Sixty Six To Timbuktu

about this album

Sixty Six to Timbuktu is a greatest hits album and a history of the career of Robert Plant, from 1966 to a recording done at the Festival in the Desert in Mali. The album was released in 2003 and contains songs from Plant's eight solo albums up to the time of its release on its first disc, and rarities on its second disc. Some of his well known songs were omitted from this release, such as "In The Mood", "Rockin' at Midnight", "Burning Down One Side", and "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)". Track listing Disc one "Tie Dye on the Highway" (Chris Blackwell, Robert Plant) – 5:09 "Upside Down" (David Barratt, Phil Johnstone) – 4:10 "Promised Land" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:59 "Tall Cool One" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:37 "Dirt in a Hole" (Justin Adams, John Baggot, Clive Dreamer, Charlie Jones, Robert Plant, Porl Thompson) – 4:44 "Calling to You" (Blackwell, Plant) – 5:49 "29 Palms" (Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Johnstone, Jones, Plant) – 4:51 "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 3:47 "Sea of Love" (Phillip Baptiste, George Khoury) – 3:04 "Darkness, Darkness" (Jesse Colin Young) – 5:03 "Big Log" (Robbie Blunt, Plant, Jezz Woodroffe) – 5:03 "Ship of Fools" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:58 "I Believe" (Johnstone, Plant) – 4:54 "Little By Little" (Plant, Woodroffe) – 4:41 "Heaven Knows" (David Barratt, Phil Johnstone) – 4:04 "Song to the Siren" (Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley) – 4:06 Disc two "You'd Better Run" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:29 "Our Song" (Umberto Bind

why this is interesting

# Why This Album Merits Attention This collection invites us to witness an artist's deliberate reinvention across four decades. Rather than simply celebrating Plant's most recognizable moments, the album traces his genuine artistic evolution—from early solo experiments through world music influences to his Mali recording. The omission of certain hits suggests curatorial confidence; these selections prioritize artistic trajectory over commercial expectation. The pairing of studio work with Festival in the Desert material creates an unusual dialogue between intimate studio craft and live cultural exchange. For anyone interested in how artists navigate legacy while remaining creatively restless, this offers a compelling map of one musician's sustained curiosity about sound, geography, and what comes next.

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