Down in the Groove is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released on May 30, 1988, through Columbia Records. The album was recorded over a period of five years, spanning the sessions for Infidels (1983) to recordings made specifically for the album in 1987. The record, which is made up of both originals and covers, features multiple guest musicians including Ronnie Wood, hip-hop group Full Force, and members of the Grateful Dead, while two of the album's four originals were co-written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.
Drums
Mike Baird – drums on “Silvio”
Sly Dunbar – drums on “Death Is Not the End”
Myron Grombacher – drums on “Sally Sue Brown”
Steve Jordan – drums on “Let’s Stick Together” and “Ugliest Girl in the World”
Stephen Shelton – drums on “When Did You Leave Heaven?”
Henry Spinetti – drums on “Had a Dream About You, Baby”
Bass Guitar
Nathan East – bass guitar on “Silvio” and “Shenandoah”
Randy Jackson – bass guitar on “Let’s Stick Together” and “Ugliest Girl in the World”
Larry Klein – bass guitar on “Rank Strangers to Me”
Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar on “Death Is Not the End”
Paul Simonon – bass guitar on “Sally Sue Brown”
Kip Winger – bass guitar on “Had a Dream About You, Baby”
Ronnie Wood – bass guitar on “Had a Dream About You, Baby”
Guitar
Bob Dylan – guitar on “Death Is Not the End”
Eric Clapton – guitar
Steve Jones – guitar on “Sally Sue Brown”
Danny Kortchmar – guitar on “Let’s Stick Together” and “Ugliest Girl in the World”
Mark Knopfler – guitar on “Death Is Not the End”
Mick Taylor – guitar on “Death Is Not the End”
Keyboards
Bob Dylan – keyboards on “Death Is Not the End”
Alan Clark – keyboards on “Death Is Not the End”
Mitchell Froom – keyboards on “Had a Dream About You, Baby”
Beau Hill – keyboards on “Had a Dream About You, Baby”
Madelyn Quebec – keyboards on “When Did You Leave Heaven?” and “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)”
Kevin Savigar – keyboards on “Sally Sue Brown”
Stephen Shelton – keyboards on “Ugliest Girl in the World”
Vocals (Lead, Backing & Additional)
Bob Dylan – vocals on “Death Is Not the End”
Peggi Blu – backing vocals on “Shenandoah”
Alexandra Brown – backing vocals on “Shenandoah”
Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals on “Ugliest Girl in the World” and “Shenandoah”; additional vocals on “Silvio”
Full Force – backing vocals on “Death Is Not the End”
Jerry Garcia – additional vocals on “Silvio”
Willie Green, Jr. – backing vocals on “Sally Sue Brown” and “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)”
Bobby King – backing vocals on “Sally Sue Brown” and “Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)”
Clydie King – backing vocals on “Death Is Not the End”
Brent Mydland – additional vocals on “Silvio”
Madelyn Quebec – vocals on “Sally Sue Brown”; backing vocals on “Ugliest Girl in the World” and “Shenandoah”; additional vocals on “Silvio”
Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals
Bob Weir – additional vocals on “Silvio”
Other / Production / Engineering
Bob Dylan – harmonica; production on “Death Is Not the End”
Mark Knopfler – production on “Death Is Not the End”
Stephen Shelton – engineering and mixing
Mike Baird
Song:“Silvio” Other artists on this song:
Bob Dylan – vocals
Jerry Garcia – additional vocals
Brent Mydland – additional vocals
Bob Weir – additional vocals
Nathan East – bass guitar
Carolyn Dennis – additional vocals
Madelyn Quebec – additional vocals
Sly Dunbar
Song:“Death Is Not the End” Other artists on this song:
Bob Dylan – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals, production
Mark Knopfler – guitar, production
Mick Taylor – guitar
Alan Clark – keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
Clydie King – backing vocals
Full Force – backing vocals
Myron Grombacher
Song:“Sally Sue Brown” Other artists on this song:
Steve Jones – guitar
Paul Simonon – bass guitar
Kevin Savigar – keyboards
Willie Green, Jr. – backing vocals
Bobby King – backing vocals
Madelyn Quebec – vocals
Steve Jordan
Songs:“Let’s Stick Together”; “Ugliest Girl in the World”
“Let’s Stick Together”
Other artists on this song:
Danny Kortchmar – guitar
Randy Jackson – bass guitar
“Ugliest Girl in the World”
Other artists on this song:
Danny Kortchmar – guitar
Randy Jackson – bass guitar
Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals
Madelyn Quebec – backing vocals
Stephen Shelton – keyboards
Stephen Shelton
Song:“When Did You Leave Heaven?” Other artists on this song:
Madelyn Quebec – keyboards, backing vocals
(Stephen Shelton also handled engineering and mixing across the album.)
Henry Spinetti
Song:“Had a Dream About You, Baby” Other artists on this song:
