Blue River (album)
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Blue River is the 1972 album from folk rock musician Eric Andersen. The album was recorded in Nashville. Guest musician Joni Mitchell contributes vocals on the title track "Blue River".[2] The album was reissued in 1999 by Columbia Legacy with two extra tracks.[3]
Track listing
- "Is It Really Love at All" (Andersen) – 5:21
- "Pearl's Goodtime Blues" (Andersen) – 2:21
- "Wind and Sand" (Andersen) – 4:30
- "Faithful" (Andersen) – 3:15
- "Blue River" (Andersen) – 4:46
- "Florentine" (Andersen) – 3:31
- "Sheila" (Andersen) – 4:37
- "More Often Than Not" (David Wiffen) – 4:52
- "Round the Bend" (Andersen) – 5:38
- "Come To My Bedside, My Darlin'" (Andersen) - 4:58 ~*
- "Why Don't You Love Me" (Hank Williams) - 2:54 ~*
~* = Bonus Track on CD Release (recorded during album sessions)
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| USA (Billboard 200) | 169[4] |
Personnel
- Eric Andersen - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
- David Bromberg - dobro, acoustic guitar
- Andy Johnson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, background vocals
- David Briggs - organ, keyboards, celeste
- Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
- Norbert Putnam - bass
- Glen Spreen - organ, harpsichord, keyboards, woodwinds
- Eddie Hinton - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Grady Martin - gut string guitar, acoustic guitar
- Kevin Kelly - accordion
- Mark Sporer - bass
- Kenneth Buttrey - drums, percussion, tambourine
- Jim McKevitt - drums
- Rick Shlosser - drums
- Deborah Andersen - piano, background vocals
- Joni Mitchell - vocals, background vocals
- Farrell Morris - vibraphone, background vocals
- Jerry Carrigan - percussion
- Millie Kirkham - background vocals
- Sonja Montgomery - background vocals
- Laverna Moore - background vocals
- Florence Warner - background vocals
- Temple Riser - background vocals
- The Jordanaires - background vocals
- The Holidays - background vocals
Production
- Producer: Norbert Putnam
- Recording Engineer: Stan Hutto/Glen Kolotkin/Stan Tonkel
- Production Manager: Jessica Sowin
- Art Direction: John Berg
- Liner Notes: Anthony DeCurtis
- Photography: Urve Kuusik/Sandy Speiser/Don Nelson
References
- ^ Duffy, Thom (21 January 1995). "Djanko, Field, Andersen Link Sounds of Norway, America". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Hartenbach, Brett. "Blue River - Eric Andersen: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Jacks, Kelso (2 August 1999). "Record News". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Blue River - Eric Andersen: Awards". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 November 2014.