A traditional folk blues that Dylan recorded in two versions, Alberta #1 opening Self Portrait and Alberta #2 closing it.
Takes on the album: Alberta #1 · Alberta #2
The words
A man calls out to a woman named Alberta, longing for her and wondering where she has gone.
This old song, sung by many folk and blues performers before Dylan, is a plea addressed to Alberta, a woman the singer misses and wants to come back to him. It is simple and repetitive, more a mood of longing than a story. Self Portrait frames the album with two different takes: the first gentle and folky with female backing voices, the second fuller and more upbeat. Both carry an easy, unhurried charm.
A traditional song
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The words
A man calls out to a woman named Alberta, longing for her and wondering where she has gone.
This old song, sung by many folk and blues performers before Dylan, is a plea addressed to Alberta, a woman the singer misses and wants to come back to him. It is simple and repetitive, more a mood of longing than a story. Self Portrait frames the album with two different takes: the first gentle and folky with female backing voices, the second fuller and more upbeat. Both carry an easy, unhurried charm.
A traditional song
The same year · 1970
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