Down in the Flood
"Down in the Flood" is a song by Bob Dylan, originally recorded by Dylan in 1967 with the Band, and copyrighted that autumn. On some albums, it is listed as "Crash on the Levee", an alternate title. One of the 1967 recordings was released on the 1975 album The Basement Tapes and re-released in 2014 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete, along with a preceding take.
| "Down in the Flood" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bob Dylan | |
| from the album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II | |
| Published | 1967 |
| Released | November 17, 1971 |
| Recorded | September 24, 1971 |
| Genre | Folk rock, folk blues |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
| "Down in the Flood" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Derek Trucks Band | |
| from the album Already Free | |
| Published | 2008 |
| Released | November 4, 2008 |
| Genre | Blues rock, jam rock |
| Label | Legacy Recordings |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan |
Dylan re-recorded the song with Happy Traum in September 1971 using slightly different chords for inclusion on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II.
A live version performed with the Band in the early hours of January 1, 1972 was released on the 2001 reissue of the Band's Rock Of Ages.
Dylan's July 2002 re-recording of the song featured on the album, Masked & Anonymous: Music from the Motion Picture, the soundtrack to the 2003 film Masked & Anonymous.