Tempest

album by Dylan

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Tempest is a 2012 studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released on September 11, 2012, and marked Dylan's 35th studio album. The album was noted for its rootsy sound and found Dylan as vigorous as ever. Tempest received critical acclaim and was seen as a return to form for the artist, who had previously explored standards from the Great American Songbook with albums like Shadows in the Night and Fallen Angels. The album's release was followed by further explorations into classic American songs and a return to original lyrical work with Rough and Rowdy Ways in 2020.1

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…35th studio album, the rootsy Tempest (2012), found him as vigorous as ever. Dylan then turned his attention to the so-called Great American Songbook, especially standards recorded by Frank Sinatra. The resulting albums—Shadows in the Night (2015), Fallen Angels (2016), and the three-disc Triplicate (2017)—earned Dylan
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…35th studio album, the rootsy Tempest (2012), found him as vigorous as ever. Dylan then turned his attention to the so-called Great American Songbook, especially standards recorded by Frank Sinatra. The resulting albums—Shadows in the Night (2015), Fallen Angels (2016), and the three-disc Triplicate (2017)—earned Dylan
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