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  C O N T E N T S

      INTRODUCTION
  1.  CALENDAR
  2.  RECORDINGS 
  3.  SONGS 1985
  4.  SUGGESTED READINGS


                             INTRODUCTION

       Despite the fact that Dylan did no tour 1985 was a year of extreme
  visibility. At least 12 interviews, a new great album, EMPIRE BURLESQUE,
  and no less than 4 charity engagements, "We Are The World" and "Sun City",
  Live Aid and Farm Aid. Besides these two public performances Dylan also
  played at youth festival in Moscow.


  1.  CALENDAR

  January 28       Dylan participates in the We Are The World recording
                   session in Hollywood.
                
  February/March   Recording session in the Cherokee Studio in Hollywood
                   results in five of the EMPIRE BURLESQUE tracks.
  
  March            More recording for EMPIRE BURLESQUE at the Shakedown Sound
                   in New York.
  
  March            Bill Flanagan interviews Dylan for his book "Written
                   in My Soul".

  March/April      Several of the EMPIRE BURLESQUE tracks are overdubbed and
                   remixed at The Right Track in New York.

  April            Dylan plays harmonica at a Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare
                   session in RPM Recording Studio in New York. One track,
                   'No Name On The Bullet' is released on the album
                   'Language Barrier', August 5, 1985.

  May              The single 'Tight Connection To My Heart/We Better Talk
                   This Over' is released.
  
  June 8           Release of EMPIRE BURLESQUE.

  June 17          Bob Dylan answers telephone calls from listeners in the
                   radio program Rock-Line.

  July 13          Live Aid appearance with Keith Richards and Ron Wood.
                   Dylan's proposal to set aside a tiny amount of the raised
                   money for the farmers inspires Willie Nelson to organize
                   Farm Aid.
  
  July 25          Dylan sings 'Blowin' In The Wind', 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna
                   Fall' and 'The Times They Are A-Changin' at the "12th
                   World Festival of Youths and Students" in Moscow.

  Summer           Dylan makes his third benefit appearance when he participates
                   in the recording of the 'Sun City' single and video.

  August           Scott Chen from US music paper"Spin" interviews Dylan at his
                   home in Malibu.

  August 22        Shooting of the video 'When The Night Comes Falling' at the
                   Gymnasium of First Methodist Church in Hollywood.

  September        Cameron Crowe interviews Dylan, the result is incorporated
                   in the BIOGRAPH booklet.

  September        Charles Young interviews Dylan for MTV. Dylan mentions his
                   collaboration with David Stewart and that he will be touring
                   next year with "60 to 100 shows".

  September 19     Dylan is interviewed by Bob Brown from ABC-TV in Malibu.
                   The interview is later broadcast on October 20 in the program
                   "20-20".

  September 19     Rehearsals for Farm Aid at Universal Studios in LA.

  September 21     Rehearsals for Farm Aid at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, 
                   Ill.

  September 22     Farm Aid concert with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at
                   Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill.

  Late September   Mikal Gilmore interviews Dylan for the LA Herald Examiner.

  Fall             Charles Kaiser interviews Dylan for the Boston Review. 
                   The result is not published until April 1986.

  October          David Fricke interviews Dylan for Rolling Stone.

  October          Release of 'Emotionally Yours/When The Night Comes Falling
                   From The Sky' single.

  October 28       Release of BIOGRAPH.

  Late October     Denise Worell interviews Dylan for a profile in Time 
                   magazine. The complete profile/interview is published in
                   Worrell's book "Icons" 1989.

  Early November   Robert Hilburn interviews Dylan for LA Times.

  November 13      Bob Dylan's first 25 years in the music business is
                   celebrated at the Whitney Museum in New York. A short
                   acceptance speech by Dylan was broadcast by ABC-TV in the
                   program "Entertainment Tonight" and also by MTV.

  November 20-23   Recording session in London in "The Eurythmics Church"
                   with Dave Stewart produces one track later released on
                   KNOCKED OUT LOADED.

  November 22      Andy Kershaw interviews Dylan. The short conversation is
                   broadcast by BBC 2, November 26 in the program "Old Grey
                   Whistle Test"

  December         Dylan starts rehearsing with Tom Petty $ The Heartbreakers
                   at Soundstage 41, Universal Studios in Los Angeles.


  2.  RECORDINGS 

  Jan 28   We Are The World recording session
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           A&M Studios, Hollywood

           1. We Are The World (Michael Jackson/Lionel Richie)

           Released on single March 11, 1985 and on the album
           'USA For Africa: We Are The World', April 1985.

           A tape with 21 takes is circulating. Several of these takes can be
           seen in the video 'The History Behind The Song', April 1986 also
           available as commercial video 'The Making Of We Are The World',
           February 1986.

