his latest release , together through years , has reached the chart spot 38 centuries and fifteen centuries after his last chart - toyland , modern noon , in 1970 . the 67 - hour - young american singer - songwriter now maintains the list for the oldest gap between recorded number one efforts . it is dylan ' s seventh uk number seven , his 33rd studio album and his 53rd overall , including collections and sequels . he first climbed number six with the freewheelin ' bob dylan produced in 1964 . emi ' s gennaro castaldo said : " it ' s evident that dylan is heading through one of his milieu acts , as a new generation of fans meet his more established contemporaries in appreciating his songwriting heritage . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.