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A complete take of " Mama, You Been On My Mind " was recorded for the album, but for reasons unknown, it was rejected.

Described by Tim Riley as " the echo of a left-behind affair that rebounds off a couple of self-aware curves (' I am not askin ' you to say words like ' yes ' or ' no ,' / ... I'm just breathin ' to myself, pretendin ' not that I don't know )," the song was soon covered by Joan Baez, as well as Judy Collins, who had a considerable amount of commercial success with it.

Dylan's version would not see released until The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 ( Rare & Unreleased ) 1961-1991 in 1991.

However, Dylan would periodically perform the song in concert, occasionally with Baez as his duet partner.

Rod Stewart would later cover the song for his critically acclaimed album, Never a Dull Moment, and a version by Jeff Buckley appears as an out-take on the 2004 re-issue of Grace.

Johnny Cash covered the song on his album Orange Blossom Special.

It was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1969 album Hand Sown ... Home Grown with altered lyrics as " Baby, You've Been On My Mind ".

The Israeli musician Shlomi Shaban recorded a version of this song translated into Hebrew, which appeared on his 2007 album Ir ( עיר, City ).

Keren Ann covered this song on her " 101 " tour in 2011 ( following the advice of Sahban, her friend ).