shadows in the Night.
Released May 20, 2016, Fallen Angels was recorded in 2014 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood during the same sessions that produced Shadows in the Night, with Al Schmitt engineering and mixing. All twelve tracks are cover versions of classic American standards, every song except "Skylark" had previously been recorded by Frank Sinatra, written by composers including Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn, and Carolyn Leigh. The band was augmented by a three-piece horn section and guitarist Dean Parks, and critics noted the country-leaning arrangements with restrained picking and pedal-steel guitar gave the material a distinct character from its predecessor. The album received a Metacritic score of 77, peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 and number 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Young at Heart
|
Carolyn Leigh | Johnny Richards | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 2 |
Maybe You'll Be There
|
Rube Bloom | Sammy Gallop | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 3 |
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
|
Johnny Burke | Jimmy Van Heusen | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 4 |
All the Way
|
Sammy Cahn | Jimmy Van Heusen | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 5 |
Skylark
|
Johnny Mercer | Hoagy Carmichael | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 6 |
Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)
|
Bert Kalmar | Harry Ruby | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 7 |
All or Nothing at All
|
Jack Lawrence | Arthur Altman | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 8 |
On a Little Street in Singapore
|
Harold Morrow | Billy Hill | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 9 |
It Had to Be You
|
Gus Kahn | Isham Jones | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 10 |
Melancholy Mood
|
Walter Schumann | Vick Knight | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 11 |
That Old Black Magic
|
Johnny Mercer | Harold Arlen | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |
| 12 |
Come Rain or Come Shine
|
Johnny Mercer | Harold Arlen | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (Lead Vocals, Guitar) |