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| "Drifter's Escape" | ||||
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 West German picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Bob Dylan | ||||
| from the album John Wesley Harding | ||||
| A-side | "I Threw It All Away" | |||
| Released |
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| Recorded | October 17, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)[1] | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston | |||
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"Drifter's Escape" is a song written by Bob Dylan that he recorded for his 1967 album John Wesley Harding. Columbia Records released it as a single in the US and the UK in 1969 as the B-side to "I Threw It All Away".[2] The song was recorded in four takes on October 17, 1967.[3] CBS Records International also issued the song paired with "John Wesley Harding" in some markets.
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