On June 10, 1985, “Columbia” label released “Empire Burlesque”, the twenty-third Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded July 1984 – March 1985, and was produced by Bob Dylan.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica
- Ronnie Wood– guitar
- Mick Taylor– guitar
- Ira Ingber – guitar
- Sid McGinnis– guitar
- Ted Perlman – guitar
- Mike Campbell– guitar
- Stuart Kimball – electric guitar
- Al Kooper– rhythm guitar
- Benmont Tench– keyboards, piano, organ
- Alan Clark– synthesizer
- Vince Melamed – synthesizer
- Richard Scher – synthesizer, synth horns
- Howie Epstein– bass guitar
- John Paris – bass guitar
- Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
- Bob Glaub– bass guitar
- Sly Dunbar– drums
- Anton Fig– drums
- Don Heffington – drums
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- David Watson – saxophone
- Chops – horns
- Urban Blight Horns – horns
- Madelyn Quebec – vocals
- Queen Esther Marrow – backing vocals
- Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
- Peggie Blu– backing vocals
- Debra Byrd – backing vocals
- Josh Abbey – recording, engineer
- George Tutko – engineer
- Judy Feltus – engineer
- Arthur Baker– mixing
- Nick Egan– design
- Ken Regan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
- Seeing the Real You at Last
- I’ll Remember You
- Clean Cut Kid
- Never Gonna Be the Same Again
- Trust Yourself
- Emotionally Yours
- When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
- Something’s Burning, Baby
- Dark Eyes
