QUICK TAKES - May 5, 2009

Bob Dylan is back at No. 1 on the United Kingdom album chart, 39 years after his last top-selling LP.

“Together Through Life” (Sony/Columbia) is the 67-year-old singer-songwriter’s 33rd studio album and seventh British No. 1, the Official Charts Co. said.

Dylan, who has been touring Britain to mixed reviews, last was on top of the country’s charts in 1970 with “New Morning.” He now holds the record for the longest gap between solo No. 1 albums, beating the 31 years that Tom Jones set with “Reload” in 1999.