Every Grain of Sand
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"Every Grain of Sand" is a reflective, spiritually themed song by Bob Dylan, widely regarded as one of his finest later-period compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Every Grain of Sand canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| criticalStanding | considered one of Bob Dylan's greatest later-period songs ⓘ |
| follows | Caribbean Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
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gospel ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Emmylou Harris
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Glen Hansard NERFINISHED ⓘ Keb' Mo' NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Luka Bloom NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Waterboys NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
divine grace
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faith ⓘ introspection ⓘ redemption ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
acoustic guitar
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harmonica ⓘ restrained arrangement ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
"I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea"
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"In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand" ⓘ "Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand" ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Biograph
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Dylan (2007 compilation album) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Essential Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Christian theology
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biblical imagery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Shot of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | Bob Dylan's Christian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Property of Jesus ⓘ |
| producer |
Bob Dylan
NERFINISHED
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Bumps Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Plotkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1980
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1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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