Bob Dylan-Slow Train Coming (1979)

In 1979, Bob Dylan spent five months attending Bible school and experienced a spiritual rebirth, converting to Christianity. He subsequently released the albums "Slow Train Coming" (1979), "Saved" (1980), and "Shot of Love" (1981), a period known as his Christian years. After establishing himself in the 1960s as one of the emblems of folk and protest songs, and later causing a sensation by electrifying his sound and bringing it closer to rock, in the 1970s Dylan oscillated between notable missteps and some superb works such as "Blood on the Tracks" (1975), "Desire" (1976), and "Street Legal" (1978). However, Bob Dylan left virtually all his fans stunned with the release of "Slow Train Coming" in 1979, an album in which the Jewish-born musician openly expressed his conversion to Christianity, and in which faith was the surprising narrative driving force behind all the songs. "Slow Train Coming" features a collaboration with Mark Knopfler and was produced by veteran R&B producer Jerry Wexler. The album reached the top of the charts in the United States, achieving platinum status and winning a Grammy for the song "Gotta Serve Somebody".