On May 30, 1988, “Columbia” label released “Down in the Groove”, the twenty-fifth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded 1983–1987, and was produced by Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
- Jerry Garcia– vocals
- Brent Mydland– vocals
- Bob Weir– vocals
- Mark Knopfler – guitar
- Eric Clapton– guitar
- Steve Jones– guitar
- Danny Kortchmar– guitar
- Mitchell Froom– keyboards
- Alan Clark– keyboards
- Beau Hill – keyboards
- Madelyn Quebec – keyboards, backing vocals
- Randy “The Emperor” Jackson– bass guitar
- Nathan East– bass guitar
- Kip Winger– bass guitar
- Ronnie Wood– bass guitar
- Larry Klein– bass guitar
- Paul Simonon– bass guitar
- Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
- Stephen Shelton – drums, keyboards, engineer, mixing
- Michael Baird– drums
- Sly Dunbar– drums
- Steve Jordan– drums
- Henry Spinetti– drums
- Full Force – backing vocals
- Peggie Blu– backging vocals
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
- Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
- Willie Green, Jr. – backing vocals
- Bobby King– backing vocals
- Clydie King – backing vocals
- Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals
- Coke Johnson – engineer
- Mike Kloster – engineer assistant
- Jeff Musel – engineer assistant
- Jim Preziosi – engineer assistant
- Brian Saucy – engineer assistant
Track listing:
- Let’s Stick Together – Wilbert Harrison
- When Did You Leave Heaven? – Walter Bullock, Richard Whiting
- Sally Sue Brown – Arthur June Alexander, Earl Montgomery, Tom Stafford
- Death Is Not the End – Bob Dylan
- Had a Dream About You, Baby – Bob Dylan
- Ugliest Girl in the World – Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter
- Silvio – Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter
- Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street) – Hal Blair, Don Robertson
- Shenandoah – traditional, arr. by Bob Dylan
- Rank Strangers to Me – Albert E. Brumley