It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (officially released stereo studio recording)

~ Recording by Bob Dylan

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (Alternate Take Of "From A Buick 6")Bob DylanAlbum
  • US1965-08-30
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 9189
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)SBPG 62572
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 9189
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:08Bob DylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2Bob DylanAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)S 62911
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry?:??Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 62572
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 9189
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • AT1988-03-16
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)460953 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 460953 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)RCD 008 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (manufactured in Japan)Bob DylanAlbum
  • US1992-04-30
DCC Compact ClassicsGZS-1021
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:10Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (DCC Gold, Remastered by Steve Hoffman, Manufactured in US)Bob DylanAlbum
  • US1992-04-30
DCC Compact ClassicsGZS-1021
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:08Bob DylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2Bob DylanAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)471243 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:10Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCOL 3601 S
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)460953 2, COL 460953 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Sony Music Media506055 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • GB2003-09-15
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)512351 6
2.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • US2003-09-16
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CH 90324
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • US2003-09-16
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CH 90324
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (2003 European reissue; "Bob Dylan Revisited"/"The Reissue Series"; "Nice price")Bob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 512351 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (club edition)Bob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)CH 90324, D150965
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • GB2004-03-29
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)512351 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • US2004-06-01
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 92399
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:08Bob DylanBob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2Bob DylanAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music MediaSMM 471243 6
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:10Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCOL 6818
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (carbon neutral entertainment packaging)Bob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697123142
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob Dylan2cd: Highway 61 Revisited / Blonde on BlondeBob DylanAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697594202
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697594202
7.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanThe Bob Dylan 60’s CollectionBob DylanAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697 51773 2
3.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanThe CollectionBob DylanAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697559462
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
  • JP2013-08-30
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP 30027
6.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanThe Complete Album Collection: The 60’sBob DylanAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-11-01
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
6.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanThe Complete Album Collection, Vol. OneBob DylanAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88691924312
5.15It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (take 4, 7/29/1965, released on Highway 61 Revisited, 1965)4:14Bob DylanThe Bootleg Series, Vol. 12: 1965–1966, The Cutting Edge (collector’s edition)Bob DylanAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-11-06
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)888751240218
2.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:11Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2124
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:11Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2124
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:05Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (stereo)Bob DylanAlbum
  • JP2018-07-18
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SIJP-1003
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbumCBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS62572
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)460953 2
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)WCK-9189
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 RevisitedBob DylanAlbumCBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 62572
(unknown)
1.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited (Limited 'Super Bit Mapping' 20 Bit Mastered CD)Bob DylanAlbum
  • JP1995-12-21
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 7904
4.3It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry4:09Bob DylanLimited Edition Catalog Box SetBob DylanAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-16
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CXH 90615

Relationships

producer:Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
later releases:It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
recording of:It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (on 1965-07-29)

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

lyricist and composer:Bob Dylan (from 1965-01 until 1965-07-29)
publisher:Ram’s Horn Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993)
Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
later translated versions:Allting syns på svart (Swedish version)
Du skal ha flaks for å flire, du skal ha tur for å ta trikk
version of:Phantom Engineer
Rocks and Gravel (Solid Road)