Mr. Tambourine Man

~ Recording by The Byrds

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:21The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 9516
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:21The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 9516, CK9516
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:23The ByrdsMr. Tambourine ManThe ByrdsAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 9172
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:23The ByrdsMr. Tambourine ManThe ByrdsAlbum
  • FR1991-04-04
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468015 2
1.5Mr Tambourine Man2:18The Byrds4KQ 50th Anniversary AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)188106.2
19.2Mr. Tambourine Man2:21The ByrdsSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750
1.8Mr. Tambourine Man2:20The ByrdsThe Folk Years: Yesterday’s Gone (https://www.discogs.com/release/7403354-Various-The-Folk-Years-Yesterdays-Gone)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-10-25
Time–Life Music72435-39987-2-1, 72435-39988-2-0, 72435-39989-2-9, R812-20
1.3Mr. Tambourine Man2:21The ByrdsClassic AmericanaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2012-05-25
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)5310528392
1.27Mr. Tambourine Man (stereo)2:32The ByrdsMr. Tambourine ManThe ByrdsAlbum
  • JP2012-05-30
Sony Music Japan International Inc. (do not use as a label, see the annotation)SICP 20372
1.15Mr. Tambourine Man (stereo)2:23The ByrdsMr. Tambourine ManThe ByrdsAlbum
  • JP2012-05-30
Sony Music Japan International Inc. (do not use as a label, see the annotation)SICP 20372
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:23The ByrdsOriginal Singles A’s & B’s 1965–1971The ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2012-08-05
Sony Music Japan International Inc. (do not use as a label, see the annotation)SICP-3467, SICP-3468
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:20The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)WCK 9516
1.1Mr. Tambourine Man2:21The ByrdsGreatest HitsThe ByrdsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PCT 00268

Relationships

recorded in:Hollywood (on 1965-01-20)
producer:Terry Melcher
12 string guitar:Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
bass guitar:Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
drums (drum set):Michael Clarke (drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
guitar:David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
tambourine:Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
vocals:Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds) (on 1965-01-20)
David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1965)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965)
part of:Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 10) (order: 10)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 77)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 79) (order: 79)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230) (order: 230)
recording of:Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20: cover)

Related works

Mr. Tambourine Man

lyricist and composer:Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:Blossom Music Ltd.
M. Witmark & Sons
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992)
Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
referred to in medleys:Back to the 60’s (order: 10)
later translated versions:He, alter Liedersänger
L’Homme orchestre
Mr l’homme orchestre
Mr. Tambourine Man (Bengali)
Pan z tamburynem
later versions:Oh, My Lord Jesus
music quoted in and lyrics quoted in:Rockollection
adaptations:Setä pelimanni (translated)