The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack is the third most recent installment in the Bob Dylan "Bootleg Series" of rare and/or officially unissued recordings.
It was released in 2005 in conjunction with the Martin Scorsese television documentary on Dylan, called No Direction Home, which aired in late September, and features previously unreleased material from Dylan's formative years to his legendary 1966 world tour.
The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack was compiled with Scorsese's input. It fared well commercially, debuting on the Billboard 200 album chart on September 17, 2005 at number 16, with sales of 50,987 copies. It remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It was certified a gold record on October 21, 2005 by the RIAA. It also reached #21 in the UK.
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