  February Recording session for EMPIRE BURLESQUE
  March    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           Cherokee Studio, Hollywood

            1. I'll Remember You
            2. Emotionally Yours
            3. Trust Yourself
            4. Seeing The Real You At Last
            5. Maybe Someday (instrumental)
            6. Dark Eyes

           1-3 Bob Dylan piano.
           1-5 Mike Campbell (guitar).
           1-4 Benmont Tench (organ & keyboards).
           1-3, 5 Howie Epstein (bass).
           4 Bob Glaub (bass).
           1-3 Jim Keltner (drums).
           4-5 Don Heffington (drums).
           1-3 Madelyn Quebec (2nd vocal).
           6 Bob Dylan solo.

           2,3 and 4 overdubbed March-April.
           The original version of 4 contains a 5th verse, which was cut
           out in the overdubbing process.
           5 vocal and overdubbing, May 1986.

           1-3,4 and 6 released on EMPIRE BURLESQUE, June 8 1985.
           3 released on single, October 1985.
           5 released on KNOCKED OUT LOADED, August 8, 1986.

  March    Recording session for EMPIRE BURLESQUE
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           Probably Shakedown Sound, New York

            1. Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
            2. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
            3. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
            4. Never Gonna Be The Same Again
            5. Waiting To Get Beat
           
           1-4 Bob Dylan on keyboards, backed by Robbie Shakespeare (bass)
               and Sly Dunbar (drums).
           1 Mick Taylor and Ted Perlman (guitars).
           2,3,5 Al Kooper and Stuart Kimball (guitars).
           4 Syd McGuiness (guitar).
           2,5 Madelyn Quebec (2nd vocal).
           3 "Urban Blight Horns"

           1,3,4 overdubbed March/April.

           1 released on single May 1985
           1,3,4 released on EMPIRE BURLESQUE, June 8, 1985.

  July 13  Live Aid Concert
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia.

           1. Ballad Of Hollis Brown
           2. When The Sip Comes In
           3. Blowin' In The Wind

           With Keith Richards and Ron Wood on acoustic guitars.

  Sept 19  Farm Aid Rehearsals
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           Universal Studios, Los Angeles

           1. Forever Young

           Backed by Benmont Tench (keyboards), Madelyn Quebec, Elisecia Wright,
           Queen Esther Marrow and Debra Byrd (background vocals).

           Partly broadcast by ABC-TV, October 10 in the program "20/20"
           
  Sept 21  Farm Aid Rehearsals
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           Memorial Stadium, University Of Illinois, Champagne

           1. Shake (?)
           2. Trust Yourself
           3. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith)
           4. Maggie's Farm
           5. I Like It Like That (Van Morrison)

           Backed by Tom Petty (guitar), Mike Campbell (guitar), Benmont Tench
           (keyboards), Howie Epstein (bass), Stan Lynch (drums) and
           Madelyn Quebec, Elisecia Wright, Queen Esther Marrow and 
           Debra Byrd (background vocals).

  Sept 22  Farm Aid Concert
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           Memorial Stadium, University Of Illinois, Champagne

           1. Clean-Cut Kid
           2. Shake (?)
           3. I'll Remember You
           4. Trust Yourself
           5. That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith)
           6. Maggie's Farm

           Backed by Tom Petty (guitar), Mike Campbell (guitar), Benmont Tench
           (keyboards), Howie Epstein (bass), Stan Lynch (drums) and
           Madelyn Quebec, Elisecia Wright, Queen Esther Marrow and 
           Debra Byrd (background vocals).
           4-6 Willie Nelson (acoustic guitar).
           3-4 Madelyn Quebec (2nd vocal).

           1-4,6 broadcast live The Nashville Network cable TV.

  Nov 20-  The London sessions
      23   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           The Eurythmics Church, London.

           1. Instrumental
           2. Instrumental
           3. Under Your Spell

           Backed by David Stewart (guitar), Clem Burke (drums), 
           Patrick Seymour (keyboards) and John McKenzie (bass).

           1-2 broadcast by BBC 2 November 26 in the TV-program
           "Old Grey Whistle Test"
           3 released on KNOCKED OUT LOADED, August 8, 1986.


  3.  SONGS 1985
 
  January   Emotionally Yours
            I'll Remember You
            Trust Yourself
            Seeing The Real You At Last
  February  Never Gonna Be The Same Again
            Straight A's In Love  [1]
            The Very Thought Of You  [1]
            Waiting To Get Beat  [1]
  March     Dark Eyes
  November  Under Your Spell  [2]
           
  Notes
  ~~~~~
  [1]  A studio out-take is the only known version.
  [2]  Co-written with Carole Bayer Sager.


  4.  SUGGESTED READINGS

  20 ABC Interview - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
  Charles Young Interview - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
  Empire Burlesque ... The Reviews - The Telegraph #21
  Empire Burlesque by Larry Sloman - The Telegraph #21
  Mikal Gilmore Interview - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
  Mixed Up Confusion In Biograph's Dates - Clinton Heylin - The Telegraph #23
  Movies Inside His Head - John Lindley - The Telegraph #25
  Old Grey Whistle Test Interview - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
  Robert Hilburn Interview - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
  Rockline - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
  The First Live Aid - Isis #21
  We Are The World - John Bauldie - The Telegraph #20
  Westwood One - Dylan on Dylan - Talkin' Bob Dylan 1984 & 1985 
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