Это первая запись со времени обращения Дилана в христианство, все песни на альбоме либо выражают его личное отношение к вере, либо важность непосредственно христианского учения. Библейская основа альбома отпугнула многих поклонников Боба, с другой стороны, многие христиане прониклись его творчеством благодаря этой записи.

Для записи альбома были привлечены Марк Нопфлер (Mark Knopfler) и Джерри Векслер (Jerry Wexler).

Дилан впервые услышал Марка на сингле Sultans of Swing. Чуть позже, 29 марта 1979, он попал на концерт Dire Straits в Лос Анджелесе. После выступления Боб подошел к Нопфлеру и попросил принять участие в записи его альбома. Марк сразу согласился, даже не поинтересовавшись гонораром.
В целом, альбом получил долю звучания Dire Straits – Нопфлеровская гитара узнаваема и чувствуется на протяжении практически каждой композиции. Джерри Векслер же в очередной раз подтвердил свое огромное значение для музыкального мира, ибо альбом получился очень сильным.
Альбом вообще превзошел все, что мог превзойти. Ибо это не просто проповедь вновь-обращенного христианина, а цельное музыкальное произведение. Именно поэтому альбом лучше слушать полностью – от начала до конца .
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You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
Might have money and [bad word] at [bad word]  women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a [bad word] worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.

You're gonn