Album dossier / 1983
Infidels
Bob Dylan · Folk Rock/Heartland Rock
Marking Dylan's return to secular songwriting after his born-again Christian trilogy, Infidels was recorded at the Power Station in New York in spring 1983 with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler co-producing and Mick Taylor (ex-Rolling Stones) on slide guitar, plus Sly and Robbie (Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) on the rhythm section. The sessions were famously contentious -- engineer Neil Dorfsman recalled Dylan sabotaging his own momentum, and Knopfler left early for a Dire Straits tour, leaving Dylan to finish the final mix himself. Fans and critics still lament that 'Blind Willie McTell,' considered by many a career highlight, was cut from the final sequence just before mastering.
Record facts
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Producer
- Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler
- Chart peak
- #20 US, #9 UK
- Notable tracks
- ★ Jokerman
- ★ Sweetheart Like You
- ★ Neighborhood Bully
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
9 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Bob Dylan. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 8 tracks
- Jokerman
- Sweetheart Like You
- Neighborhood Bully
- License To Kill
- Man Of Peace
- Union Sundown
- I And I
- Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight
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en.wikipedia.org, bobdylan.com, guitarplayer.com, allmusic.com · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/1201604 · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-25