Blue Blvd
| Blue Blvd | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 20, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Hightone | |||
| Producer | Chris Silogyi, Bruce Bromberg, Dave Alvin | |||
| Dave Alvin chronology | ||||
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Blue Blvd is an album by American artist Dave Alvin, released in 1991.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (***)[2] |
Allmusic, music critic Denise Sullivan wrote "The only thing that mars this wonderful, rootsy singer/songwriter album is a heavy production hand and a drum sound attempting to give it a rock edge; consequently, some of the more beautiful songs like the title track suffer under the weight, but the final cut, "Dry River," is alone worth the price of the disc."[1]
Track listing
All songs by Dave Alvin.
- "Blue Blvd" – 4:53
- "Guilty Man" – 4:36
- "Haley's Comet" – 4:21
- "Why Did She Stay with Him" – 4:20
- "Rich Man's Town" – 3:56
- "Gospel Night" – 4:50
- "Plastic Rose" – 4:18
- "Brand New Heart" – 3:36
- "Wanda and Duane" – 3:57
- "Andersonville" – 5:45
- "Dry River" – 3:54
Personnel
- Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
- Don Falzone – bass
- Rick Solem – piano, organ
- Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums
- Donald Lindley – drums
- Greg Leisz – guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Lee Allen – tenor saxophone
- Dwight Yoakam – background vocals
- David Hidalgo – background vocals
- Terry Evans – background vocals
- Katy Moffatt – background vocals
Production notes
- Chris Silagyi – producer
- Bruce Bromberg – producer
- Dave Alvin – producer
- Michael Becker – engineer
- Steve Shepherd – engineer
- Paul DuGre – engineer
- Geza X – engineer
- Steve Klein – mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Terri Lande Bromberg – design
- Beth Herzhaft – photography
References
- ^ a b Sullivan, Denise. "Blue Blvd > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Dave Alvin Reviews". Retrieved July 30, 2015.