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| name       = Dylan's Gospel
| type       = Studio
| artist     = The Brothers and Sisters of L.A.
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| released   = 1969
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| genre      = [[Gospel music|Gospel]]
| length     = {{duration|m=36|s=49}}
| label      = [[Ode Records|Ode]]
| producer   = [[Lou Adler]]
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'''''Dylan's Gospel''''' is the only studio album by '''The Brothers & Sisters of L.A.''', a group of vocalists working as [[session musician]]s in the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] area during the album's recording in June 1969.  The Brothers & Sisters of L.A. was organized by [[Lou Adler]] specifically to record the album, which consists of [[gospel music]]-style covers of [[Bob Dylan]] songs. Members of the group included [[Merry Clayton]] and [[Gloria Jones]].<ref name="allmusicbio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-brothers-and-sisters-of-la-mn0001170607/biography |title=The Brothers and Sisters of L.A. Biography & History |last=Deming |first=Mark |website=AllMusic |language=en-us |access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref> The album was first released in 1969 by Adler's own [[Ode Records]] label.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2014-apr-12-la-et-ms-bob-dylan-gospel-20140413-story.html |title=Reissue of 'Dylan's Gospel' resurrects the spirit of 1969 |last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=2014-04-12 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2019-03-04 |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035}}</ref> It was initially a commercial flop, which convinced Adler not to reunite the Brothers and Sisters of L.A. for another performance.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> It was reissued by [[Light in the Attic Records]] on April 1, 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bob_dylan_celebrated_via_reissue_of_1969_gospel_covers_album |title=Bob Dylan Celebrated via Reissue of 1969 Gospel Covers Album |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=14 February 2014 |work=Exclaim! |access-date=2019-03-04 |language=en-ca}}</ref>
{{Album ratings
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dylans-gospel-mw0000456644 |title=The Brothers and Sisters of L.A. - Dylan's Gospel  |last=Deming |first=Mark |website=AllMusic |language=en-us |access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev2score=7.0/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19077-brothers-and-sisters-dylans-gospel/ |title=The Brothers & Sisters: Dylan's Gospel |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |date=27 March 2014 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev3score={{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Hermes |first=Will |date=2014-04-01 |title=Dylan's Gospel |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/dylans-gospel-112834/ |language=en-US |access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>
|rev4=''[[The Village Voice]]''
|rev4score=C–<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |date=18 September 1969 |title=Consumer Guide |url=http://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg4.php |magazine=The Village Voice |access-date=2019-03-04}}</ref>
}}
==Track listing==
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| all_writing   = [[Bob Dylan]]
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| title1        = [[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]
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| length1       = {{duration|m=2|s=45}}
| title2        = [[I Shall Be Released]]
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| length2       = {{duration|m=4|s=20}}
| title3        = [[Lay Lady Lay]]
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| length3       = {{duration|m=3|s=29}}
| title4        = [[Mr. Tambourine Man]]
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| length4       = {{duration|m=3|s=55}}
| title5        = [[All Along the Watchtower]]
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| title6        = [[Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn)|The Mighty Quinn]]
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| title7        = [[Chimes of Freedom (song)|Chimes of Freedom]]
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| length7       = {{duration|m=4|s=33}}
| title8        = [[I'll Be Your Baby Tonight]]
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| length8       = {{duration|m=2|s=24}}
| title9        = [[My Back Pages]]
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| length9       = {{duration|m=5|s=14}}
| title10       = [[Just Like a Woman]]
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==Personnel==
===The Brothers & Sisters of L.A.===
*[[Andrew Herd (singer)|Andrew Herd]]
*[[Barbara Perrault]]
*[[Billy Storm]]
*[[Brenda Fitz]]
*[[Carolyn Willis]]
*[[Chester Pipkin]]
*[[Clydie King]]
*[[Don Wyatt]]
*[[Edna Wright]]
*[[Edward Wallace (singer)|Edward Wallace]]
*[[Fred Willis (singer)|Fred Willis]]
*[[Georgetta Finchess]]
*[[Ginger Blake]]
*[[Gloria Jones]]
*[[Gwen Johnson]]
*[[Hazel Carmichael]]
*[[Jesse Kirkland (singer)|Jesse Kirkland]]
*[[Joseph Green (singer)|Joseph Green]]
*[[Julia Tillman]]
*[[Lolietha White]]
*[[Marjorie Cranford]]
*[[Merry Clayton]]
*[[Oma Drake]]
*[[Patrice Holloway]]
*[[Ruby Johnson]]
*[[Sherlie Matthews]]
*[[Sherrell Atwood]]
*[[Shirley Allen (singer)|Shirley Allen]]
===Technical personnel===
*[[Lou Adler]] - producer
*[[Gene Page]] - arranger
==See also==
*[[List of songs written by Bob Dylan]]
*[[List of artists who have covered Bob Dylan songs]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:1969 albums]]
[[Category:Ode Records albums]]
[[Category:Bob Dylan tribute albums]]
[[Category:Light in the Attic Records albums]]