Down in the Flood is a song by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

, copyrighted and originally recorded by him in 1967 and featured on his 1971 compilation album

Compilation album

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, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II , also known as More Bob Dylan Greatest Hits, was the second compilation album released by Bob Dylan. With Dylan not expected to release any new material for an extended period of time, CBS Records president Clive Davis proposed issuing a double LP compilation of...

. He has recorded it with The Band

The Band

The Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson , and Levon Helm...

, too - this version was featured on the 1975 album The Basement Tapes

The Basement Tapes

The Basement Tapes is a 1975 studio album by Bob Dylan and The Band. The songs featuring Dylan's vocals were recorded in 1967, eight years before the album's release, at houses in and around Woodstock, New York, where Dylan and the Band lived...

. A 2003 re-recording was featured on the album, Masked & Anonymous: Music from the Motion Picture

Masked & Anonymous: Music from the Motion Picture

Masked & Anonymous: Music from the Motion Picture is a 2003 soundtrack album by various artists performing songs by Bob Dylan , apart from Bob Dylan himself, who performs not only his own, but also some classic folk songs.-Track listing:...

, the soundtrack

Soundtrack

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 to the film Masked & Anonymous.

Cover versions

Sandy Denny

Sandy Denny

Sandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...

 covered the song on her 1971 album The North Star Grassman and the Ravens

The North Star Grassman and the Ravens

The North Star Grassman and the Ravens is a 1971 album by English folk rock singer-songwriter Sandy Denny. Built mostly around her own compositions, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens is distinguished by its elusive lyrics and unexpected harmonies.-Chronology:Denny became a solo artist because...

, as did The Derek Trucks Band

The Derek Trucks Band

The Derek Trucks Band has been called a "group of musicians that share a passion for improvisation and musical exploration" by a reviewer at Allmusic....

 for their 2009 Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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-winning album Already Free

Already Free

Already Free is the sixth studio album by The Derek Trucks Band. It was released in the US on January 13, 2009 by Legacy Recordings. A European release followed on February 20, 2009. The album has received very positive reviews, and debuted at #19 on the Billboard Top 200 reached #1 on the blues...

. Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles...

 also covered the song on their fifth album, New Blood released in 1972 with Jerry Fisher singing lead.

Flatt & Scruggs also covered the song, as it was included in their compilation double-CD 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered.