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Bob Dylan - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Tim Drummond - Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums
Fred Tackett - Guitar
Spooner Oldham - Keyboards
Terry Young - Keyboards & Vocals
Clydie King, Regina Havis, Mona Lisa Young - Vocals
Special guest Artist - Barry Beckett.
Produced by Jerry Wexler & Barry Beckett
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Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and
with the house of Judah.
Ever the spiritual nomad, the former Robert Zimmerman
became a born-again Christian in the late '70s, a
development strongly reflected in his work from that
period. His second "Christian" album, SAVED
celebrates the change just as emphatically as it's
predecessor SLOW TRAIN COMING, with Dylan declaring
proclaiming his faith in no uncertain terms on the title
track. Even when he sings about the opposite sex on
"Covenant Woman," it's a lady who has a
"contract with God."
Backed by some of the most soulful musicians he's ever
recorded with, including Barry Beckett, Spooner Oldham and
Jim Keltner, Dylan wrings an unprecedented degree of
emotion from his tunes. He even sings the hell out of the
old country-identified spiritual "A Satisfied
Mind" to open the album. Closing things out,
"Are You Ready" finds Dylan (backed by a gospel
choir) exhorting the listener to accept Jesus, over a
sinuous funk-gospel vamp.
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